See also

Family of Sancho III + ALFONSEZ and Blanche +

Husband: Sancho III + ALFONSEZ (1134-1158)
Wife: Blanche + (1133-1156)
Children: Alfonso VIII + SANCHEZ (1155-1214)
Marriage 30 Jan 1151 Catahorra, Longrono, Spain

Husband: Sancho III + ALFONSEZ

Name: Sancho III + ALFONSEZ
Sex: Male
Nickname: The Desired
Father: Alfonso VII + (1105-1157)
Mother: Bergenuela + RAIMUNDO (1116-1148)
Birth 1134 Toledo, Castile, Spain
Occupation King of Castile
Title King of Castile
Death 31 Aug 1158 (age 23-24) Toledo, Castile, Spain

Wife: Blanche +

Name: Blanche +
Sex: Female
Father: Garcias V(VI) + RAMIREZ (1099-1150)
Mother: Marguerite + of AIGLE (1100-1141)
Birth 1133 Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
Occupation Princess of Navarre
Title Princess of Navarre
Death 12 Aug 1156 (age 22-23) Castile, Spain

Child 1: Alfonso VIII + SANCHEZ

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Alfonso VIII + SANCHEZ

Name: Alfonso VIII + SANCHEZ
Sex: Male
Spouse: Eleanor + (1162-1214)
Birth 11 Nov 1155 Soria, Castile
Occupation King of Castile
Title frm 1158 to 1214 (age 2-59) King of Castile
Death 6 Oct 1214 (age 58) Gutierre Munoz, Avile, Castile

Note on Wife: Blanche +

Blanche of Navarre (aft. 1133, Pamplona – August 12, 1156). She was the daughter of king García Ramírez of Navarre, "The Restorer", and Marguerite de l'Aigle.

 

Blanche married Sancho III of Castile, co-king of Castile (with his father) on January 30, 1151 in Catahorra, Logroño; however, she died before her husband's accession as sole ruler in 1157. She had several children who did not survive and are buried in the church of San Pedro in Soria. On November 11, 1155 she gave birth to the future king Alfonso VIII. There appears to be no record of her activities thereafter, except for her death on August 12, 1156. While it had been suggested that she might have died from the complications of a new pregnancy, Valdez maintains that she died from sequelae of the birth of her son. That her death was caused by a pregnancy is recorded in an epitaph.

 

Sancho donated money to the Monastery of Santa María la Real of Najera where she is buried. The sarcophagus of the queen is regarded as a primary example of the ability to express artistically human emotions in the 12th century.