King Alfonso VIII of Castile^[1]

1155 - 1214  (59 years)

• Name	Alfonso VIII of Castile
  Prefix	King
  Born	1155	(aka The Good)
  Gender	Male
  Died	1214	Castile
  Notes	aka Alfonso III of Castile. Was King of Castile from 1158-1214.  Won great victory over the Moors at Navas de Tolosa 1212.
  Person ID	I19341	mykindred
  Last Modified	Feb 6, 2003

  
  

  Father	King Sancho III of Castile,   b. circa 1127, Castile - son of Alfonso VII ,   d. 1158, Castile - reign from 1157  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Mother	Blanche or Blanca Navarre,   d. Aft 1155
  Family ID	F6917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Princess Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile,   b. 1161, England (aka Princess Eleanor) dtr of Henry II ,   d. 1214, Castile - wife of Alfonso VIII  (Age 53 years)
  Married	1169
  Children	1. King Henry I. of Castile,   b. 1202, Castile - son of Alfonso VIII ,   d. 1217, Castile - King of Castile from 1214  (Age 15 years)   2. Urraca of Castile,   b. Castile - dtr of Alfonso VIII the Good ,   d. Portugal - wife of Afonso II   3. Berengeria of Castile,   b. 1175, Castile, Spain (aka Berenguela) ,   d. 1246  (Age 71 years)   4. Blanche (Blanca) of Castile, Queen of France,   b. 1185, Burgos, Spain dtr of Alfonso IX of Castile ,   d. Nov 1252, France - widow of Louis VIII  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F6916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S580] Gedcom - Rein-Shwayder, Carol.