Alfonso VIII Sanchez de Castilla

1155 - 1214  (58 years)

• Name	Alfonso VIII Sanchez de Castilla  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	11 Nov 1155	Castilla y Leon, Spain   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1158 and 1214	Castilla y Leon, Spain   [7]
  	King of Castile and Leon
  Death	6 Aug 1214	Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain   [3, 4, 5]
  Burial	6 Oct 1214	Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain   [4, 5]
  	Huelgas
  Person ID	I2344	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family	Eleanor of England Plantagenet,   b. 13 Oct 1162, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d. 31 Oct 1214, Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1170	Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain   [1, 5]
  	Burgos Cathedral
  Children	+ 1. Berengaria Sanchez de Castilla,   b. Jun 1181, Segovia, Castilla-Leon, Spain d. 8 Nov 1246, Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Blanca Alphonsa Sanchez de Castilla,   b. 4 Mar 1188, Valencia, Valencia, Pais Valenciano, Spain d. 27 Nov 1252, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Eleanor Sanchez de Castilla,   b. 1200   d. 1244 (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Henry I Sanchez de Castilla,   b. 14 Apr 1204   d. 6 Jun 1217, Palencia, Castilla-Leon, Spain (Age 13 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - Sep 1170 - Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain Death - 6 Aug 1214 - Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain Burial - 6 Oct 1214 - Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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