Biography of Alfonso IX King Leon 1171-1230

Paternal Family Tree: Ivrea

Before 15th August 1171 [his father] Ferdinand II King Leon (age 34) and [his mother] Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon (age 23) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 62) and [his grandmother] Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of [his grandfather] Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon and [his grandmother] Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon. They were half second cousins.

On 15th August 1171 Alfonso IX King Leon was born to Ferdinand II King Leon (age 34) and Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.00%.

Death of Ferdinand II King Leon

On 22nd January 1188 [his father] Ferdinand II King Leon (age 51) died. His son Alfonso (age 16) succeeded IX King Leon.

In 1191 Alfonso IX King Leon (age 19) and Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal (age 36) and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Ferdinand II King Leon and Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon (age 43). They were first cousins.

In 1191 [his daughter] Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Castile was born to Alfonso IX King Leon (age 19) and [his wife] Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon (age 15). Coefficient of inbreeding 8.34%.

Around 1192 [his son] Ferdinand Ivrea was born to Alfonso IX King Leon (age 20) and [his wife] Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon (age 16). Coefficient of inbreeding 8.34%.

Around 1193 [his daughter] Dulce Ivrea was born to Alfonso IX King Leon (age 21) and [his wife] Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon (age 17). Coefficient of inbreeding 8.34%.

In 1197 Alfonso IX King Leon (age 25) and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 41) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 35). He the son of Ferdinand II King Leon and Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon (age 49). They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1199 [his son] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon was born to Alfonso IX King Leon (age 27) and [his wife] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 20). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.56%.

23rd May 1200 King Louis VIII of France (age 12) and [his sister-in-law] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 12) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 44) and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 38). He the son of King Philip II of France (age 34) and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1204 [his daughter] Beregaria Ivrea was born to Alfonso IX King Leon (age 32) and [his wife] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 25). She a great granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.56%.

In 1206 [his brother-in-law] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal (age 20) and [his sister-in-law] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 50) and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 44). He the son of [his uncle] 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.

In 1211 [his mother] Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon (age 63) died.

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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.

On 26th March 1211 [his uncle] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal (age 56) died. On 26th March 1211 His son [his brother-in-law] Alfonso (age 25) succeeded II King Portugal. [his sister-in-law] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 23) by marriage Queen Consort Portugal.

In 1214 King Valdemar II of Denmark (age 43) and [his sister-in-law] 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 uncle] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Valdemar "Great" I King Denmark and Sophia of Minsk.