Fernando II, King of Léon

1137 - 1188  (51 years)

• Name	Fernando II
  	Fernando II was the first king to use the royal symbol of the lion in a truly heraldic form. [1]
  Birth	1137  [1]
  Reign	From 1157 to 1188 (20 years)  [1, 2]
  King of Léon, Galicia, and Extremandura
  Death	22 Jan 1188	Benavente, Zamora, Castile, Spain   [1, 2]
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Sancha of Castile, Princess of Castile and Léon,   b. 21 Sep 1154   d. 9 Nov 1208, Villanueva de Sigena, Aragon, Spain  (Age 54 years) ▻ Alfonso II, King of Aragon,  m. 18 Jan 1174/75 + 2. Fernando II, King of Léon,   b. 1137   d. 22 Jan 1188, Benavente, Zamora, Castile, Spain  (Age 51 years) ▻ Urraca, Princess of Portugal,  m. 1164 ;   Teresa Fernandez de Traba,  m. Aug 1179 ;   Urraca Lopez de Haro,  m. May 1187
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 3 half sisters (family of Alfonso VII and Berengaria of Barcelona )
  + 1. Sancho III, King of Castile,   b. 1134   d. 31 Aug 1158, Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain  (Age 24 years) ▻ Blanca of Navarre, Princess of Navarre,  m. 30 Jan 1151   2. Ramon + 3. Constance of Castile   d. 4 Oct 1160 ▻ Louis VII, King of France,  m. 1153/54 > 4. Urraca Alfansa of Castile,   b. After 1126   d. 12 Oct 1189, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain  (Age 62 years) ▻ Garcia IV el Restaurador, King of Navarre,  m. 24 Jun 1144 + 5. Sancha, Infanta of Castile,   b. Abt 1140   d. 5 Aug 1179  (Age 39 years) ▻ Sancho VI, King of Navarre,  m. 20 Jul 1153
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Berenger   (10 x Great Grandfather)  Railinda  (5 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3913	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon,   b. 1 Mar 1105, Castile, Spain d. 21 Aug 1157, La Fresneda, Aragon, Spain (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Richilde of Poland, Queen of Castile and Léon,   b. Between 1130 and 1140, Poland d. 1166 (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Urraca, Princess of Portugal,   b. Abt 1150   d. 16 Oct 1188, Wamba, Valladolid, Spain (Age 38 years)  [1, 2]
  Marriage	1164  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years - She : ~ 14 years.
  Divorce	Jun 1175  [1]
  Children	+   1. Alfonso IX, King of Léon,   b. 15 Aug 1171, Zamora, Léon, Spain d. 24 Sep 1230, Villanueva de Sigena, Aragon, Spain (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Berengaria of Castile  m. Dec 1197
  Family ID	F3197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2022

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Teresa Fernandez de Traba   d. 7 Feb 1180, León, Castile and León, Spain   [1]
  Marriage	Aug 1179  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 42 years and 8 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F3198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Urraca Lopez de Haro   d. 1223, Vileña, Burgos, Spain   [1]
  Marriage	May 1187  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 50 years and 5 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F3199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Fernando II, King of Léon(1137 – 1188) 2Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon(1105 – 1157) 4Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea, Count of Castile(1070 – 1107) 8William II, Count of Burgundy and Mâcon(1024 – 1087) 16Renaud I, Count of Mâcon and Burgundy(990 – 1057) 17Judith of Normandy(Abt 1003 – 1037) 9Stephanie of Longwy(1035 – 1088) 18Adalbert III, Count of Longwy and Duke of Upper Lorraine(1000 – 1048) 19Clemence de Foix 5Urraca, Infanta of Castile and León, Countess of Galicia(1079 – 1126) 10Alfonso VI of León and Castile, King of Castile, León, and Navarre(1040 – 1109) 20Ferdinand I, King of Castile and León(1018 – 1065) 21Sancha of León(1013 – 1067) 11Constance of Burgundy(1046 – 1093) 22Robert III, Duke of Burgundy, Prince of France(Abt 1011 – 1076) 23Eleanor of Semur-en-Auxois(1016 – 1055) 3Richilde of Poland, Queen of Castile and Léon(1140 – 1166) 6Wladislaw II, King of Poland(1105 – 1159) 12Boleslaw III, King of Poland(1086 – 1138) 24Wladislaw I Hermann, King of Poland(Abt 1040 – 1102) 25Judith of Bohemia( – 1085) 13Zbyslava of Kiev( – 1113) 26Sviatpolk II, Grand Prince of Kiev(1050 – 1113) 27 7Agnes de Babenberg( – 1157) 14Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria( – 1136) 28Leopold II, Margrave of Austria( – 1102) 29Ida, Countess of Cham 15Agnes of Franconia, Princess of Germany(1072/73 – 1143) 30Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor(1050 – 1106) 31Bertha of Maurienne

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 22 Jan 1188 - Benavente, Zamora, Castile, Spain  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).