Biography of Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal 1187-1220

Paternal Family Tree: Ivrea

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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.

On 28th May 1187 Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal was born to [her father] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 31] and [her mother] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 25]. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1197 [her brother-in-law] Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 25] and [her sister] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of [her father] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 41] and [her mother] 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.

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 1206 Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [aged 20] and 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 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 8th September 1209 [her son] Sancho "Pious" II King Portugal was born to [her husband] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [aged 24] and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 22]. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 5th May 1210 [her son] Alfonso III King Portugal was born to [her husband] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [aged 25] and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 22]. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married (1) 1239 his third cousin once removed Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal, daughter of Renaud Dammartin I Count Boulogne, Dammartin and Aumale and Ida Metz Countess Boulogne (2) 1253 his first cousin twice removed Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal and had issue.

In 1211 [her daughter] Leonor Burgundy was born to [her husband] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [aged 25] and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 23]. She a great granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1211 [her daughter] Eleanor of Portugal Queen Consort Denmark was born to [her husband] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [aged 25] and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 23]. She a great granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married 24th June 1229 Valdemar the Young King of Denmark.

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

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In 1214 King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 43] and [her sister-in-law] 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-in-law] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark and Sophia of Minsk.

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 [her father-in-law] 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 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 brother-in-law] Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 44] and 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 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 [her sister] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 38] abdicated I King Castile. Her son [her nephew] Ferdinand [aged 18] succeeded III King Castile.

In 1218 [her son] Fernando Burgundy was born to [her husband] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [aged 32] and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 30]. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

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

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