Raymond Berenger III "el Grande", Marquis of Barcelona and Count of Provence

Raymond married Dulce di Gievaudun on 3 Feb 1112. Dulce (daughter of Gilbert, Vicount of Gievaudun, Carlat, and Milhaud and Gerberga) was born about 1095; died between 1127 and 1130. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: His name was also spelt Ramon Berenger.

Raymond married Petronilla of Aragon on 11 Aug 1137. Petronilla (daughter of Ramiro II "the Monk", King of Navarre and Aragon and Matilda of Aquitaine) was born on 29 Jun 1136 in Huesca, Aragon, Spain; died on 15 Oct 1173 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Parents: Weis (1982) gives her parents as Raymond IV, Count of Barcelona and Marie.

Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as 1131.

Berengaria married Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon in Nov 1128 in Saldaña, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. Alfonso (son of Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea, Count of Castile and Urraca "la Temeraria", Infanta of Castile and León, Countess of Galicia) was born on 1 Mar 1105 in Castile, Spain; died on 21 Aug 1157 in La Fresneda, Aragon, Spain; was buried in Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He was also the Marquis and Count of Barcelona, Tortosa and Lerida; and the Count of Tarragona, Gerona and Cerdagne.
• Reign: From 1163 to 1196; King of Aragon
• Title(s): 1166; Alfonso became the Marquis of Provence in 1166.

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Birth: Weis (1976) states he was born in 1152.

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Alfonso married Sancha of Castile, Princess of Castile and Léon on 18 Jan 1174/75 in Zaragoza, Spain. Sancha (daughter of Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon and Richilde of Poland, Queen of Castile and Léon) was born on 21 Sep 1154; died on 9 Nov 1208 in Villanueva de Sigena, Aragon, Spain; was buried in Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena, Villanueva de Sigena, Aragon, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Constance married Louis VII "the Young", King of France in 1153/54. Louis (son of Louis VI "le Gros", King of France and Adelaide of Maurienne) was born in 1120; died on 18 Sep 1180 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Urraca married Garcia IV el Restaurador, King of Navarre on 24 Jun 1144 in León, Castile and León, Spain. Garcia (son of Ramiro II Sanchez, Infante of Navarre, Count of Moncon and Christina Diaz) was born after 1110; died on 21 Nov 1150 in Larca, Murcia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reign: From 1157 to 1158; King of Castile

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He was also known as Sancho II.

Sancho married Blanca of Navarre, Princess of Navarre on 30 Jan 1151 in Logera or Calaharra, Spain. Blanca (daughter of Garcia IV el Restaurador, King of Navarre and Margaret de l'Aigle) was born about 1134; died on 12 Aug 1156. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sancha married Sancho VI "el Sabio", King of Navarre on 20 Jul 1153 in Carrion de los Condes, Castile and León, Spain. Sancho (son of Garcia VII, King of Navarre and Margret de l'Aigle) was born in 1132; died on 27 Jun 1194 in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was buried with papal permission by the hospitalarian knights

Pedro married Marie de Montpellier, Queen of Aragon on 15 Jun 1204. Marie (daughter of William VIII, Seigneur de Montpellier and Eudoxia Comnena) was born in 1182; died on 21 Apr 1213 in Rome, Lazio, Italy; was buried in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Lazio, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfonso married Gersinde of Sabran in 1193. Gersinde (daughter of Raimon de Sabran, Count of Forcalquier and Gersinde) died after 1222. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 2 Nov 1160, Le Neubourg, Évreux, Normandy, France; (1) Henry, Duke of Normandy, the son of Henry II, King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine. He was born on 28 February 1155 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. [Henry married Marguerite of France] He was crowned joint King of England in 14 June 1170. He died on Saturday 11 June 1183 in Château Martel, Touraine, France. He was buried in Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, Normandy, France. Issue: 1. William, Prince of England (1177-c1177)
• History: 1196; After the death of her husband, Béla III, she made a pilgrimage to the holy land.

