Person:Alfonso VII of León & Castile (1)
Alfonso VII Raimundez _____, of León & Castile
b.1 Mar 1104/05 Castile, Spain
d.21 Aug 1157 La Fresneda,Teruel,Aragon,
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1095
  1. Sancha Raimúndez _____Abt 1095 & 1102 - 1159
  2. Alfonso VII Raimundez _____, of León & Castile1104/05 - 1157
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Alfonso VII Raimundez _____, of León & Castile1104/05 - 1157
  • W.  Urraca FernándezAbt 1120 -
  1. Stephanie Alfonso _____, of CastileBet 1139 & 1148 - 1180
Spouse and Children
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m. 1094
Spouse and Children
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m. Nov 1128
  1. Sancho III "el Deseado" _____, King of Castile1134 - 1158
  2. Ferdinand II Alfonsez _____, of Castile & LeónAbt 1135 - 1187/88
  3. Ramon Alfonsez _____, of Leon1136 -
  4. Sancha Alfonsa _____, Princess of CastileAbt 1139 - 1179
  5. Constance _____, of Castile1141 - 1160
  6. Garcia _____, of CastileBef 1141/42 -
  7. Alfonso _____, of Castile & LeonAft 1144 - 1149
  8. Beatrice Princess Of Castile SanchaAbt 1150 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Alfonso VII Raimundez _____, of León & Castile1104/05 - 1157
  • W.  Gontrada Perez
m.
  1. Urraca _____, of Castile, Queen of NavarreAft 1126 - 1164
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Alfonso VII Raimundez _____, of León & Castile1104/05 - 1157
  • W.  Richeza of PolandAbt 1140 - 1185
m. 1152
  1. Ferdinand Leon1153 - 1157
  2. Fernando of Castile1154 -
  3. Sancha of Castile1154 - 1208
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Facts and Events
Name Alfonso VII Raimundez _____, of León & Castile
Gender Male
Marriage to Urraca Fernández
Other Marriage Ending Status Divorce
with Richeza of Poland
Marriage Cohabitation?
to Gontrada Perez
Marriage 1094 to Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily
Birth? 1 Mar 1104/05 Castile, SpainHouse of Ivrea
Alt Birth? 1 Mar 1105 Caldas Del Rey, Galicia, Spain
Marriage Nov 1128 Saldaña, Palencia, Castilla y León, Spainto Berenguela of Barcelona
Marriage 1152 Spainto Richeza of Poland
Death? 21 Aug 1157 La Fresneda,Teruel,Aragon,
Burial? Toledo, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, SpainCathedral of Santa Maria
Reference Number? Q312767?


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Alfonso VII (1 March 110521 August 1157), called the Emperor (el Emperador), became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126. Alfonso, born Alfonso Raimúndez, first used the title Emperor of All Spain, alongside his mother Urraca, once she vested him with the direct rule of Toledo in 1116. Alfonso later held another investiture in 1135 in a grand ceremony reasserting his claims to the imperial title. He was the son of Urraca of León and Raymond of Burgundy, the first of the House of Ivrea to rule in the Iberian peninsula.

Alfonso was a dignified and somewhat enigmatic figure. His rule was characterised by the renewed supremacy of the western kingdoms of Christian Iberia over the eastern (Navarre and Aragón) after the reign of Alfonso the Battler. Though he sought to make the imperial title meaningful in practice to both Christian and Muslim populations, his hegemonic intentions never saw fruition. During his tenure, Portugal became de facto independent, in 1128, and was recognized as de jure independent, in 1143. He was a patron of poets, including, probably, the troubadour Marcabru.

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References
  1.   Alfonso VII of León, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Brian Tompsett, (i)Directory of Royal Genealogy Data(/i) (United Kingdom: University of Hull,).
  3.   Alfonso VII, Rey de Castilla, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  4.   ALFONSO VII 1112-1157, in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
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