Alfonso VIII, King of Castile

1155 - 1214 (58 years)

Generation: 1

Alfonso VIII, King of Castile was born on 11 Nov 1155 in Soria, Spain (son of Sancho III, King of Castile and Blanche of Navarre, Queen of Castile); died on 5 Oct 1214 in Avila, Spain; was buried in Burgos, Spain.

Alfonso married Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile in 1174 in Burgos, Spain. Eleanor (daughter of Henry II, King of England and Eleanore de Aquitaine, Queen of England) was born on 13 Oct 1162 in Domfront Castle, Normandy, France; died on 31 Oct 1214 in Burgos, Spain; was buried in Burgos, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Berengaria of Castile, Queen of Castile was born in 1179-1180 in Burgos, Spain; died on 8 Nov 1246 in Las Huelgas, Spain.
Blanche of Castile, Queen Consort of France was born on 4 Mar 1188 in Palencia, Castile, Spain; died on 27 Nov 1252 in Paris, France; was buried in Maubuisson Abbey.

Generation: 2

Sancho III, King of Castile was born in 0___ 1134 in Toledo, Spain; died on 31 Aug 1158 in Toledo, Spain; was buried in Cathedral of Toledo, Toledo, Spain.

Sancho married Blanche of Navarre, Queen of Castile on 30 Jan 1151 in Calahorra, Spain. Blanche was born after 1133 in Laguardia, Spain; died on 12 Aug 1156; was buried in Burgos, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Blanche of Navarre, Queen of Castile was born after 1133 in Laguardia, Spain; died on 12 Aug 1156; was buried in Burgos, Spain.

Children:

1. Alfonso VIII, King of Castile was born on 11 Nov 1155 in Soria, Spain; died on 5 Oct 1214 in Avila, Spain; was buried in Burgos, Spain.