Alfonso IX Fernandez King of Leon^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1171 - 1230  (59 years)

• Name	Alfonso IX Fernandez King of Leon
  Birth	15 Aug 1171	Zamora,Leon,Spain   [5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Sep 1230	Villanceva Soria,Castille   [1, 3]
  Notes	DEAT PLAC , Villaneuva De Soria, Castilla, Spain Alfonso IX, (b. 1171, Zamora, Leon--d. Sept. 24, 1230, Villanueva deSarria, Galicia), king of Leon from 1188 to 1230, son of Ferdinand II ofLeon and first cousin of Alphonso VIII of Castile, and numbered next tohim as being a junior member of the family, is said by Ibn Khaldun tohave been called the "Baboso" or Slobberer, because he was subject tofits of rage, during which he foamed at the mouth. Though he took a partin the work of the reconquest, this king is chiefly remembered by thedifficulties into which his successive marriages led him with the pope.He was first married to his cousin, Teresa of Portugal, who bore him twodaughters and a son who died young. The marriage was declared null by thepope, to whom Alphonso paid no attention till he was presumably tired ofhis wife. It cannot have been his conscience which constrained him toleave Teresa, for his next step was to marry Berengaria of Castile, whowas his second cousin. For this act of contumacy the king and kingdomwere placed under interdict. The pope was, however, compelled to modifyhis measures by the threat that if the people could not obtain theservices of religion they would not support the clergy, and that heresywould spread. The king was left under interdict personally, but to thathe showed himself indifferent, and he had the support of his clergy.Berengaria left him after the birth of five children, and the king thenreturned to Teresa, to whose daughters he left his kingdom by will.[Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1961 ed., Vol. 1, p. 688, ALPHONSO IX of Leon]
  Person ID	I3019	Wilson-Maynard Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2004

  
  

  Father	Ferdinand II Alfonsez King of Leon,   b. 1137, Toledo, Castile, Spain d. 22 Aug 1188, Benavente, Zamora, Castile, Spain (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Urraca Affonse Princess of Portugal,   b. ABT. 1149, OF Coimbra, COIMBRA, PORTUGAL d. 16 Oct 1188, Villadoiid, Spain (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	1160	, , LEON, SPAIN   [7]
  Family ID	F1047	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Tereza Sanchez Princes Portugal, & Algarve,   b. Abt 1176, Coimbria,Portugal d. 17 Jun 1250 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1191
  Family ID	F1499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Berengaria of Castile,   b. ABT. Jun 1180, Burgos, Castile, Spaine d. 8 Nov 1246, Burgos, Castile, Spaine (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1190/1197	OF LEON, LEON, SPAIN
  Children	1. Berenquela Princess of Leon And Castile,   b. Abt 1199, Leon, Spain d. 12 Apr 1237, Constantinople, Turkey (Age 38 years)   2. Alphonso de Molina,   b. Abt 1204, Molina, Guadalajara, Spain d. 1272, Salamanca, Spain (Age 68 years)   3. CONSTANZA OF LEON & CASTILE,   b. 1 May 1200   4. LEONOR CASTILE,   b. 1202   5. Ferdinand III "The Saint" King of Leon & Castile,   b. 19 Aug 1201, Leon, Spain d. 30 May 1252, Seville, Spain (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Ines Iniguez de Mendoza,   b. 1170, Spain
  Children	1. Urraca Alfonsa,   b. ABT. 1195, Spain
  Family ID	F1498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Aug 1171 - Zamora,Leon,Spain Marriage - 1190/1197 - OF LEON, LEON, SPAIN Death - 24 Sep 1230 - Villanceva Soria,Castille  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

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