Biography of Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal 1185-1223

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On 23rd April 1185 Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal was born to [his father] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [age 30] and [his mother] Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal at Coimbra.

On 6th December 1185 [his grandfather] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal [age 76] died. His son [his father] Sancho [age 31] succeeded I King Portugal and reigned for twenty six years.

In 1191 [his brother-in-law] Alfonso IX King Leon [age 19] and [his sister] Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon [age 15] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of [his father] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [age 36] and [his mother] Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Ferdinand II King Leon and [his aunt] Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon [age 43]. They were first cousins.

In 1206 Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [age 20] and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [age 18] were married. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile [age 50] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [age 44]. He the son of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [age 51] and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. They were second cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 8th September 1209 [his son] Sancho "Pious" II King Portugal was born to Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [age 24] and [his wife] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [age 22]. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 5th May 1210 [his son] Alfonso III King Portugal was born to Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [age 25] and [his wife] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [age 22]. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married (1) 1239 his third cousin once removed Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal, daughter of Renaud Dammartin I Count Boulogne, Dammartin and Aumale and Ida Metz Countess Boulogne (2) 1253 his first cousin twice removed Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal and had issue.

In 1211 [his daughter] Leonor Burgundy was born to Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [age 25] and [his wife] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [age 23]. She a great granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

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Around 1211 [his daughter] Eleanor of Portugal Queen Consort Denmark was born to Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [age 25] and [his wife] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [age 23]. She a great granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married 24th June 1229 Valdemar the Young King of Denmark.

On 26th March 1211 [his father] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [age 56] died. His son Alfonso [age 25] succeeded II King Portugal. [his wife] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [age 23] by marriage Queen Consort Portugal.

In 1214 [his brother-in-law] King Valdemar II of Denmark [age 43] and [his sister] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [age 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of [his father] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and [his mother] Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark and Sophia of Minsk.

In 1215 [his brother-in-law] Henry I King Castile [age 10] and [his sister] Mafalda Burgundy Queen Consort Castile [age 19] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [his father] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and [his mother] Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of [his father-in-law] Alfonso VIII King Castile and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. They were second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 6th June 1217 [his brother-in-law] Henry I King Castile [age 13] was killed by a tile falling of a roof. He was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map]. His sister [his sister-in-law] Berengaria [age 38] succeeded I Queen Castile.

On 31st August 1217 [his sister-in-law] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [age 38] abdicated I King Castile. Her son Ferdinand [age 18] succeeded III King Castile.

In 1218 [his son] Fernando Burgundy was born to Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [age 32] and [his wife] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [age 30]. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 3rd November 1220 [his wife] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [age 33] died.

On 27th March 1221 [his sister] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [age 23] died.

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On 25th March 1223 Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [age 37] died at Coimbra. His son Sancho [age 13] succeeded II King Portugal.

[his father] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and [his mother] Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Raymond V Count Barcelona. He the son of Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal. They were fifth cousins.