Alfonso XI, King of Castile and Leon

Alfonso married Maria of Portugal in Sep 1328. Maria (daughter of Afonso IV, King of Portugal and Beatriz of Castile) was born about 1313; died on 13 Jan 1357 in Évora, Alentejo, Portugal. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Pedro I, King of Castile was born on 30 Aug 1334 in Burgos, Castile, Spain; died on 23 Mar 1369 in Montiel, Ciudad Real, Castile-la-Mancha, Spain.

Fernando married Costanza of Portugal in Jan 1302 in Valladolid, Castile, Spain. Costanza (daughter of Diniz, King of Portugal and St. Isabel of Portugal) was born on 3 Jan 1290; died on 23 Nov 1313 in Sahagún, León, Spain; was buried in Valladolid, Castile, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"The Brave."

Sancho married Maria de Molina in 1281. Maria (daughter of Alfonso and Mayor Afonso de Meneses) was born about 1262; died on 17 Jul 1321 in Valladolid, Castile, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Regent of Castile.

Diniz married St. Isabel of Portugal on 24 Jun 1282 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Isabel (daughter of Pedro III, King Of Aragón; King Of Sicily and Constance of Sicily) was born on 4 Jan 1271 in Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain; died on 4 Jul 1336. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfonso married Yolande of Aragón on 26 Nov 1248 in Valladolid, Castile, Spain. Yolande (daughter of James I, King of Aragón and Violant of Hungary) was born before Jan 1238; died in 1301 in Roncevalles, Navarre, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also called Violante.

Notes:

Infante de Castilla. Señor de Molina y Mesa.

Alfonso married Mayor Afonso de Meneses after 1246. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Señora de Meneses, Montealegre.

Notes:

Also Count of Boulogne.

Afonso married Beatriz of Castile in 1253. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Aug 1240

Pedro married Constance of Sicily on 13 Jun 1262 in Montpellier, Hérault, France. Constance (daughter of Manfredo, King of Sicily and Beatrice of Savoy) was born in 1249; died in 1301 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 1199
• Alternate birth: 1200
• Alternate birth: 30 Jul 1201, Monte de Valparaíso, Spain
• Alternate birth: Between 5 Aug 1201 and 19 Aug 1201, En route between Salamanca and Zamora
• Alternate birth: 5 Aug 1201, Monte de Valparaíso, Spain
• Alternate death: 15 Mar 1252
• Alternate death: 30 May 1253

Notes:

"[H]e was born near but not at at the monastery [of Valparaíso], which was moved to his birthplace afterwards. Ferdinand was called 'montesino' because he was born on the mountain, by the road between Salamanca and Zamora." [Peter Stewart, citation details below]

Canonized in 1671 by Clement X. His feast day is 30 May.

Fernando married Elizabeth von Hohenstaufen on 30 Nov 1219 in Burgos, Castile, Spain. Elizabeth (daughter of Philip II, King of Germany and Irene Angelina) was born between Mar 1205 and May 1205; died on 30 Nov 1235. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Conquered the Balearic Islands, 1229-1235, and the kingdom of Valencia, 1233-1238, adding their territory to that of Aragon." [The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, citation details below.]

James I, King of Aragón (d. 1276) =
Teresa Gil de Vidaure

Jaime Fernández de Aragón (b. 1238) =
Elfa de Azagra (b. ~1250)

Jaime II =
Beatríz de Lauria

Beatriz de Xérica =
Pedro Ponce de León II (d. 1352)

Pedro Ponce de León IV (d. ~1374) =
Sancha de Haro

Pedro Ponce de León V (d. 1448) =
María de Ayala

Juan Ponce de León (d. 1469) =
Catalina González de Oviedo

Eutropio Ponce de León =
[prob.] Catalina de Vera Zurita

Violante Ponce de León =
Roy Diaz de Guzmán y Riquelme

Alonso Riquelme de Guzmán of Asunción, Paraguay =
Ursula de Irala

Catalina de Guzmán of Buenos Aires, Argentina =
Jerónimo López de Alanis

Rodrigo [Ponce de León] López de Alanis =
Isabel Naharro de Humanes

Mariá Ponce de León y Navarro =
Augustin de Labayen

Juana de Labayen =
Gaspar de Avellaneda

Maria Rosa de Avallaneda =
Juan de San Martín

Francisca Javiera se San Martin =
Marcos José de Riglos

María Jacinta de Riglos y San Martin =
Mariano José de Zavaleta Aramburu (1762-1837)

María Isabel Zavaleta Riglos (1779-1883) =
Patricio Julián José Lynch Roo (1779-1881)

