Sancho III "The Desired" King of Castile 
Sancho III "The Desired" King of was born in 1135 in Toledo, Castile, Spain. Sancho III "The Desired" King of's father was Alfonso VII "The Emperor" King of Leon & Castile and his mother was Berenguela of Barcelona. His paternal grandparents were Raymond of Burgundy , Count of Castile and Urraca Princess of Leon & Castile; his maternal grandparents were Ramon Berenguer III Count of Barcelona and Dulce Aldonza of Milhaud. He had a brother and two sisters, named Ferdinand II Alfonsez King of, Sancha Infanta of and Constance of. He was the oldest of the four children. He had a half-sister named Sancha of. He died at the age of 23 on August 31st, 1158 in Toledo, Castile, Spain.General Notes
Sancho III, byname SANCHO THE DESIRED, Spanish SANCHO EL DESEADO (b. c. 1134--d. Aug. 31, 1158, Toledo, Castile), king of Castile from 1157 to 1158, the elder son of the Spanish emperor Alfonso VII.
His father's will partitioned the realm between his two sons, Sancho III receiving Castile and Ferdinand II receiving Leon. After a military show of force, Sancho was able to reaffirm by treaty the vassalage of Aragon and Navarre won by his imperial father, but, after reigning but one year and 11 days, he died. [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD '97]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1060 in Dijon, Cote d'Or, Bourgogne, France d.26 Mar 1107 in Grajal Do Campos, Leon, Spain
- b.1 MAR 1104/05 in Toledo, Castile, Spain d.21 Aug 1157 in La Fresneda, Teruel, Castile, Spain
- b.BET 1077 AND 1081 in Burgos, Castile, Spain d.8 MAR 1125/26 in Saldana, Palencia, Spain
- b.1135 in Toledo, Castile, Spain d.31 Aug 1158 in Toledo, Castile, Spain
- b.11 Nov 1082 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain d.19 Jun 1131 in Barcelona, Spain
- b.1110 in Barcelona, Aragon, Spain d.2 FEB 1148/49 in Palencia, Leon, Spain
- b.1095 in Gevaudan, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence, France d.1128
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‌Sancho III "The Desired" King of and Blanche Princess of were married in a religious ceremony in Catahorra, Logrono, Spain. They had a son named Alfonso VIII Sanchez "The Good" King of.
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Children
Alfonso VIII Sanchez "The Good" King of Castile
Alfonso VIII Sanchez "The Good" King of was born on November 11th, 1155 in Coimbra, Portugal. He died at the age of 58 on October 6th, 1214 in Burgos, Castile, Spain. He was buried on October 16th, 1214 in Gutierre Munoz, Avilia, Castile, Spain.
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