King of Castile & Laeon Alfonso IX Fernandez (b. August 15, 1171, d. September 24, 1230)
Alfonso IX Fernandez was born August 15, 1171 in Zamora, Leon, Spain, and died September 24, 1230 in Villaneuva De Sarria, Lugo, Spain. He married Berenguela on December 1197 in Valiadolid, Valiadolid, Spain.
Notes for Alfonso IX Fernandez: Alfonso IX married Berengaria, the daughter of first cousin King Alfonso VIII of Castile. Pope Innocent III annulled the marriage in 1214 because of the family relationship of Alfonso and Berengaria. Alfonso IX founded the University of Salamanca and in war defeated the Muslim Almohads at Caceres, Badajoz and Merida
More About Alfonso IX Fernandez: Record Change: June 23, 2003
More About Alfonso IX Fernandez and Berenguela: Marriage: December 1197, Valiadolid, Valiadolid, Spain.
Children of Alfonso IX Fernandez and Berenguela are:
+Ferdinand III, b., Of, LAon, LAon, Spain, d. May 30, 1252, ,Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.