Biography of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon 1105-1157

Paternal Family Tree: Ivrea

On 01 Mar 1105 Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon was born to Raymond Ivrea (age 35) and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 25).

On 24 May 1107 [his father] Raymond Ivrea (age 37) died.

In 1112 [his step-father] Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona (age 39) and [his mother] Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 32) were divorced.

In 1126 Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 20) succeeded VII King Castile, VII King Leon.

On 08 Mar 1126 [his mother] Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 46) died.

In Nov 1128 Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 23) and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 12) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Raymond Berenguer Barcelona III Count Barcelona (age 45) and Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona. He the son of Raymond Ivrea and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona. They were half fourth cousins.

On 19 Jul 1131 [his father-in-law] Raymond Berenguer Barcelona III Count Barcelona (age 48) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Raymond Berenguer Barcelona V Count Barcelona (age 17) succeeded V Count Barcelona.

In 1134 [his son] Sancho III King Castile was born to Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 28) and [his wife] Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 18).

Around 1137 [his son] Ferdinand II King Leon was born to Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 31) and [his wife] Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 21).

Around 1139 [his daughter] Sancha Ivrea was born to Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 33) and [his wife] Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 23). She was the fifth child of seven born to her parents.

Around 1140 [his daughter] Constance of Castile was born to Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 34) and [his wife] Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 24).

On 15 Jan 1149 [his wife] Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 33) died.

In 1152 Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 46) and Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. He the son of Raymond Ivrea and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona.

In 1153 [his daughter] Ferdinand Ivrea was born to Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 47) and [his wife] Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon.

On 20 Jul 1153 [his son-in-law] Sancho "Wise" King Navarre (age 21) and [his daughter] Sancha Ivrea (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 48) and [his former wife] Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of García "Restorer" IV King Navarre and Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre. They were fourth cousins.

Louis VII marries Constance of Castile

In 1154 [his son-in-law] Louis VII King Franks (age 34) and [his daughter] Constance of Castile (age 14) were married in Orléans. Somewhat curiously they were more closely related than Louis VII King Franks and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 32) whose married had been annulled for that reason. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 48) and [his former wife] Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of King Louis VI of France and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. They were second cousins.

In 1155 [his daughter] Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon was born to Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 49) and [his wife] Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon.

On 21 Aug 1157 Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 52) died. His son [his son] Sancho III King Castile (age 23) succeeded III King Castile. His son [his son] Ferdinand II King Leon (age 20) succeeded II King Leon.

[his father] Raymond Ivrea and [his mother] Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile and [his grandmother] Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of [his grandfather] William Ivrea I Count Burgundy and [his grandmother] Ettiennette Countess Burgundy.

Royal Ancestors of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon 1105-1157

Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 7 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon 1105-1157

Agnes La Marck Queen Consort Navarre

Sancho III King Castile

Ferdinand II King Leon

Sancho "Strong" VII King Navarre

Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon

Berengaria of Navarre Queen Consort England

Theobald IV King Navarre

Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon

Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland

Louis XII King France

Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon

Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England

Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland

Louis VI Elector Palatine

Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor

Charles Emmanuel III King Sardinia

Louis I King Spain

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor

Louis XV King France

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia

Ferdinand VI King Spain

Charles III King Spain

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England

Ferdinand VII King Spain

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain

Frederick VII King Denmark

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Alfonso XII King Spain

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh

Carl XVI King Sweden

Ancestors of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon 1105-1157

Great x 4 Grandfather: Berengar II King of Italy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Adalbert King of Italy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Willa Bosonids Queen Consort Italy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Renaud Unknown

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermentrude Countess Burgundy

GrandFather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard "Fearless" Normandy I Duke Normandy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sprota Unknown

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard "Good" Normandy II Duke Normandy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Unknown Unknown

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gunnora Countess Ponthieu

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy

Father: Raymond Ivrea

GrandMother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Sancho "Great" III King Pamplona

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fernando Bermúdez

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jimena Fernández Bermúdez Queen Consort Pamplona

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Sancho García

Great x 2 Grandmother: Muniadona García Queen Consort Pamplona

GrandFather: Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso "Noble" V King Leon

Great x 4 Grandfather: García Fernández of Castile

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elviro Garcia Queen Galicia

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sancha Astur Leonese

Great x 3 Grandfather: Menendo González

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elvira González Queen Consort Leon

Mother: Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh I King France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwig Saxon Ottonian

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King France

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Good" Ingelger 2nd Count Anjou

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide Blanche Ingelger Queen Consort West Francia

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerberge Unknown Viscountess Anjou

GrandMother: Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Helie Samur Duchess Burgundy