Alfonso IX of León and Wives

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Alfonso IX (15 August 1171 – 23 or 24 September 1230) was king of León and Galicia from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death.

He took steps towards modernizing and democratizing his dominion and founded the University of Salamanca in 1212. In 1188 he summoned the first parliament reflecting the fullest representation of the citizenry ever seen in Western Europe, the Cortes of León.

He took part in the work of the Reconquest, conquering the area of Extremadura (including the cities of Cáceres and Badajoz).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_IX_of_Le%C3%B3n

Alfonso IX | Real Academia de la Historia

Biographies of the wives of Alfonso IX:
Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theres...n_of_Le%C3%B3n

Berengaria of Castile
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berengaria_of_Castile

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In the year 1230, City of León. King Alfonso IX died. Although the future remains uncertain, the King will be remembered for what he had done - to take the first steps into democracy in the history of Europe.

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His sudden death in 1230 caused the abandonment of the Siege of Jaén by his son and successor Ferdinand which had begun in June of that year.
The city was finally taken by Castilian forces in 1246.

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Alfonso IX, King of León and Galicia:
Reign: 22 January 1188 – 24 September 1230
Predecessor: Ferdinand II
Successor: Ferdinand III
Born: 15 August 1171, Zamora
Died: 23/24 September 1230 (aged 59)
Villanueva de Sarria
Burial: Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Spouse: Theresa of Portugal (m. 1191; annulled 1196)​; Berengaria of Castile (m. 1197; annulled 1204)​
Issue:
among others...
Fernando
Sancha
Dulce
Ferdinand III
Alfonso of Molina
Berengaria, Latin Empress
House: Castilian House of Ivrea
Father: Ferdinand II of León
Mother: Urraca of Portugal
Religion: Roman Catholicism


Teresa of Portugal, Queen consort of León:
Tenure: 1191–1195
Born: 1176, Kingdom of Portugal
Died: 18 June 1250 (aged 71)
Lorvão Abbey, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial: Lorvão Abbey, Portugal
Spouse: Alfonso IX of León
​(m. 1191; annulled 1196)​
Issue: Sancha
Dulce
Ferdinand
House: House of Burgundy
Father: Sancho I of Portugal
Mother: Dulce of Aragon
Religion: Roman Catholicism


Berengaria, Queen of Castile and Toledo:
Reign: 6 June – 31 August 1217
Predecessor: Henry I
Successor: Ferdinand III
Queen consort of León:
Tenure: 1197–1204
Born: 1179 or 1180, Burgos
Died: 8 November 1246 (aged 66)
Las Huelgas near Burgos
Burial: Las Huelgas near Burgos
Consort: Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (m. 1187; died 1196)​;
Alfonso IX of León (m. 1197; annulled 1204)​
Issue:
more... Ferdinand III of Castile
Alfonso, Lord of Molina
Berengaria, Latin Empress
House: Castilian House of Ivrea
Father: Alfonso VIII of Castile
Mother: Eleanor of England
Religion: Roman Catholicism

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Berengaria's tomb in Las Huelgas.
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Sculpture dedicated to Alfonso IX in Almanza.
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Sculpture of Alfonso IX in León.
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