Francisco de Paula Eustaquio Lynch Zavaleta, sometime of San Francisco, California (1817-1886) =
Mrs. Eloïsa Ortíz Alfaro Eldridge (1834-1913)

Ana Isabel Lynch Ortíz (San Francisco, 1861-<1949) =
Robert Guevera Castro (b. California, 1855)

Ernesto Rafael Guevara Lynch (b. 1900) =
Celia de la Serna Llosa

Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna (Argentina, 1928-Bolivia, 1967)

James married Violant of Hungary on 8 Sep 1236 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Violant (daughter of András II, King of Hungary and Yolanda of Courtenay, Queen Consort of Hungary) died on 12 Oct 1251; was buried in Cistercian Monastery of Vallbona, Catalonia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also called Jolanta, Yolande.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 1166

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Called "el Baboso," "the Slobberer," supposedly because he was subject to fits of rage during which he foamed at the mouth. Despite this, he is also notable for having founded the University of Salamanca and for convening what was arguably the first parliament in Western Europe that included representatives of the urban bourgeoisie. Our theory is that he was a marooned time-traveler from the future: if you found yourself stuck in twelfth-century Spain, you'd foam at the mouth once in a while too.

From Wikipedia:

In spite of the democratic precedent represented by the Cortes and the founding of the University of Salamanca, Alfonso is often chiefly remembered for the difficulties his successive marriages caused between him with Pope Celestine III. He was first married in 1191 to his first cousin, Theresa of Portugal, who bore him two daughters, and a son who died young. The marriage was declared null by the papal legate Cardinal Gregory for consanguinity.

After Alfonso VIII of Castile was defeated at the Battle of Alarcos, Alfonso IX invaded Castile with the aid of Muslim troops. He was summarily excommunicated by Pope Celestine III. In 1197, Alfonso IX married his first cousin once removed, Berengaria of Castile, to cement peace between León and Castile. For this second act of consanguinity, the king and the kingdom were placed under interdict by representatives of the Pope. In 1198, Pope Innocent III declared Alfonso and Berengaria's marriage invalid, but they stayed together until 1204. The annulment of this marriage by the pope drove the younger Alfonso to again attack his cousin in 1204, but treaties made in 1205, 1207, and 1209 each forced him to concede further territories and rights. The treaty in 1207 is the first existing public document in the Castilian dialect.

The Pope was, however, compelled to modify his measures by the threat that, if the people could not obtain the services of religion, they would not support the clergy, and that heresy would spread. The king was left under interdict personally, but to that he showed himself indifferent, and he had the support of his clergy. Berengaria left him after the birth of five children, and the king then returned to Theresa, to whose daughters he left his kingdom in his will.

Alfonso married Berenguela I of Castile, Queen Of Castile & Toledo before 17 Dec 1197 in Valladolid, Castile, Spain. Berenguela (daughter of Alfonso VIII, King of Castile, Toledo, and Extramadura and Eleanor of England) was born about 1180; died on 8 Nov 1246 in Las Huelgas, near Burgos, Castile, Spain; was buried in Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Abt 1179-1180
• Alternate birth: Between Jan 1180 and Jun 1180
• Alternate birth: Bef Aug 1180, Burgos, Castile, Spain
• Alternate death: 8 Nov 1244

Notes:

Also called Berengaria.

"The couple separated due to consanguinity in 1204, after which she returned to her father's dominions, where she became regent for her younger brother, Enrique I, King of Castile. She abdicated the throne of Castile 31 Aug 1217, in favor of her son, Fernando." [Royal Ancestry]

"Starting in 1198, Pope Innocent III objected to the marriage on the grounds of consanguinity, though the couple stayed together until 1204. They vehemently sought a dispensation in order to stay together, including offering large sums of money. However, the pope denied their request, although they succeeded in having their children considered legitimate. Her marriage dissolved, Berengaria returned to Castile and to her parents in May 1204, where she dedicated herself to the care of her children." [Wikipedia]

Notes:

Annulled by Pope Innocent III on grounds of consanguinity.

Notes:

Senhor de Menezes, Señor de Montealegre.

Afonso married Maria Anes de Lima. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Afonso married Urraca of Castile. Urraca (daughter of Alfonso VIII, King of Castile, Toledo, and Extramadura and Eleanor of England) was born between 1186 and 1187; died on 3 Nov 1220 in Coimbra, Portugal. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfonso married Maria Guillen de Guzmán. Maria (daughter of Guillen Pérez de Guzmán and Maria González Girón) died in 1262. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Manfredo married Beatrice of Savoy about 1248. Beatrice (daughter of Amedee of Savoy and Marguerite of Burgundy) was born on 4 Mar 1223; died before 10 May 1259. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 1166

Notes:

Called "el Baboso," "the Slobberer," supposedly because he was subject to fits of rage during which he foamed at the mouth. Despite this, he is also notable for having founded the University of Salamanca and for convening what was arguably the first parliament in Western Europe that included representatives of the urban bourgeoisie. Our theory is that he was a marooned time-traveler from the future: if you found yourself stuck in twelfth-century Spain, you'd foam at the mouth once in a while too.

