Sanchez, King of Castile Alfonso VIII 
Sanchez, King of Castile was born on August 5th, 1201 in Leon, Spain. Sanchez, King of Castile's father was "The Desired" King Of Castile Sancho Alfonsez III and his mother was Blanche Princess of Castile Queen. His paternal grandparents were King Of Leon And Castile Alfonso VII and Queen of Castile Berenguela; his maternal grandparents were King Garcia VI "The Restorer"of Navarre and Queen Navarre Marguerite. He was an only child. He died at the age of 50 on May 30th, 1252 in Sevilla, Spain. He was buried in Monasterio de las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile.General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> King of
Ruled 1158-1214.
Alfonso VIII (November 11, 1155 - October 5, 1214), king of Castile only,and grandson of Alfonso VII, is a great name in Spanish history, for heled the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who brokethe 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 thethrone, in infancy, on the death of his father, Sancho. Though proclaimedking, he was regarded as a mere name by the unruly nobles to whom aminority was convenient. The devotion of a squire of his household, whocarried him on the pommel of his saddle to the stronghold of San Estebande Gormaz, saved him from falling into the hands of the contendingfactions of Castro and Lara, or of his uncle Ferdinand of León, whoclaimed the regency.
The loyalty of the town of Ávila protected his youth. He was barelyfifteen when he came forth to do a man's work by restoring his kingdom toorder. It was only by a surprise that he recovered his capital Toledofrom the hands of the Laras. His marriage with Leonora of Aquitaine,daughter of Henry II of England, brought him under the influence of thegreatest governing intellect of his time. Alfonso VIII was the founder ofthe first Spanish university, the studium generale of Palencia, which,however, did not survive him.
During his reign, Castile annexed the province of Logroño.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1024 in Bourgogne, France d.12 Nov 1087 in France
- b.1067 in of Burgundy, France d.26 Mar 1107 in Leon, Spain
- b.~ 1000 d.1048 in Slain at Thuim
- b.~ 1035 in France d.> 1088
- b.1 Mar 1104/1105 in Castile, Spain d.21 Aug 1157 in Fresneda
- b.1013 d.27 Dec 1065 in Leon, Spain
- b.<Jun 1040 d.29 Jun 1109
- b.1015 d.13 Dec 1067 in Leon, Spain
- b.1082 d.08 Mar 1126 in Saldana, Spain
- b.1011 in Burgundy, France d.21 Mar 1075/1076 in Fleury-Sur-Ouche, France
- b.~ 1046 in Dijon. Cote-d'Or, France d.1092 in winter
- b.1018 in Of, Anjou, Fr d.18 Mar 1075/1076 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, France
- b.1135 in Castile, Castile, Spain d.1158 in Castile, Castile, Spain
- b.1108 in Barcelon, Barcelona, Spain d.3 Feb 1148/1149 in Palencia, Leon, Spain
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Leon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Sevilla, Spain
- b.1099 in Navarre d.21 Nov 1150
- b.~ 1139 in Navarre, Spain d.24 Jan 1157/1158 in Castile, Castile, Spain
- b.~ 1104 in of,Laige,Spain,Spain d.25 May 1141
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France d.07 Sep 1151 in Chateau, France
- b.~ 1137 in Normandy, France d.05 Jul 1202 in Lewes,Sussex,England
- b.~ 1113 in of,Normandy,France
- b.BET. 1156 - 1172 in Surrey,England
- b.~ 1119 in Lewes, Sussex, England d.1148 in Laodicea, Holy Land
- b.1137 in Surrey, England d.12 Jul 1203 in Lewes, Sussex, England
- b.~ 1124 in of D'Alencon, Normandy, France d.10 Oct 1174 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
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Sanchez, King of Castile and Queen of Castile were married in a religious ceremony on September 22nd, 1177 in Burgos, Burgos, Spain. They had a son and four daughters, named Henry I, Princess, Urraca, Princess of Castile, Queen of France and Princess of Castile.
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Children
Princess Berengaria Queen of Leon and Castile
Princess was born in 1181 in Segovia,Castile,Spain. She died at the age of 63 in 1244 in Burgos,Burgos,Spain.
Princess of Castile, Queen of France Blanche
Princess of Castile, Queen of France was born in 1188 in Chateaux De,Palencia,Valencia,Spain. She died at the age of 64 in 1252 in Palais Du Louvre,Paris,Seine,France. She was buried on November 30th, 1253 in Maubuisson Abbey,Maubuisson,Seine-Et-Oise,France.
Princess of Castile Eleanor
Princess of Castile was born in 1195 in ,Castile,Spain. She died at the age of 58 in 1253.
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