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Biography of Mafalda Burgundy Queen Consort Castile 1196-1256

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In 1196 Mafalda Burgundy Queen Consort Castile was born to Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [aged 41] and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal.

In 1206 [her brother] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [aged 20] and [her sister-in-law] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 50] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 44]. He the son of [her father] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [aged 51] and [her mother] Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. They were second cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 26th March 1211 [her father] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [aged 56] died. His son [her brother] Alfonso [aged 25] succeeded II King Portugal. [her sister-in-law] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 23] by marriage Queen Consort Portugal.

In 1214 [her brother-in-law] King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 43] and [her sister] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of [her father] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and [her mother] Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark and Sophia of Minsk.

On 5th October 1214 Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 58] died. He was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map]. His son [her future husband] Henry [aged 10] succeeded I King Castile.

In 1215 Henry I King Castile [aged 10] and Mafalda Burgundy Queen Consort Castile [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. They were second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1216 [her husband] Henry I King Castile [aged 11] and [her niece] Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Castile [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [her brother-in-law] Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 44] and [her sister] Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon [aged 40]. He the son of Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. They were second cousins. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 6th June 1217 [her husband] Henry I King Castile [aged 13] was killed by a tile falling of a roof. He was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map]. His sister [her sister-in-law] Berengaria [aged 38] succeeded I Queen Castile.

On 27th March 1221 [her sister] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 23] died.

On 25th March 1223 [her brother] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [aged 37] died at Coimbra. His son [her nephew] Sancho [aged 13] succeeded II King Portugal.

On 18th June 1250 [her sister] Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon [aged 74] died.

On 1st May 1256 Mafalda Burgundy Queen Consort Castile [aged 60] died.

[her father] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and [her mother] Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Raymond V Count Barcelona. He the son of Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal. They were fifth cousins.