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Name: Alfonso VII King Of Castile And Leon
Sex: M
Birth: 1 Mar 1105 ^b
Death: 21 Aug 1157 in Las Fresnedas, Sierra Morena, Puerta Del Muradal ^d

Parents:

Father:
Raymond Of Burgandy, Count Of Castille Birth: Abt 1070 Death: 24 May 1107 in Grajal

Mother:

Urraca Queen Of Castile And Leon Birth: 1081 Death: 8 Mar 1126 in Saldana

Family:
Marriage:

Gontroda Perez on Concubine .^m1
Gontroda Perez Death: 29 Jun 1186

Children:

Uracca Alfonso Birth: After 1126 Death: 12 Oct 1189 in Palencia

Marriage:

Berenguela Of Barcelona on Sep 1128 at Saldana .^m2
Berenguela Of Barcelona Birth: Abt 1116 Death: 3 Feb 1148/9 in Palencia

Children:

Sancho III King Of Castile Birth: 1134 Death: 31 Aug 1158 in Toledo
Fernando II King Of Leon Birth: 1137 Death: 21 Jan 1188 in Benavente
Constance Of Castile Birth: Abt 1140 Death: 4 Oct 1160
Sancha Of Castile Birth: Abt 1140 Death: 5 Aug 1179

Marriage:

Richilde Of Poland on Abt Nov 1152 .^m3
Richilde Of Poland Birth: Abt 1135 Death: 16 Jun Abt 1185

Children:

Sancha Of Castile Birth: 21 Sep 1154 Death: 9 Nov 1208 in Sigena

Bibliography

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Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: [Ref: ES II #62]; 1103 [Ref: Weis AR7 #113, Weis AR7 #147]; 1104 [Ref: DeVajay Aragon p289, Moriarty Plantagenet p108, Moriarty Plantagenet p68, Moriarty Plantagenet p81, Moriarty Plantagenet p84]; 1105 [Ref: Louda RoyalFamEurope #45, Paget HRHCharles p63, Paget HRHCharles p67, Paget HRHCharles p69],
parents:: [Ref: CMH p824, DeVajay Aragon p288, ES II #62, Louda RoyalFamEurope #45, Moriarty Plantagenet p81, Paget HRHCharles p63, Watney WALLOP #211, Weis AR7 #113],
father:: [Ref: Tapsell Dynasties p236]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: ES II #62, ES II #69, ES III.1 #9, Moriarty Plantagenet p108, Moriarty Plantagenet p81, Moriarty Plantagenet p84, Paget HRHCharles p63, Weis AR7 #113]; 1157 [Ref: CMH p824, Louda RoyalFamEurope #45, Tapsell Dynasties p236, Wagner PedigreeProgress #43, Watney WALLOP #211, Watney WALLOP #52, Watney WALLOP #794, Weis AR7 #147]; 21 Oct 1157 [Ref: Moriarty Plantagenet p68],
place:: [Ref: DeVajay Aragon p289]; Fresneda [Ref: ES II #62]

Sources with Information about marriage to Gontroda Perez

date:: concubine [Ref: ES II #62],
child:: [Ref: ES II #56, ES II #62]

Sources with Information about marriage to Berenguela Of Barcelona

date:: [Ref: Paget HRHCharles p63]; 1124 [Ref: Weis AR7 #114]; 1128 [Ref: DeVajay Aragon p289, ES II #62, Louda RoyalFamEurope #45]; Nov 1128 [Ref: Moriarty Plantagenet p108, Moriarty Plantagenet p68, Moriarty Plantagenet p81]; XI 1128 [Ref: ES II #69]; by Jul 1124 [Ref: Weis AR7 #113]; first marriage of Alfonso [Ref: CMH p824],
place:: [Ref: DeVajay Aragon p289, ES II #62],
names:: [Ref: Paget HRHCharles p67, Watney WALLOP #52],
child:: [Ref: CMH p824, ES II #62, Louda RoyalFamEurope #47, Moriarty Plantagenet p108, Paget HRHCharles p63, Paget HRHCharles p69, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p21, Watney WALLOP #211, Weis AR7 #113, Weis AR7 #114]

Sources with Information about marriage to Richilde Of Poland

date:: 1152 [Ref: ES III.1 #9, Louda RoyalFamEurope #45, Moriarty Plantagenet p108, Wagner PedigreeProgress #43, Weis AR7 #147]; Jul 1152 [Ref: Moriarty Plantagenet p81, Moriarty Plantagenet p84, Paget HRHCharles p67, Weis AR7 #113]; X/XII 1152 [Ref: ES II #62]; between 23 Oct 1152 and 21 Dec 1152 [Ref: DeVajay Aragon p289]; second marriage of Alfonso and first of Richilda [Ref: CMH p824],
names:: [Ref: Watney WALLOP #794],
child:: [Ref: CMH p824, DeVajay Aragon p288, ES II #62, Louda RoyalFamEurope #45, Moriarty Plantagenet p81, Paget HRHCharles p67, Wagner PedigreeProgress #43, Watney WALLOP #211, Weis AR7 #116]