Marguerite married Béla III, King of Hungary after 24 Aug 1186. Béla (son of Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary and Euphrosyne Mstislawna of Kiev) was born in 1148; died on 23 Apr 1196 in Hungary; was buried in Székesfehérvár, Central Transdanubia, Hungary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Contract of Marriage: Jan 1169; Louis and King Henry II of England signed a contract for the marriage between Alys and Henry's son Richard the Lionheart in January 1169. The 8-year-old Alys was then sent to England as Henry's ward. She was said by some to have been seduced by King Henry II. Richard sent her back to her brother, King Philip II of France, refusing to marry his father's mistress. In 1177, Cardinal Peter of Saint Chrysogonus, on behalf of Pope Alexander III, threatened to place England's continental possessions under an interdict if Henry did not proceed with the marriage. There were widespread rumors that Henry had not only made Alys his mistress,[5] but that she had a child with him. Henry died in 1189. King Richard married Berengaria of Navarre on 12 May 1191, while still officially engaged to Alys. Philip had offered Alys to Prince John, but Eleanor prevented the match.
• Contract of Marriage: Mar 1190; Richard I voided his marriage contract with Alice of France in March 1190. She was then 30 years old.
• Last Full Review: 16 Mar 2021

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Alys married William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil on 20 Aug 1195 in Meudon, Île-de-France, France. William (son of Jean I, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil and Beatrice of Saint Pol) was born in 1179 in France; died on 4 Oct 1221 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He was also known as Alfonso VIII. He was also the King of Toledo and Extramadura. He was the victor of Los Navas de Tolosa.
• Reign: From 1158 to 1214; King of Castile

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Alfonso married Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile in 1170 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. Eleanor (daughter of Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine) was born on 13 Oct 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 25 Oct 1214 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain; was buried in Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 12 May 1191, Limassol, Cyprus; Richard I, King of England, the son of Henry II, King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine. He was born on 8 September 1157 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. A contract for the marriage of Richard and Alice Princess of France was signed in 1169. He became Duke of Aquitane in 1170. In 1173, he joined with his brothers in a revolt against his father, which ended the next year. He then set about establishing his authority in the Aquitaine. In 1177, King Louis demanded that he marry the Princess Alice, and the matter was submitted to arbitration. With his brother, Henry’s, death in 1183, he became the heir to the throne of England. Henry II called him to give Aquitaine to his brother John. This lead to another war, which Henry II won. In 1187, King Phillip Augustus lead an army into Barry and besieged John and Richard at Châteauroux. The nobles intervened and prevented an all out battle. He was crowned King of England in 3 September 1189 at Westminster Abbey, London, England. On 11 December 1189, Richard left England on the Third Crusade. While he helped defeat the Moslems at the Battle of Arsuf, they were not strong enough to win Jerusalem. He made peace with Saladin and was allowed to visit Jerusalem. In March 1190, Richard I voided his marriage contract with Alice of France. [Richard, at age 33, married Berengara of Navarre] On his return from the Crusade, he was imprisoned by the Duke of Austria. In 1194, upon the payment of a large ransom, he was released. He arrived back in England 13 March 1194. He died 2 April 1199 having been wounded by an crossbow bolt at the siege of Châlus in Limousin. He was buried in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France.

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• Miscellaneous: 1199; As her dower, Blanche received Theobald's seven castles – Épernay, Vertus, Sézanne, Chantemerle, Pont-sur-Seine, Nogent-sur-Seine, and Méry-sur-Seine – and all the subsidiaries coming from these castles and castellaries at the Count's death in 1199.
• Offices Held: 24 May 1201; When her husband died, 24 May 1201, she was pregnant. When she gave birth to her son, he immediately became Theobald IV, Count of Champaign. She was to rule as regent for the following 21 years, during which the succession was contested by Theobald's nieces, Alice and Philippa.
• Religion: 1222; When her regency ended in 1222, she withdrew to the Convent of Argensolles.
• Will: say 1228; In her will she left 5 marks of gold to the Cathedral of Reims, which was used to build a statue to contain the Holy Milk of the Virgin.
• Last Full Review: 7 Jul 2020

Blanche married Theobald III, Count of Brie on 1 Jul 1199 in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Theobald (son of Henry I "the Generous", Count of Champagne and Brie and Marie of France, Princess of France) was born on 13 Jan 1179 in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France; died on 24 May 1201 in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France; was buried in Saint-Étienne, Troyes, Grand Est, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]