Individual Details

Alfonso VII

(1105 - 21 Aug 1157)

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Alfonso VII, Rey de Castilla1
M, #106782, b. 1105, d. 21 August 1157
Last Edited=6 Aug 2005
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Alfonso VII, Rey de Castilla was born in 1105.1 He was the son of Raimond, Duc de Bourgogne and Urraca, Reina de Castilla.1 He married, firstly, Berengaria de Provence, daughter of Raimond Berengar III, Conde de Barcelona and Douce Comtesse de Gévaudan et de Provence, in 1128.1 He married, secondly, Richenza of Poland, daughter of Wladislaw II, Duke of Poland and Agnes Babenberg, in 1152.1 He died on 21 August 1157.
He was a member of the House of Burgundy.2 He gained the title of Roi Alfonso VII de Galice in 1112.1 He succeeded to the title of Rey Alfonso VII de Castilla in 1126.1
Children of Alfonso VII, Rey de Castilla and Berengaria de Provence

Sanchia de Castilla+3 d. 5 Aug 1179
Fernando II, Rey de León+4 b. bt 1128 - 1149, d. 21 Jan 1188
Sancho III, Rey de Castilla+4 b. c 1134, d. 31 Aug 1158
Constanza de Castilla+5 b. a 1140, d. 1160

Child of Alfonso VII, Rey de Castilla and Richenza of Poland

Sanchia de Castilla+1 b. 21 Sep 1154, d. Nov 1208

Citations

[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 45. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 112. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 65. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 47.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 59.

Events

Birth1105
Title (Nobility)1112Roi Alfonso VII de Galice
Title (Nobility)1126Rey de Castilla
Death21 Aug 1157

Families

SpouseBerengaria de Provence ( - )
ChildSancho III (1134 - 1158)
ChildFernando II (1128 - 1188)
ChildConstanza de Castilla (1140 - 1160)
ChildSanchia de Castilla ( - 1179)
SpouseRichenza of Poland ( - 1167)
ChildSanchia de Castilla (1154 - 1208)
SpouseBerengaria de Provence ( - )
ChildConstanza de Castilla (1140 - 1160)
FatherRaimond, Duc de Bourgogne ( - 1107)
MotherUrraca, Reina de Castilla (1082 - 1126)