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!Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call.

Ferdinand married Princess of Germany Beatrice Bef 1228. Beatrice was born Abt 1193, of, , , Germany; died 1234. [Group Sheet]

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Alfonso IX of León (August 15, 1171 - September 23 or 24, 1230; ruled from 1188-1230), first cousin of Alfonso VIII of Castile, and numbered next to him as being a junior member of the family, is said by Ibn Khaldun to have been called the Baboso or "Slobberer", because he was subject to fits of rage during which he foamed at the mouth.
Alfonso was the only son of King Ferdinand II of Leon and Urraca of Portugal. Though he took a part in the work of the reconquest, this king is chiefly remembered by the difficulties into which his successive marriages led him with the pope. He was first married in 1191 to his cousin Teresa of Portugal, who bore him two daughters, and a son who died young.
The marriage was declared null by the pope, to whom Alfonso paid no attention till he was presumably tired of his wife. It cannot have been his conscience which constrained him to leave Teresa, for his next step was to marry Berenguela of Castile in 1197, who was his second cousin. For this act of contumacy the king and kingdom were placed under interdict.
The pope was, however, compelled to modify his measures by the threat that if the people could not obtain the services of religion they would not support the clergy, and that heresy would spread. The king was left under interdict personally, but to that he showed himself indifferent, and he had the support of his clergy. Berenguela left him after the birth of five children, and the king then returned to Teresa, to whose daughters he left his kingdom by will.
Alfonso's children were:
1. Fernando, died 1214
2. Sancha (c.1195-before 1243)
3. Dulce (1194-after 1243)
4. King Fernando III
5. Alfonso (1203-1272)
6. Berenguela, married John of Brienne
7. Constanza (1200-1242)
8. Leonor, died in infancy

King of Leon (1188-1230). In 1197 he married Berengaria. Pope Innocent II annulled the marriage in 1214 because of the family relationship of Alfonso and Berengaria. Alfonso founded the University of Salamanca and captured Caceres, Badajoz, and Merida from the Muslim Almohads.

Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, by Michael L. Call, Chart 321 - # 2.

SURNAME: Also shown as Castile

PREFIX: Also shown as King Of Castle

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Zamora.

BIRTH: Also shown as Born 1166/1173

DEATH: Also shown as Died Villanueva de Sarria.

Alfonso married Queen of Castile and Toledo Berengaria 17 Nov 1197, , , , Spain; divorced Yes, date unknown. Berengaria (daughter of De Castille, King of Castile / King of Toledo Alfonso VIII and Angevin, Queen/Castile Eleanor) was born Jun 1180, Burgos, Castille and Leon, España; died 8 Nov 1246, Las Huelgas, Castille and Leon, Spain. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: 42C7F320F305D94CA377FA934E99ECB26515
• _UID: A2D23BAACAEF0249ADB1A8EEC81F78590947
• Death: 1245/1246, Castile, Spain

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GEN: See Historical Document.

PREFIX: Also shown as Queen Of Leon

BIRTH: Also shown as Born 1171/1181, , , Castile, Spain.

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• _UID: 068AAC88A38DE3489C8B632A2E0B042D3DBE

Ferdinand — Of Portugal, Urraca. [Group Sheet]

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Alfonso VIII (November 11, 1155 - October 5, 1214), king of Castile and grandson of Alfonso VII, is a great name in Spanish history, for he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohades at the battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212.
His personal history is that of many medieval kings. He succeeded to the throne, in infancy, on the death of his father, Sancho. Though proclaimed king, he was regarded as a mere name by the unruly nobles to whom a minority was convenient. The devotion of a squire of his household, who carried him on the pommel of his saddle to the stronghold of San Esteban de Gormaz, saved him from falling into the hands of the contending factions of Castro and Lara, or of his uncle Ferdinand of León, who claimed the regency.
The loyalty of the town of Ávila protected his youth. He was barely fifteen when he came forth to do a man's work by restoring his kingdom to order. It was only by a surprise that he recovered his capital Toledo from the hands of the Laras. His marriage with Leonora of Aquitaine, daughter of Henry II of England, brought him under the influence of the greatest governing intellect of his time. Alfonso VIII was the founder of the first Spanish university, the studium generale of Palencia, which, however, did not survive him.
During his reign, Castile annexed the province of Logroño.
In 1176, Alfonso married Eleonor Plantagenet, daughter of King Henry II of England and his wife Eleonor of Aquitaine. They had 12 children:
" Berenguela, or Berenguaria, Queen of Castile (1180-1246), married to Conrad of Hohenstaufen, Duke of Swabia, and then to Alfonso IX, King of León; succeeded her brother, Henry I
" Sancho, prince of Castile (1181)
" Sancha, princess of Castile (1182-1184)
" Urraca, princess of Castile (1186-1220), married to Alfonso II of Portugal
" Blanche, a.k.a Blanche of Castile, princess of Castile (1188-1252), married to Louis VIII of France
" Ferdinand, prince of Castile (1189-1211)
" Mafalda, princess of Castile (1191-1204)
" Henry, prince of Castile (1192 - 1190s)
" Constance or Constanza, princess of Castile (1196 - late 1190s)
" Eleonor or Eleanor, princess of Castile (1202-1244), married to James I of Aragon
" Henry I of Castile (1204-1217) succeeded his father.
" Constance or Constanza, princess of Castile (?-1243), abbess of Las Huelgas

!King of Castile (1158-1214); he succeeded to the throne on the death of his father, Sancho III. Troubled by interference from Navarre in his youth, he later allied Castile with Aragon, forming a connection that was eventually to become the basis for the unification of Spain. Alfonso also established Castilian dominance over Leon. From the 1170's, he was occupied with resisting encroachments by the Almohads, Muslim invaders from Northern Africa. Defeated by the Muslim caliph Ykub al-Mansur (c. 1160-99) at Alarcos in 1195, Alfonso and his allies won a major victory over the Muslim comnmander al-Nasir at Navas de Tolosa in 1212.

SURNAME: Also shown as Castile

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Alphonso

PREFIX: Also shown as King Of Castle

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Soria.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Gutierre Munoz.

DEATH: Also shown as Died 06 Oct 1214

BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas.

Alfonso married Angevin, Queen/Castile Eleanor Sep 1170, , Burgos, Burgos, Spain. Eleanor (daughter of Angevin, King of England Henry II and De Aquitaine, Queen/England Eleanor) was born 13 Oct 1162, Falaise, Calvados, France, France; died 31 Oct 1214, , , Burgos, Spain; was buried , , Monasterio De Las Huelgas, Burgos, Spain. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptism: , Domfront, Normandie, France
• Title of Nobility: Queen of Castile
• _FSFTID: L8WY-WV5
• _UID: 70BBE2D1FAED894492E9F47AC76D22DFB022
• _UID: BF734C7B242D7646A925E364C92811203D34

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GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Eleanor Princess Of

BIRTH: Also shown as Born Domfront Castle, Normandy, France.

DEATH: Also shown as Died Burgos, Castile.

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MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Burgos.