King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, nicknamed the Chaste or the Troubadour
Alfonso was the son of Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Queen Petronilla of Aragon. Grandson of Ramon Berenguer III and Douce, Countess of Provence, Ramiro, Bishop of Barbastro-Roda and his wife Agnes.
He was born Raymond Berengar/Berenguer at Huesca, but changed his name to honor Alfonso I.
He married Infanta Sancha of Castile, the only surviving child of King Alfonso VII of Castile by his second wife, Richeza of Poland. They married January 18, 1174, in Zaragoza, and had many children, at least eight who survived childhood including:
* Constance, married King Imre of Hungary & Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
* Eleanor, married Count Raymond VI of Toulouse
* Peter II of Aragon 1174-1213 killed at the Battle of Muret
* Dolça, nun
* Alfonso II, Count of Provence 1180-1209
* Ferdinand, Abbot of Montearagon, died after 1227
* Ramon Berenguer, died in the 1190s
* Sancha, married Raymond VII of Toulouse
He was the King of Aragon from 1164 to his death 1196, replacing his regent mother, Petronilla, and his title went to his son. Peter.
Alfonso was known for the Treaty of Cazorla, and his involvement in the affairs of Languedoc would cost the life of his son, Peter II of Aragon. Alfonso II provided the first land grant to the Cistercian monks on the banks of the Ebro River in the Aragon region, which would become the site of the first Cistercian monastery in this region. He was a noted poet of his time and a close friend of King Richard the Lionheart, and was famous for his love affairs.
He died at Perpignan in 1196.
Bio by Anne Stevens
Alfonso was the son of Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Queen Petronilla of Aragon. Grandson of Ramon Berenguer III and Douce, Countess of Provence, Ramiro, Bishop of Barbastro-Roda and his wife Agnes.
He was born Raymond Berengar/Berenguer at Huesca, but changed his name to honor Alfonso I.
He married Infanta Sancha of Castile, the only surviving child of King Alfonso VII of Castile by his second wife, Richeza of Poland. They married January 18, 1174, in Zaragoza, and had many children, at least eight who survived childhood including:
* Constance, married King Imre of Hungary & Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
* Eleanor, married Count Raymond VI of Toulouse
* Peter II of Aragon 1174-1213 killed at the Battle of Muret
* Dolça, nun
* Alfonso II, Count of Provence 1180-1209
* Ferdinand, Abbot of Montearagon, died after 1227
* Ramon Berenguer, died in the 1190s
* Sancha, married Raymond VII of Toulouse
He was the King of Aragon from 1164 to his death 1196, replacing his regent mother, Petronilla, and his title went to his son. Peter.
Alfonso was known for the Treaty of Cazorla, and his involvement in the affairs of Languedoc would cost the life of his son, Peter II of Aragon. Alfonso II provided the first land grant to the Cistercian monks on the banks of the Ebro River in the Aragon region, which would become the site of the first Cistercian monastery in this region. He was a noted poet of his time and a close friend of King Richard the Lionheart, and was famous for his love affairs.
He died at Perpignan in 1196.
Bio by Anne Stevens
King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, nicknamed the Chaste or the Troubadour
Alfonso was the son of Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Queen Petronilla of Aragon. Grandson of Ramon Berenguer III and Douce, Countess of Provence, Ramiro, Bishop of Barbastro-Roda and his wife Agnes.
He was born Raymond Berengar/Berenguer at Huesca, but changed his name to honor Alfonso I.
He married Infanta Sancha of Castile, the only surviving child of King Alfonso VII of Castile by his second wife, Richeza of Poland. They married January 18, 1174, in Zaragoza, and had many children, at least eight who survived childhood including:
* Constance, married King Imre of Hungary & Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
* Eleanor, married Count Raymond VI of Toulouse
* Peter II of Aragon 1174-1213 killed at the Battle of Muret
* Dolça, nun
* Alfonso II, Count of Provence 1180-1209
* Ferdinand, Abbot of Montearagon, died after 1227
* Ramon Berenguer, died in the 1190s
* Sancha, married Raymond VII of Toulouse
He was the King of Aragon from 1164 to his death 1196, replacing his regent mother, Petronilla, and his title went to his son. Peter.
Alfonso was known for the Treaty of Cazorla, and his involvement in the affairs of Languedoc would cost the life of his son, Peter II of Aragon. Alfonso II provided the first land grant to the Cistercian monks on the banks of the Ebro River in the Aragon region, which would become the site of the first Cistercian monastery in this region. He was a noted poet of his time and a close friend of King Richard the Lionheart, and was famous for his love affairs.
He died at Perpignan in 1196.
Bio by Anne Stevens
Alfonso was the son of Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Queen Petronilla of Aragon. Grandson of Ramon Berenguer III and Douce, Countess of Provence, Ramiro, Bishop of Barbastro-Roda and his wife Agnes.
He was born Raymond Berengar/Berenguer at Huesca, but changed his name to honor Alfonso I.
He married Infanta Sancha of Castile, the only surviving child of King Alfonso VII of Castile by his second wife, Richeza of Poland. They married January 18, 1174, in Zaragoza, and had many children, at least eight who survived childhood including:
* Constance, married King Imre of Hungary & Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
* Eleanor, married Count Raymond VI of Toulouse
* Peter II of Aragon 1174-1213 killed at the Battle of Muret
* Dolça, nun
* Alfonso II, Count of Provence 1180-1209
* Ferdinand, Abbot of Montearagon, died after 1227
* Ramon Berenguer, died in the 1190s
* Sancha, married Raymond VII of Toulouse
He was the King of Aragon from 1164 to his death 1196, replacing his regent mother, Petronilla, and his title went to his son. Peter.
Alfonso was known for the Treaty of Cazorla, and his involvement in the affairs of Languedoc would cost the life of his son, Peter II of Aragon. Alfonso II provided the first land grant to the Cistercian monks on the banks of the Ebro River in the Aragon region, which would become the site of the first Cistercian monastery in this region. He was a noted poet of his time and a close friend of King Richard the Lionheart, and was famous for his love affairs.
He died at Perpignan in 1196.
Bio by Anne Stevens
