Sancho III , King of Castile

M, (1134 - 31 August 1158)
Father-Biological*Alfonso VII ~ King of Castile and Léon b. Mar 1105, d. 21 Aug 1157
Mother-Biological*Berengaria of Barcelona d. Feb 1149
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Boudreau Line
Last Edited=21 Aug 2022
     Sancho III , King of Castile was born in 1134.1 He was the son of Alfonso VII ~ King of Castile and Léon and Berengaria of Barcelona. Sancho III , King of Castile was also known as Sancho II.2 He and Blanca of Navarre , Princess of Navarre were engaged circa 1139.1

Sancho III , King of Castile married Blanca of Navarre , Princess of Navarre, daughter of Garcia Ramirez V el Restaurador , King of Navarre and Margaret de l'Aigle, on 30 January 1151 at Logera or Calaharra, Spain.1,2,3 Sancho was crowned the King of Castile in 1157.1 He died on 31 August 1158 at Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain.1,2,3

Compeller's Notes:
Marriage Date: Moriarty (1963) gives their wedding date as 4 February 1151.3

Child of Sancho III , King of Castile and Blanca of Navarre , Princess of Navarre

Citations

  1. Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa, Fourth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002.
  2. Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, Fifth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982.
  3. Moriarty, G. Andrews. "The Plantagenet Descent from the Cid", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume CXVII (April 1963).