King Alfonso "The Noble" SANCHEZ, VIII

1155 - 1214  (58 years)

• Name	Alfonso "The Noble" SANCHEZ  [1]
  Prefix	King
  Suffix	VIII
  Nickname	The Noble
  Birth	11 Nov 1155	Castilla, Castilla, Spain   [1]
  Gender	Male
  ACCEDED	1158  [1]
  	ACCEDED
  Royal House	[2]
  	Royal House
  TitleOfNobility	Between 1158 and 1214  [2]
  	TitleOfNobility
  Name	Alfonso VIII  [2]
  Name	The Noble
  _FSFTID	LZ1V-VZ8
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ1V-VZ8
  _HASHTAG	KING
  	Designated Royal King
  _UID	893F24F3FA094011A94343ED1678E8BF8463
  Death	6 Oct 1214	Gutierre, Munoz, Huelgas, Burgos, Spain   [1]
  Person ID	I4281	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Sancho Alfonsez III SANCHEZ, King Of Castille,   b. Abt 1135, Castilla, Castilla, Spain d. Abt 1158, Castilla, Castilla, Spain (Age ~ 23 years)
  Mother	Princess Blanche Garcia RAMIREZ, Of Navarre,   b. Abt 1139, Navarre, Spain d. 24 Jun 1158, Castilla, Castilla, Spain (Age ~ 19 years)
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Queen Alianor "Eleanor" PLANTAGENET,   b. 13 Oct 1162, Domfront Castle, Normandy d. 25 Oct 1214, Las Huelgas, Burgos, Burgos, Spain (Age 52 years)
  Alt. Marriage	Sep 1170	Burgos Cathedral, Castile, Spain
  	Alt. Marriage
  Marriage	22 Sep 1177	Castile, Burgos, Spain   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Berengaria DE CASTILLA, I,   b. Jun 1180, Burgos, Castille and Leon, España d. 8 Nov 1246, Las Huelgas, Castille and Leon, Spain (Age ~ 66 years)   2. Princess Berengaria Alfonsez SANCHEZ,   b. Abt 1181, Segovia Castle, Spain d. 8 Nov 1246, Las Huelgas, Castile Y Leon, Spain (Age ~ 65 years)   3. Queen Berengaria Of Castile And LEON,   b. 1181, Castile, Burgos, Spain d. 8 Nov 1246, Las Huelgas, Castile Y Leon, Spain (Age 65 years)   4. Henry, Prince of CASTILE,   b. Abt 1182, , Castile, Spain d. Yes, date unknown   5. Princess Urraca Of CASTILE,   b. 1186   d. 2 Nov 1220, Libson, Portugal (Age 34 years)   6. Blanche, Of Castile,   b. 1188, Palencia, Castile d. 12 Nov 1252, Paris, France (Age 64 years)   7. Blanche DE CASTILLA, Reine de France,   b. 4 Mar 1188, Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain d. 27 Nov 1252, Palais du Louvre, Paris, France (Age 64 years)   8. Leonor Of CASTILE,   b. 1202   d. 1244, Burgos, Castile, Spain (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F2139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2022

  
  

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  King Alfonso Sanchez VIII

  
  

• Notes

  Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214); he succeeded to the throne on the death of his father, Sancho III. Troubled by interference from Navarre in his youth, he later allied Castile with Aragón, forming a connection that was eventually to become the basis for the unification of Spain. He also established Castilian dominance over León. In 1170 he married Eleanor, daughter of King Henry II of England. From the 1170s, he resisted encroachments by the Almohads, Muslim invaders from northern Africa. Defeated by the Muslim caliph Yakub al-Mansur at Alarcos in 1195, Alfonso and his allies won a major victory over the Muslim commander al-Nasir at Navas de Tolosa in 1212.

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] John Howard, Duke.ged. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Alfonso "The Noble" SANCHEZ, person ID LZ1V-VZ8. (Reliability: 3). [S10] Mark Willis Ballard 6928 N. Lakewood Avenue 773-743-6663 mwballard52@yahoo.com, GEDCOM File : mwballard.ged.