Berenguela Of Castile

1180 - 1246  (66 years)

• Name	Berenguela Of Castile
  Birth	01 Jan 1180	Segovia, Castilla y Leon, Spain
  Gender	Female
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  Death	08 Nov 1246	Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain
  Burial	Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain
  	Monasterio de Santa Maria la Real de las Huelgas
  Person ID	I846	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Alfonso VIII Of Castile,   b. 11 Nov 1155, Castilla y Leon, Spain d. 05 Oct 1214, Castilla y Leon, Spain (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eleanor Plantagenet,   b. 13 Oct 1162   d. 31 Oct 1214 (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1170
  Family ID	F176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alfonso IX De Leon,   b. 15 Aug 1171, Zamora, Castilla y Leon, Spain d. 23 Sep 1230, Spain (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1197
  Children	1. Ferdinand III Of Castile,   b. 05 Aug 1201, Castilla y Leon, Spain d. 30 May 1252, Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F96	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 01 Jan 1180 - Segovia, Castilla y Leon, Spain Death - 08 Nov 1246 - Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain Burial - - Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Berenguela Of Castile Birth: Jan. 1, 1180 Segovia Castilla y Leon, Spain Death: Nov. 8, 1246 Burgos Castilla y Leon, Spain Queen of Castile (1217) Queen Consort of León (1197-1204) Regent of Castile Eldest daughter of King Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet. Paternal granddaughter of King Sancho III of Castile and Blanca Ramírez of Navarre. Maternal granddaughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. Berenguela was first betrothed to Conrad II, Duke of Swabia, before 1196, but he was murdered before their marriage could be solemnized. She married King Alfonso IX of León in 1197, and together they had five children. Their marriage was annulled, however, in 1204 by Pope Innocent III because they were too closely related to each other. After the annulment, the Queen and her children returned to Castile, where she thwarted her former husband's attempts to disinherit her children. When her father died in 1214, she became Regent of Castile for her young brother Enrique I, and administered the government in his name. Enrique was accidentally killed in 1217, and because he died without issue, Berenguela became Queen of Castile in her own right. She was thirty-seven years old at the time of her accession, and abdicated the same year in favor of her eldest son, who became Ferdinand III of Castile. Following her abdication, Berenguela served as her son's adviser and retired to the Abbey de Santa María la Real de las Huelgas, where she died and was buried in 1246. Family links: Parents: Alfonso VIII Of Castile (1155 - 1214) Eleanor Plantagenet (1162 - 1214) Spouse: Alfonso IX De Leon (1171 - 1230)* Children: Ferdinand III Castile (1199 - 1252)* Ferdinand III of Castile (1201 - 1252)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Monasterio de Santa María la Real de las Huelgas Burgos Castilla y Leon, Spain Created by: A. I. Carroll-Zimmer Record added: Dec 04, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 62558130 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------