Biography of Alfonso IX King Leon 1171-1230

Paternal Family Tree: Ivrea

Before 15th August 1171 [his father] Ferdinand II King Leon [aged 34] and [his mother] Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal [aged 62] and [his grandmother] Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon. They were half second cousins.

On 15th August 1171 Alfonso IX King Leon was born to [his father] Ferdinand II King Leon [aged 34] and [his mother] Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon [aged 23]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.00%.

On 22nd January 1188 [his father] Ferdinand II King Leon [aged 51] died. His son Alfonso [aged 16] succeeded IX King Leon.

In 1191 Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 19] and Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [aged 36] and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Ferdinand II King Leon and Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon [aged 43]. They were first cousins.

In 1191 [his daughter] Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Castile was born to Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 19] and [his wife] Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon [aged 15]. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.34%. She married 1216 her second cousin Henry I King Castile, son of Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile.

Around 1192 [his son] Ferdinand Ivrea was born to Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 20] and [his wife] Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon [aged 16]. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.34%.

Around 1193 [his daughter] Dulce Ivrea was born to Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 21] and [his wife] Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon [aged 17]. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.34%.

In 1197 Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 25] and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 41] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 35]. He the son of Ferdinand II King Leon and Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon [aged 49]. They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1199 [his son] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon was born to Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 27] and [his wife] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 20]. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.56%. He married (1) 30th November 1219 his fourth cousin Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon and had issue (2) October 1237 his second cousin once removed Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon, daughter of Simon Dammartin and Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu, and had issue.

The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.

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23rd May 1200 King Louis VIII of France [aged 12] and [his sister-in-law] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [aged 12] were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 44] and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 38]. He the son of King Philip II of France [aged 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.

In 1204 [his daughter] Beregaria Ivrea was born to Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 32] and [his wife] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 25]. She a great granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.56%. She married John de Brienne I King Jerusalem, son of Erard Brienne II Count Brienne and Agnès Montfaucon Countess Brienne, and had issue.

In 1206 [his brother-in-law] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [aged 20] and [his sister-in-law] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 50] and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 44]. He the son of [his uncle] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [aged 51] and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. They were second cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1211 [his mother] Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon [aged 63] died.

On 26th March 1211 [his uncle] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [aged 56] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Alfonso [aged 25] succeeded II King Portugal. [his sister-in-law] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 23] by marriage Queen Consort Portugal.

In 1214 King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 43] and [his sister-in-law] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of [his uncle] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark and Sophia of Minsk.

In 1214 [his son] Ferdinand Ivrea [aged 22] died.

Before 1215 [his son-in-law] Lope Díaz II de Haro [aged 44] and [his illegitimate daughter] Urraca Alfonso de León were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 43].

In 1215 [his future son-in-law] Henry I King Castile [aged 10] and [his sister-in-law] Mafalda Burgundy Queen Consort Castile [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [his uncle] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of [his father-in-law] Alfonso VIII King Castile and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. They were second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1216 [his son-in-law] Henry I King Castile [aged 11] and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Castile [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 44] and Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon [aged 40]. He the son of Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. They were second cousins. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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On 6th June 1217 [his son-in-law] Henry I King Castile [aged 13] was killed by a tile falling of a roof. He was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map]. His sister [his wife] Berengaria [aged 38] succeeded I Queen Castile.

On 31st August 1217 [his wife] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 38] abdicated I King Castile. Her son Ferdinand [aged 18] succeeded III King Castile.

On 30th November 1219 Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon [aged 20] and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon [aged 14] were married in Burgos [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Philip King Germany. He the son of Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 48] and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 40]. They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 3rd November 1220 [his sister-in-law] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 33] died.

On 27th March 1221 [his sister-in-law] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 23] died.

On 25th March 1223 [his brother-in-law] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [aged 37] died at Coimbra. His son Sancho [aged 13] succeeded II King Portugal.

On 14th July 1223 King Philip II of France [aged 57] died. His son Louis [aged 35] succeeded VIII King France: Capet. [his sister-in-law] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [aged 35] by marriage Queen Consort of France.

On 24th September 1230 Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 59] died. His son Ferdinand [aged 31] succeeded III King Leon.

On 8th November 1246 [his former wife] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 67] died.

On 18th June 1250 [his former wife] Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon [aged 74] died.

[his daughter] Maria Ivrea was born to Alfonso IX King Leon and Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.34%.

[his illegitimate daughter] Urraca Alfonso de León was born illegitimately to Alfonso IX King Leon.