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Alfonso VIII of Castile 1155 – 1214 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1155

Birth Location: Soria, France

Death Date: 05 Oct 1214

Death Location: Abbey, of, Santa, Maria, la, Real, de, Las, Huelva, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain

Father: Sancho Castile

Mother: Blanche Castile

Spouse(s): Eleanor England

Children(s): Queen France

Alfonso VIII of Castile was born in 1155 in Soria, France, the child of Sancho III of Castile and Blanche of Navarre Queen of Castile. Alfonso VIII of Castile married Eleanor of England, and had children including Queen Blanche of France. Alfonso VIII of Castile passed away in 1214 in Abbey, of, Santa, Maria, la, Real, de, Las, Huelva, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain.

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Biography

  • Alfonso VIII of Castile was born in 1155 in Soria, France, the child of Sancho III of Castile and Blanche of Navarre Queen of Castile.
  • Alfonso VIII of Castile married Eleanor of England, and had children including Queen Blanche of France.
  • Alfonso VIII of Castile passed away in 1214 in Abbey, of, Santa, Maria, la, Real, de, Las, Huelva, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sancho Castile
1134 – 1158
Birth Location: Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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Blanche Castile
1133 – 1156
Birth Location: La Guardia, Alava, Pais Vasco, Spain
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor England
1161 – 1214
Birth Location: Domfront, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
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Children(s)

Queen France
1188 – 1252
Birth Location: Palencia, Spain
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Alfonso Castile's Ancestors

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Alfonso Castile
1155 – 1214
Birth Place: Soria, France
Parents
Sancho III of Castile
1134 – 1158
Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Blanche (of Navarre Queen of) Castile
1133 – 1156
La Guardia, Alava, Pais Vasco, Spain
Grandparents
King (Alfonso of Leon and Castile,) Galicia
1105 – 1155
Caldas de Reis, Galicia, Spain
Berengaria (of) Barcelona
1116 – 1149
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Garcia (Ramirez of) Navarre
1112 – 1150
Margaret (of L') Aigle
1104 – 1141
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alfonso Castile's Descendants

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Alfonso (VIII of) Castile (11 Nov 1155 – 05 Oct 1214) m. Eleanor (of) England (13 Nov 1161 – 31 Oct 1214)
  1. 1. Queen (Blanche of) France (04 Mar 1188 – 27 Nov 1252) m. King (Louis VIII of) France (05 Sep 1187 – 08 Nov 1226)
    1. 1. St. (Louis IX of) France (1279 – 22Jan1341) m. Mary (of) Avesnes (1280 – 1354)
      1. 1. Peter (I, Duke of) Bourbon (1311 – 19Sep1356) m. Isabella ((Duchess of) Bourbon) (1313 – 26July1383)
        1. 1. Joanne (of Bourbon(Queen of) France) (3 February 1338 – 6 February 1378) m. King (Charles V de) France (21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380)

Alfonso Castile's Timeline

2 Records

1155
11 Nov 1155
Birth of Alfonso VIII of Castile in Soria, France
Soria, France
1214
05 Oct 1214
Age 59
Death of Alfonso VIII of Castile in Abbey, of, Santa, Maria, la, Real, de, Las, Huelva, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain
Abbey, of, Santa, Maria, la, Real, de, Las, Huelva, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1155
    Event Place: Soria, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1214
    Event Place: Abbey, of, Santa, Maria, la, Real, de, Las, Huelva, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain
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