Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon

1105 - 1157  (52 years)

• Name	Alfonso VII
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1 Mar 1105	Castile, Spain   [1, 2, 3]
  General Information	He was also the King of Galicia, Toledo, Zaragoza, and the Asturisas.  [1]
  Death	21 Aug 1157	La Fresneda, Aragon, Spain   [1, 2]
  Burial	—	Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  1. Sancha Raimúndez,   b. Between 11 Nov 1095 and 1102 + 2. Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon,   b. 1 Mar 1105, Castile, Spain d. 21 Aug 1157, La Fresneda, Aragon, Spain  (Age 52 years) ▻ Berengaria of Barcelona,  m. Nov 1128 ;   Richilde of Poland, Queen of Castile and Léon,  m. Jul 1152
  Person ID	I2972	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea, Count of Castile,   b. About 1070, Burgundy, France d. 24 May 1107, Grajal de Campos, Castile and León, Spain (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Urraca "la Temeraria", Infanta of Castile and León, Countess of Galicia,   b. Apr 1079, Burgos, Castile and León, Spain d. 8 Mar 1126, Saldaña, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	1087	Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years - She : ~ 7 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F2358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Berengaria of Barcelona   d. Feb 1149, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain
  Marriage	Nov 1128	Saldaña, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 8 months - She : ??.
  Children	1. Constance of Castile   d. 4 Oct 1160   2. Urraca Alfansa of Castile,   b. After 1126   d. 12 Oct 1189, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain (Age 62 years) + 3. Sancho III, King of Castile,   b. 1134   d. 31 Aug 1158, Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain (Age 24 years) + 4. Sancha, Infanta of Castile,   b. Abt 1140   d. 5 Aug 1179 (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F2320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Richilde of Poland, Queen of Castile and Léon,   b. Between 1130 and 1140, Poland d. 1166 (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	Jul 1152  [1, 2, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 47 years and 4 months - She : ~ 22 years and 7 months.
  Children	+ 1. Sancha of Castile, Princess of Castile and Léon,   b. 21 Sep 1154   d. 9 Nov 1208, Villanueva de Sigena, Aragon, Spain (Age 54 years) + 2. Fernando II, King of Léon,   b. 1137   d. 22 Jan 1188, Benavente, Zamora, Castile, Spain (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F2353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Mar 1105 - Castile, Spain Marriage - Nov 1128 - Saldaña, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain Death - 21 Aug 1157 - La Fresneda, Aragon, Spain Burial - — - Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia. Urraca of León [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------. [S310] Moriarty, G. Andrews. The Descent of the Plantagenet Kings from the Holy Roman Emperors, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CI, January 1947).