From Wikipedia:

In spite of the democratic precedent represented by the Cortes and the founding of the University of Salamanca, Alfonso is often chiefly remembered for the difficulties his successive marriages caused between him with Pope Celestine III. He was first married in 1191 to his first cousin, Theresa of Portugal, who bore him two daughters, and a son who died young. The marriage was declared null by the papal legate Cardinal Gregory for consanguinity.

After Alfonso VIII of Castile was defeated at the Battle of Alarcos, Alfonso IX invaded Castile with the aid of Muslim troops. He was summarily excommunicated by Pope Celestine III. In 1197, Alfonso IX married his first cousin once removed, Berengaria of Castile, to cement peace between León and Castile. For this second act of consanguinity, the king and the kingdom were placed under interdict by representatives of the Pope. In 1198, Pope Innocent III declared Alfonso and Berengaria's marriage invalid, but they stayed together until 1204. The annulment of this marriage by the pope drove the younger Alfonso to again attack his cousin in 1204, but treaties made in 1205, 1207, and 1209 each forced him to concede further territories and rights. The treaty in 1207 is the first existing public document in the Castilian dialect.

The Pope was, however, compelled to modify his measures by the threat that, if the people could not obtain the services of religion, they would not support the clergy, and that heresy would spread. The king was left under interdict personally, but to that he showed himself indifferent, and he had the support of his clergy. Berengaria left him after the birth of five children, and the king then returned to Theresa, to whose daughters he left his kingdom in his will.

Alfonso married Berenguela I of Castile, Queen Of Castile & Toledo before 17 Dec 1197 in Valladolid, Castile, Spain. Berenguela (daughter of Alfonso VIII, King of Castile, Toledo, and Extramadura and Eleanor of England) was born about 1180; died on 8 Nov 1246 in Las Huelgas, near Burgos, Castile, Spain; was buried in Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Abt 1179-1180
• Alternate birth: Between Jan 1180 and Jun 1180
• Alternate birth: Bef Aug 1180, Burgos, Castile, Spain
• Alternate death: 8 Nov 1244

Notes:

Also called Berengaria.

"The couple separated due to consanguinity in 1204, after which she returned to her father's dominions, where she became regent for her younger brother, Enrique I, King of Castile. She abdicated the throne of Castile 31 Aug 1217, in favor of her son, Fernando." [Royal Ancestry]

"Starting in 1198, Pope Innocent III objected to the marriage on the grounds of consanguinity, though the couple stayed together until 1204. They vehemently sought a dispensation in order to stay together, including offering large sums of money. However, the pope denied their request, although they succeeded in having their children considered legitimate. Her marriage dissolved, Berengaria returned to Castile and to her parents in May 1204, where she dedicated herself to the care of her children." [Wikipedia]

Notes:

Annulled by Pope Innocent III on grounds of consanguinity.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Feb-Mar 1177, Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
• Alternate birth: 1181

Notes:

Phillip of Hohenstaufen, Duke Of Swabia, "King of the Romans". Was never formally made Holy Roman Emperor.

Murdered by Otto of Wittelsbach.

Philip married Irene Angelina on 25 May 1197. Irene (daughter of Isaac II Angelos, Emperor of Byzantium and (First wife of Isaac II Angelos)) was born about 1181 in Constantinople; died on 27 Aug 1208 in Hohenstaufen Castle, Bavaria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also called Eirene-Maria of Byzantium.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Jul 1178, Huesca, Aragón, Spain

Notes:

"Crowned by Pope Innocent III in Rome and declared his kingdom a feudatory of the Holy See, 1204. With other Spanish kings he took a prominent part in the victory over the Moors at Las Navas de Tolosa, 16 July 1212, but lost his life supporting his brother-in-law, Raymond VI of Toulouse against the crusader Simon de Montfort, in Languedoc, at the battle of Muret." [The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz]

Pedro married Marie of Montpellier on 15 Jun 1204. Marie (daughter of Guillem VIII de Montpellier and Eudokia) died on 21 Apr 1213 in Rome, Italy; was buried in St. Peter's, Rome, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 26 Oct 1235

Notes:

"On advice of Pope set out with an army of 15,000 men on crusade to the Holy Land, 1217, but the expedition failed. Upon his return he found Hungary in near anarchy. Hungarian nobles extorted from him the Golden Bull (Hungarian Magna Charta), 1222." [The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz]

