Biography of Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile 1041-1109

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Around 1041 Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile was born to Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon (age 26) and Sancha Astur Leonese (age 23).

On 24th December 1065 [his father] Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon (age 50) died. His son [his brother] Sancho (age 28) succeeded II King Castile.

On 27th November 1067 [his mother] Sancha Astur Leonese (age 49) died.

In 1069 Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 28) and Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Castile (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine (age 44) and Mateoda Unknown Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon and Sancha Astur Leonese.

On 7th October 1072 [his brother] Sancho "Strong" II King Leon II King Castile (age 35) died. His brother Alfonso (age 31) succeeded VI King Castile. [his wife] Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Castile (age 20) by marriage Queen Consort Castile.

In 1075 the body of Saint Eulalia of Mérida was placed in a coffin of Arab silver donated by Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 34).

In 1078 [his wife] Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Castile (age 26) died.

In 1079 Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 38) and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 33) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of Robert I Duke Burgundy and Helie Samur Duchess Burgundy. He the son of Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon and Sancha Astur Leonese.

In April 1079 [his daughter] Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona was born to Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 38) and [his wife] Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 33).

Before 1080 [his illegitimate daughter] Elvira Alfónsez Jiménez Queen Consort Sicily was born illegitimately to Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 38) and Jimena Munoz.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Around 1080 [his illegitimate daughter] Teresa Alfónsez Jiménez was born illegitimately to Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 39) and Jimena Munoz.

In 1093 [his wife] Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 47) died.

In 1095 [his son-in-law] Henry Burgundy Count Portugal (age 29) and [his illegitimate daughter] Teresa Alfónsez Jiménez (age 15) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 54) and Jimena Munoz.

In 1109 [his son-in-law] Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona (age 36) and [his daughter] Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 29) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon, Queen Consort Pamplona. She the daughter of Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 68) and [his former wife] Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona and Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 49). They were half second cousins.

On 1st July 1109 Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 68) died. His daughter [his daughter] Urracca (age 30) succeeded Queen Leon, Queen Castile and Queen Galicia.

[his father] Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon and [his mother] Sancha Astur Leonese were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Alfonso "Noble" V King Leon and [his grandmother] Elvira González Queen Consort Leon. He the son of [his grandfather] Sancho "Great" III King Pamplona and [his grandmother] Muniadona García Queen Consort Pamplona. They were half second cousins.