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King of Spain Alfonso Viii Sanchez 1155–1214 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1155

Birth Location: Las, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain

Death Date: 6 Oct 1214

Death Location: Las, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain

Father: Sancho Alfonsez

Mother: Blanche Navarre

Spouse(s): Eleanor Plantagenet

Children(s): Berengaria Castile, Princess Alphonsa, Blanche Castila

King of Spain Alfonso Viii Sanchez was born in 1155 in Las, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain, the child of Sancho Iii King Of Spain Alfonsez And Blanche Of Navarre. King of Spain Alfonso Viii Sanchez married Eleanor Plantagenet, and had children including Berengaria Of Castile, Blanche Alphonsa De Castila, Princess Of Castille Blanca Alphonsa. King of Spain Alfonso Viii Sanchez passed away in 1214 in Las, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain.

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Biography

  • King of Spain Alfonso Viii Sanchez was born in 1155 in Las, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain, the child of Sancho Iii King Of Spain Alfonsez And Blanche Of Navarre.
  • King of Spain Alfonso Viii Sanchez married Eleanor Plantagenet, and had children including Berengaria Of Castile, Blanche Alphonsa De Castila, Princess Of Castille Blanca Alphonsa.
  • King of Spain Alfonso Viii Sanchez passed away in 1214 in Las, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sancho Alfonsez
1136–1158
Birth Location: Toledo, Castile, Spain
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Blanche Navarre
1134–1158
Birth Location: Pamplona, Navarra, Navarra, Spain
BN

Spouses(s)

Eleanor Plantagenet
1162–1214
Birth Location: Normandy, France
EP

Children(s)

Berengaria Castile
1180–1246
Birth Location: Castile, Leon, Castilla-Leon, Spain
BC
Princess Alphonsa
1188–1253
Birth Location: Valencia, Castile, Spain
PA
Blanche Castila
1188–1253
Birth Location: Chaateau De Palencia, Valencia, Valencia, Spain
BC

King Sanchez's Ancestors

Self
King Sanchez
1155–1214
Birth Place: Las, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
Parents
Sancho Iii "King of Spain" Alfonsez
1136–1158
Toledo, Castile, Spain
Blanche (of) Navarre
1134–1158
Pamplona, Navarra, Navarra, Spain
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King Sanchez's Descendants

1.
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King (of Spain Alfonso Viii) Sanchez (11 Nov 1155–6 Oct 1214) m. Eleanor Plantagenet (13 Oct 1162–31 Oct 1214)
  1. 1. Berengaria (Of) Castile 1180–1246 m. Alfonso (Ix of) Leon 1166–1230
    1. 1. Castile (& Leon Ferdinand) III 1201–1252 m. Johanna (De Dammartin De) Ponthieu 1200–1279
      1. 1. Eleanor (Of) Castile 1244–1290 m. King (Edward I of England) Plantagenet 1239–1307
        1. 1. Eleanor Plantagenet 1264–1298
        2. 2. Margaret (Plantagenet Princess of England, Duchess of) Brabant 1275–1318
        3. 3. Berengaria (Plantagenet Princess of) England 1276–1277
        4. 4. Henry (Plantagenet, Prince of) England 1267–1274 m. Maud (Matilda De) Chaworth 1282–1316
        5. 5. Julianne (Aka Katherine) Plantagenet 1271–1271
        6. 6. Beatrice Plantagenet 1286–
        7. 7. Blance Plantagenet 1290–
        8. 8. Mary (Plantagenet Princess of England, Benedictine) Nun 1277–1332
        9. 9. Alice (Plantagenet Princess of) England 1279–1291
        10. 10. Edmund (of Woodstock) Plantagenet 1301–1330
        11. 11. Lord (Botecourt Plantagenet John De) Botecourt 1266–1271
        12. 12. Alphonso Plantagenet 1273–1284
        13. 13. Joan (Of) Acre 1272–1307 m. Gilbert (De) Clare 1243–1295
        14. 14. King (of England Plantagenet Edward) Ii 1284–1327 m. Isabella 1292–1358
        15. 15. Elizabeth (Plantagenet Princess of England, Countess of Hereford and) Essex 1282–1316 m. Humphrey (Debohun Vii Earl of Hereford and) Essex 1275–1322 m. John (I Count of) Holland 1284–1299
        16. 16. Alphonso (Plantagenet 1st Earl of) Chester 1273–1284
        17. 17. Isabel (Plantagenet Princess of) England 1274–1279
      2. 2. Fadrique (of) Castile 1224–1277
      3. 3. Berenguela (of) Castile 1233–1279
      4. 4. Manuel (Fernandez of Castile And) Leon 1236–1283
      5. 5. Felipe (of) Castile 1231–1261
      6. 6. Simon Castile 1244–
      7. 7. John Castile 1245–
      8. 8. Alfonso (X) Castile 1221–1284
      9. 9. Manuel (De Villena Of) Castile 1234–
      10. 10. Ferdinand (County of Aumale) Castile 1239–1269
    2. 2. Berengaria (Of) Leon 1199–1237
  2. 2. Princess (of Castille Blanca) Alphonsa 1188–1253 m. "The (Lion" King of France Louis) Viii 1187–1226
    1. 1. The (Good King Robert I, Count of) Artois 1216–1253 m. Maud 1224–1288
      1. 1. Queen (Consort Regent Blanche De Navarre) D'artois 1245–1302 m. Crouchback 1245–1296
        1. 1. Plantagenet (Earl of Lancaster) Thomas 1276–1321
        2. 2. Wryneck 1281–1345 m. Maud (Matilda De) Chaworth 1282–1316
      2. 2. Robert (Ii Count of) Artois 1250–1302
    2. 2. The (Saint King France Louis Ix) Capet 1215–1270
    3. 3. King (of Jerusalem & Albania, King Naples Sicily Charles I) Capet 1227–1285
  3. 3. Blanche (Alphonsa De) Castila 1188–1253 m. "The (Lion" King of France Louis) Viii 1187–1226

King Sanchez's Timeline

2 Records

1155
11 Nov 1155
Birth of King of Spain Alfonso Viii Sanchez in Las, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
Las, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
1214
6 Oct 1214
Age 59
Death of King of Spain Alfonso Viii Sanchez in Las, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
Las, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1155
    Event Place: Las, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1214
    Event Place: Las, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
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