András married Yolanda of Courtenay, Queen Consort of Hungary. Yolanda (daughter of Peter II of Courtenay, Emperor of Constantinople and Yolanda of Flanders) was born about 1200; died in 1233. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Fernando married Urraca of Portugal in 1165. Urraca (daughter of Affonso I Henriques, King of Portugal and Mafalda of Savoy) was born about 1150; died on 16 Oct 1188 in Bamba, near Valladolid, Castile, Spain; was buried in Monastery of San Juan Bautista of the Knights of St. John, Bamba, near Valladolid, Castile, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Abt 1151

Notes:

"Su última aparición en la documentación medieval fue en 1211 cuando donó a la Catedral de Zamora la villa de Castrotorafe que había recibido como parte de las arras entregadas por rey Fernando en 1165." [Spanish-language Wikipedia]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 5 Oct 1214, Gutiérre Muños, Arévalo, Spain
• Alternate death: 6 Oct 1214, Gutiérre Muños, Arévalo, Spain

Notes:

Also Lord of Gascony. "Defeated by the Moorish Almohad invaders in 1195, but defeated a combined army of the kings of Leon and Navarre the same year. Won a great victory over the Moors at Navas de Tolosa, 1212." [The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, which gives the date of his marriage to Eleanor as September 1177, unlike other sources which date it to September 1170.]

Alfonso married Eleanor of England in Sep 1170 in Burgos, Castile, Spain. Eleanor (daughter of Henry II, King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Consort of France; Queen Consort of England) was born on 13 Oct 1162 in Domfront, Normandy, France; died on 21 Sep 1214; was buried in Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Between 1161 and 1162
• Alternate birth: 1161
• Alternate death: 25 Oct 1214, Burgos, Castile, Spain

Notes:

Also called Leonor.

"Of all Eleanor of Aquitaine's daughters, her namesake was the only one who was enabled, by political circumstances, to wield the kind of influence her mother had exercised. In her own marriage treaty, and in the first marriage treaty for her daughter Berengaria, Eleanor was given direct control of many lands, towns, and castles throughout the kingdom. She was almost as powerful as Alfonso, who specified in his will in 1204 that she was to rule alongside their son in the event of his death, including taking responsibility for paying his debts and executing his will. It was she who persuaded him to marry their daughter Berengaria to Alfonso IX of León. Troubadours and sages were regularly present in Alfonso VIII's court due to Eleanor's patronage." [Wikipedia]

Notes:

Señor d'Albuquerque. Señor de Menezes.

Sancho married Dulce of Barcelona in 1174. Dulce (daughter of Ramon IV Berengar and Petronila of Aragón, Queen of Aragón) was born about 1159; died on 1 Sep 1198 in Coimbra, Portugal. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 1199
• Alternate birth: 1200
• Alternate birth: 30 Jul 1201, Monte de Valparaíso, Spain
• Alternate birth: Between 5 Aug 1201 and 19 Aug 1201, En route between Salamanca and Zamora
• Alternate birth: 5 Aug 1201, Monte de Valparaíso, Spain
• Alternate death: 15 Mar 1252
• Alternate death: 30 May 1253

Notes:

"[H]e was born near but not at at the monastery [of Valparaíso], which was moved to his birthplace afterwards. Ferdinand was called 'montesino' because he was born on the mountain, by the road between Salamanca and Zamora." [Peter Stewart, citation details below]

Canonized in 1671 by Clement X. His feast day is 30 May.

Fernando married Elizabeth von Hohenstaufen on 30 Nov 1219 in Burgos, Castile, Spain. Elizabeth (daughter of Philip II, King of Germany and Irene Angelina) was born between Mar 1205 and May 1205; died on 30 Nov 1235. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Guillen married Maria González Girón. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also King of Sicily 1196-1250.

Friedrich married Bianca Lancia. Bianca (daughter of Manfredo Lancia) was born about 1212. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 11 Jul 1253, Montmelian, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
• Alternate death: 13 Jul 1253

Notes:

Also called Amadeo, Amadeus. Count of Savoy. "Generally a supporter of Friedrich II in Italy, who made him Duke of Chablais in 1238, but after his death a supporter of the pope; with the financial help of Henry III of England won additional lands to provide for his brothers; curtailed the power of local lords by enhancing that of appointed officials." [The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, citation details below.]

Amedee married Marguerite of Burgundy in 1222. Marguerite (daughter of Hugh III of Burgundy and Beatrice of Albon) was born in 1192; died in 1242. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 1243
• Alternate death: Bef 1244

Notes:

Also called Anna or Anne of Burgundy.