Brief Life History of Alfonso IX
When Alfonso IX Rey de León was born on 15 August 1171, in Zamora, Castilla y León, Spain, his father, "Rey Fernando II de León" Fernando Raimúndez de Barcelona, was 34 and his mother, Infanta Urraca de Portugal, was 23. He married Teresa Sanches de Portugal in 1191, in Guimarães, Braga, Portugal. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. In 1076, his occupation is listed as alférez del rey alfonso vi. He died on 23 September 1230, in Sarria, Lugo, Galicia, Spain, at the age of 59, and was buried in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Alphonso Fernandez - birth-name: Alphonso Fernandez
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Alfonso IX de Leon, "Índice Find A Grave"
Spouse and Children
1171–1230 Male
1180–1246 Female
Children (5)
1198–1202 Female
1200–1242 Female
1201–1252 Male
1202–1272 Male
1204–1237 Female
Parents and Siblings
1148–1211 Female
Siblings (1)
1171–1230 Male
World Events (1)
1200
Age 29
Name Meaning
Visigothic: probably a compound of adal ‘noble’ + funs ‘ready’; a traditional royal name.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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