Biography of Alfonso VIII King Castile 1155-1214

Paternal Family Tree: Ivrea

Maternal Family Tree: Beatrix de Ramerupt Montdidier Countess Mortain and Perche 1129

1191 Wedding of King Richard I and Berengaria of Navarre

On 11 Nov 1155 Alfonso VIII King Castile was born to Sancho III King Castile (age 21) and Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile (age 22).

On 12 Aug 1156 [his mother] Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile (age 23) died.

On 31 Aug 1158 [his father] Sancho III King Castile (age 24) died. His son Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 2) succeeded VIII King Castile.

Before 17 Sep 1177 Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 21) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 44) and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 55). He the son of Sancho III King Castile and Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile. They were half fourth cousins.

In 1179 [his daughter] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 23) and [his wife] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 17). She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In Jul 1181 [his brother-in-law] Geoffrey Plantagenet 2nd Duke Brittany (age 22) and Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany (age 20) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. He by marriage Duke Brittany. She the daughter of Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany and Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany (age 36). He the son of [his father-in-law] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 48) and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 59). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 19 Aug 1186 [his brother-in-law] Geoffrey Plantagenet 2nd Duke Brittany (age 27) died at Paris [Map].

On 28 May 1187 [his daughter] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 31) and [his wife] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 25). She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 04 Mar 1188 [his daughter] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 32) and [his wife] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 26). She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 28 Jun 1189 [his sister-in-law] Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony (age 33) died. She was buried at Brunswick Cathedral [Map].

Death of King Henry II

On 06 Jul 1189 [his father-in-law] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 56) died at Chinon Castle [Map]. William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex Count Aumale was present. He was buried at Fontevraud Abbey [Map]. His son [his brother-in-law] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 31) succeeded I King of England.

On 29 Aug 1189 [his brother-in-law] King John of England (age 22) and Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex (age 16) were married at Marlborough Castle [Map]. He by marriage Earl Gloucester. She the daughter of William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester and Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester. He the son of [his father-in-law] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 67). They were half second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Coronation of Richard I

On 03 Sep 1189 [his brother-in-law] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 31) was crowned I King of England by Archbishop Baldwin Avigo (age 64) at Westminster Abbey [Map]. William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex Count Aumale carried the Crown. The Coronation of Richard I was marred by violence against London's Jewish population. Prior to his Coronation Richard had issued a proclamation forbidding Jews to attend. When some did a riot broke out, which spread.

Wedding of King Richard I and Berengaria of Navarre

On 12 May 1191 [his brother-in-law] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 33) and Berengaria of Navarre Queen Consort England (age 26) were married at Chapel of St George at Limassol Castle [Map]. She was crowned Queen Consort England. She the daughter of [his uncle] Sancho "Wise" King Navarre (age 59) and [his aunt] Sancha Ivrea. He the son of [his father-in-law] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 69). They were half fourth cousins.

Richard's sister [his sister-in-law] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 25) was present.

In 1194 Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 37) succeeded Marquess Provence. [his sister-in-law] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 28) by marriage Marchioness Provence.

In 1196 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] William "Longsword" Longespee Earl Salisbury (age 20) and Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury (age 9) were married. He by marriage Earl Salisbury. She the daughter of William of Salisbury 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 46) and Eleanor Vitre Countess of Salisbury (age 38). He the illegitmate son of [his father-in-law] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk (age 40).

In Oct 1196 Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 39) and [his sister-in-law] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 31) were married at Rouen, France [Map]. She by marriage Countess Toulose. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 74). He the son of Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulose and Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulose. They were third cousin once removed.

In 1197 [his sister-in-law] Alix Capet Countess Blois (age 46) died.

In 1197 [his son-in-law] Alfonso IX King Leon (age 25) and [his daughter] 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 [his wife] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 35). He the son of [his uncle] 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.

On 11 Mar 1198 [his sister-in-law] Marie Capet Countess Champagne (age 53) died.

Before 06 Apr 1199 [his brother-in-law] King John of England (age 32) and Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex (age 26) marriage annulled due to consanuinity but more likely because John's new status as heir to the English throne mean't he had better prospects. He may have already decided to marry Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 11) who he married on 24 Aug 1200.

Death of Richard I

                    On 06 Apr 1199 [his brother-in-law] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 41) was besieging Châlus Chabrol Castle, Domfront. During the course of the evening King Richard "Lionheart" I of England was shot by a crossbow. The wound quickly became gangrenous; Richard died in the arms of his mother [his mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 77). His brother [his brother-in-law] King John of England (age 32) succeeded I King of England.
                
                    There was a brother between Richard and John named [his brother-in-law] Geoffrey Duke of Brittany who had a son Arthur (age 12), who was around twelve, and a daughter Eleanor (age 15), who was around fifteen, whose mother was Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany (age 38).
                
                    King Philip II of France (age 33) had planned for Eleanor to marry his son, probably to bring Brittany into the French Royal family, possibly to pursue a claim on England.
                
                    King Philip II of France supported Arthur's claim to the English throne. In the resulting war Arthur was captured, imprisoned and never seen again. Eleanor was captured, probably around the same time as Arthur, and imprisoned, more or less, for the remainder of her life, even after King John's death through the reign of King Henry III since she represented a threat to Henry's succession.

Coronation of King John

On 27 May 1199 [his brother-in-law] King John of England (age 32) was crowned I King of England by Archbishop Hubert Walter (age 39) at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Bishop Herbert Poore attended.

On 04 Sep 1199 [his sister-in-law] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 33) died at Rouen, France [Map]. She was buried at Fontevraud Abbey [Map].

23 May 1200 [his son-in-law] King Louis VIII of France (age 12) and [his daughter] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 12) were married. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 44) and [his wife] 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.

On 24 Aug 1200 [his brother-in-law] King John of England (age 33) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 12) were married. She had been engaged to Hugh Lusignan IX Count Lusignan (age 37) who subsequently appealed to King Philip II of France (age 35), their feudal overlord, who used the position to justify a war against John. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême (age 40) and Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême. He the son of [his father-in-law] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 78).

Around 1202 [his daughter] Constance Ivrea was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 46) and [his wife] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 40). She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 14 Apr 1204 [his son] Henry I King Castile was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 48) and [his wife] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 42). He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1206 [his son-in-law] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal (age 20) and [his daughter] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 50) and [his wife] 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 05 Oct 1214 Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 58) died. He was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map]. His son [his son] Henry I King Castile (age 10) succeeded I King Castile.

On 31 Oct 1214 [his former wife] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 53) died at Burgos [Map]. She was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map].

[his father] Sancho III King Castile and [his mother] Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [his grandfather] García "Restorer" IV King Navarre and [his grandmother] Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre. 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 fourth cousins.

[his daughter] Eleanor Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[his daughter] Mafalda Ivrea was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[his son] Ferdinand Ivrea was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[his son] Henry Ivrea was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[his daughter] Sancha Ivrea was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[his son] Sancho Ivrea was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.