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Alfonso VIII Of Castile 1155 – 1214 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 November 1155

Birth Location: Soria, Provincia de Soria, Castilla y León, Spain

Death Date: 5 October 1214

Death Location: Gutierre-Munoz, Provincia de Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain

Father: Sancho Castilië

Mother: Blanche Navarre

Spouse(s): Eleanor Plantagenet

Children(s): Berengaria Castile

Alfonso VIII Of Castile VIII was born in 1155 in Soria, Provincia de Soria, Castilla y León, Spain, the child of Sancho van Castilië and Blanche Of Navarre. Alfonso VIII Of Castile VIII married Eleanor Plantagenet, and had children including Berengaria Of Castile. Alfonso VIII Of Castile VIII passed away in 1214 in Gutierre-Munoz, Provincia de Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain.

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  • Alfonso VIII Of Castile VIII was born in 1155 in Soria, Provincia de Soria, Castilla y León, Spain, the child of Sancho van Castilië and Blanche Of Navarre.
  • Alfonso VIII Of Castile VIII married Eleanor Plantagenet, and had children including Berengaria Of Castile.
  • Alfonso VIII Of Castile VIII passed away in 1214 in Gutierre-Munoz, Provincia de Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain.

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Alfonso Castile's Ancestors

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Alfonso Castile
1155 – 1214
Birth Place: Soria, Provincia de Soria, Castilla y León, Spain
Parents
Sancho van Castilië
1134 – 1158
Toledo, Provincia de Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Blanche (Of) Navarre
1133 – 1156
Pamplona, Provincia de Navarra, Navarra, Spain
Grandparents
Alfonso (VII) Raimúndez
1105 – 1157
Castilla y León, Spain
Berenguela (of) Barcelona
1116 – 1149
Barcelona, Provincia de Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain
Garcia (Ramirez Of) Navarre
1100 – 1150
Navarra, Spain
Great-Grandparents
Ramiro Sanchez
Christina Rodriguez
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ramiro DE_Navarra
Rodrigo Cid
– 1099
Jimena Diaz

Alfonso Castile's Descendants

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Alfonso (VIII Of) Castile (11 November 1155 – 5 October 1214) m. Eleanor Plantagenet
  1. 1. Berengaria (Of) Castile (1180 – 1246) m. Alfonso (IX Of) Leon (1171 – 1230)
    1. 1. Ferdinand (III Of) Castile (1199 – 1252) m. Joan (Countess Of) Ponthieu (1220 – 16 Mar 1279)
      1. 1. Eleanor (Of) Castile (1241 – 1290) m. Edward (I) Plantagenet (1239 – 1307)
        1. 1. Edward (II) Plantagenet (25 Apr 1284 – 21 Sep 1327) m. Isabella (Of) France (1295 – 22 Aug 1358)

Alfonso Castile's Timeline

2 Records

1155
11 November 1155
Birth of Alfonso VIII Of Castile VIII in Soria, Provincia de Soria, Castilla y León, Spain
Soria, Provincia de Soria, Castilla y León, Spain
1214
5 October 1214
Age 59
Death of Alfonso VIII Of Castile VIII in Gutierre-Munoz, Provincia de Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain
Gutierre-Munoz, Provincia de Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 November 1155
    Event Place: Soria, Provincia de Soria, Castilla y León, Spain
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 October 1214
    Event Place: Gutierre-Munoz, Provincia de Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burgos, Provincia de Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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