King of Castile, Alfonso VIII de Castile

Birth Name King of Castile, Alfonso VIII de Castile 1 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a
Gramps ID I30876
Gender male
Age at Death 58 years, 10 months, 25 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E41808] 1155-11-11 Soria, Castile  
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Death [E41809] 1214-10-06 Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain (near Avevalo)  
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_FA1 [E41810]   Victor at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.  
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_FA2 [E41811]   Tolosa forever tipped the Iberian scales in favor of the Christians.  
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_FA3 [E41812]   Buried at Cistercian Monastery, Santa Maria la Real, Huelgas, Burgos, Spain.  
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_FA4 [E41813]   Led the coalition against the Moorish Almohades.  
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Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father King of Castile, Sancho III de Castile [I31018]BET. 1134 - 11351158-08-31
Mother de Navarre, Blanca [I31025]11351158-06-24
         King of Castile, Alfonso VIII de Castile [I30876] 1155-11-11 1214-10-06

Families

    Family of King of Castile, Alfonso VIII de Castile and Plantagenet, Alianor [F12351]
Married Wife Plantagenet, Alianor [I30877] ( * 1162-10-11 + 1214-10-31 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E58985] 1177-09-21 Burgos, Spain  
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Marriage [E58986]   Castile, Leon, Spain  
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  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Queen of Castile, Berengaria Alfonsez [I30875]1181-08-001246-11-08
de Castile, Urraca [I30884]11861220-11-03
de Castile, Blanca [I26017]1188-05-231253-11-30

Narrative

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Alfonso VIII, King of Castile, victor at the battle of Las Navas de
Tolosa, which forever tipped the Iberian scales in favor of the
christians. He married Eleanor, daughter of Henry II of England, and
Eleanor of Aquitaine. In addition to son Enrique I (who d.s.p.) he had
several daughters, including the wife of Louis VIII.

Pedigree

  1. King of Castile, Sancho III de Castile [I31018]
    1. de Navarre, Blanca [I31025]
      1. King of Castile, Alfonso VIII de Castile
        1. Plantagenet, Alianor [I30877]
          1. Queen of Castile, Berengaria Alfonsez [I30875]
          2. de Castile, Urraca [I30884]
          3. de Castile, Blanca [I26017]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Marlyn Lewis: Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell [S286829]
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        d near Avevalo, Castile

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        Buried at Cistercian Monastery, Santa Maria la Real

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        4 sons, 8 daughters

  2. Moncreiffe: Royal Highness, Ancestry of the Royal Child [S284359]
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        d near Avevalo, Castile

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        Buried at Cistercian Monastery, Santa Maria la Real

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  3. Gerald Paget: Lineage & Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales [S288773]
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  6. large-G675.FTW [S261374]
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        did not marry

  7. large-G675.FTW [S468232]
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        Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1822, Date of Import: 17 Jul 1996

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        Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1822, Date of Import: 17 Jul 1996

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        Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1822, Date of Import: 17 Jul 1996

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        Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1822, Date of Import: 17 Jul 1996

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        Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1822, Date of Import: 17 Jul 1996

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        Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1822, Date of Import: 17 Jul 1996

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        Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1822, Date of Import: 17 Jul 1996

  8. World Family Tree Volume 2 Tree # 1822 [S283138]
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        m Sep 1177