Biography of Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile 1179-1246

Paternal Family Tree: Ivrea

Maternal Family Tree: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault 1079-1151

Before 17th September 1177 [her father] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 21] and [her mother] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [her grandfather] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 44] and [her grandmother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 55]. He the son of Sancho III King Castile and Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile. They were half fourth cousins.

In 1179 Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile was born to [her father] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 23] and [her mother] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 17]. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 22nd January 1188 Ferdinand II King Leon [aged 51] died. His son [her future husband] Alfonso [aged 16] succeeded IX King Leon.

In 1191 [her future husband] Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 19] and Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [aged 36] and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Ferdinand II King Leon and [her future mother-in-law] Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon [aged 43]. They were first cousins.

In 1197 Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 25] and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 41] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 35]. He the son of Ferdinand II King Leon and Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon [aged 49]. They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1199 [her son] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon was born to [her husband] Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 27] and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 20]. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.56%. He married (1) 30th November 1219 his fourth cousin Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon and had issue (2) October 1237 his second cousin once removed Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon, daughter of Simon Dammartin and Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu, and had issue.

23rd May 1200 [her brother-in-law] King Louis VIII of France [aged 12] and [her sister] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [aged 12] were married. She the daughter of [her father] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 44] and [her mother] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 38]. He the son of King Philip II of France [aged 34] and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1204 [her daughter] Beregaria Ivrea was born to [her husband] Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 32] and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 25]. She a great granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.56%. She married John de Brienne I King Jerusalem, son of Erard Brienne II Count Brienne and Agnès Montfaucon Countess Brienne, and had issue.

In 1206 [her brother-in-law] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [aged 20] and [her sister] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of [her father] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 50] and [her mother] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 44]. He the son of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [aged 51] and 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 Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [aged 56] died. His son [her brother-in-law] Alfonso [aged 25] succeeded II King Portugal. [her sister] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 23] by marriage Queen Consort Portugal.

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In 1214 [her step-son] Ferdinand Ivrea [aged 22] died.

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

On 31st October 1214 [her mother] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 53] died at Burgos [Map]. She was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map].

In 1215 [her brother] Henry I King Castile [aged 10] and [her sister-in-law] 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 [her father] Alfonso VIII King Castile and [her mother] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. They were second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

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

On 6th June 1217 [her brother] 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 Berengaria [aged 38] succeeded I Queen Castile.

On 31st August 1217 Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 38] abdicated I King Castile. Her son Ferdinand [aged 18] succeeded III King Castile.

On 30th November 1219 Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon [aged 20] and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon [aged 14] were married in Burgos [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Philip King Germany. He the son of Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 48] and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 40]. They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 3rd November 1220 [her sister] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 33] died.

On 14th July 1223 King Philip II of France [aged 57] died. His son [her brother-in-law] Louis [aged 35] succeeded VIII King France: Capet. [her sister] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [aged 35] by marriage Queen Consort of France.

On 24th September 1230 [her husband] Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 59] died. His son Ferdinand [aged 31] succeeded III King Leon.

In 1237 [her daughter] Beregaria Ivrea [aged 33] died.

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In October 1237 Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon [aged 38] and Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon [aged 17] were married in Burgos [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Simon Dammartin [aged 57] and Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu [aged 38]. He the son of Alfonso IX King Leon and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 58]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.