Family tree Homs » Fernando II "King Fernando II of Leon" de Castilla y León rey de León (± 1137-1188)

Personal data Fernando II "King Fernando II of Leon" de Castilla y León rey de León 

• Alternative name: King Of Leon Fernando Ii
• Nickname is King Fernando II of Leon.
• He was born about 1137.
• He was christened in Leon-aka Ferdinand II.
• Alternative: He was christened about 1157 in King of leon.
• Alternative: He was christened about 1157 in King of leon.
• Alternative: He was christened about 1157 in King of leon.
• Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on March 24, 1934.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on March 24, 1934.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on March 24, 1934.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on November 26, 1991.
• Occupations:
• in King.

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• .

  {geni:job_title} Roi, de Léon

• about 1157 TO ABT 1188 in King of Leon.

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• He died on 22 JAN 1188 TO ABT-01-1188 in Benavente, Castille and Leon, SpainBenavente, Castille and Leon.
• He is buried in Cathedral de Santiago el MayorSantiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.
• A child of Alfonso VII 'el Emperador' de Castilla y León and Berenguela de Barcelona
• This information was last updated on December 20, 2011.

Household of Fernando II "King Fernando II of Leon" de Castilla y León rey de León

He is married to Urraca de Portugal.

They got married about June 1165 at Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

Child(ren):

1. Alfonso IX 'el Baboso' de León  1171-1230 

Notes about Fernando II "King Fernando II of Leon" de Castilla y León rey de León

Source #1: Douglas Richardson, "Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families" (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2004), pp. 190-191.

Name Suffix: King Of Leon

Name Prefix: King Of Leon

King of Leon from 1157 to 1188, second son of Alfonso VII.

Despite several internal revolts against his rule, Ferdinand's reign was notable for the repopulation of Leonese Extremadura and for the victories he secured farther south against the Almohads in the last 20 years of his reign. These included the capture of Alcántara (1166) and Badajoz (1169). He also gave important support to the new military order of Santiago, founded with his approval in 1170. Ferdinand, who called himself rex hispanorum ("king of the Spaniards"), established a temporary tutelage over Castile during the minority of his nephew Alfonso VIII and occupied Segovia and Toledo (1162-66), though Alfonso later reacted violently against Ferdinand. Ferdinand was also frequently engaged in hostilities with the nascent Portuguese kingdom but came successfully to the rescue of the Portuguese when the Almohads invested the key city of Santarém (1184).

Ferdinand II rec'd Leon on his father's division of the kingdom (F. being 2nd son); ruled for 30 years; attempted to impose himself on Castile as regent during minority of nephew Alphonso VIII. He married Urraca of Portugal (d. 1178) as her first husband in 1160.
http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps06/ps06_497.htm

Ferdinand II, d. 1188, Spanish king of León (1157?88), son and successor of Alfonso VII. He invaded Castile and set up a protectorate during the minority (1158?66) of his nephew Alfonso VIII. He also fought the Moors in Estremadura. His son Alfonso IX succeeded him

He was the 2nd son of Alfonso II, King of Castile, who was also King of Leon
as Alfonso VII. Ferdinand was noted both for his intermittent wars with
Castile and Portugal, and for his reorgannization (c1170) of the military
order of Saint James of the Sword to drive the Moors from Spain.

Ferdinand II of Leon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Ferdinand II, king of León (d. 1188), was the son of Alfonso VII of Castile & León and of Berenguela, of the house of the Kings of Aragon & Counts of Barcelona. On the division of the kingdoms which had obeyed his father, he received León, 1157. His reign of thirty years was one of strife marked by no signal success or reverse. He had to contend with his unruly nobles, several of whom he put to death. During the minority of his nephew Alfonso VIII of Castile he endeavoured to impose himself on the kingdom as regent. On the west he was in more or less constant strife with the Kingdom of Portugal, which had separated from León in 1139. His relations to the Portuguese House of Burgundy must have suffered by his repudiation of his wife Urraca, daughter of King Afonso I of Portugal. Though he took the King of Portugal prisoner in 1169, he made no political use of his success. He extended his dominions southward in Extremadura at the expense of the Moors. Ferdinand, who died in 1188, left the reputation of a good Knight and hard fighter, but did not display political or organizing faculty.

He was succeeded by his only son Alfonso IX.

Preceded by:
Alfonso VII King of Leon
1157–1188 Succeeded by:
Alfonso IX

He was the 2nd son of Alfonso II, King of Castile, who was also King of Leon
as Alfonso VII. Ferdinand was noted both for his intermittent wars with
Castile and Portugal, and for his reorgannization (c1170) of the military
order of Saint James of the Sword to drive the Moors from Spain.

He was the 2nd son of Alfonso II, King of Castile, who was also King of Leon
as Alfonso VII. Ferdinand was noted both for his intermittent wars with
Castile and Portugal, and for his reorgannization (c1170) of the military
order of Saint James of the Sword to drive the Moors from Spain.

He was the 2nd son of Alfonso II, King of Castile, who was also King of Leon
as Alfonso VII. Ferdinand was noted both for his intermittent wars with
Castile and Portugal, and for his reorgannization (c1170) of the military
order of Saint James of the Sword to drive the Moors from Spain.

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Ferdinand inherited Leon in the division of his fathers kingdom. He ru led from 1157, until his death in 1188. Ferdinand II (b. 1137 in Tole do, Castile, d. January 22, 1188) was the son of Alfonso VII of Castil e and León and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona, and king of L eón from 1157 to his death. His father divided his kingdom upon his de ath, with Ferdinand receiving León and Sancho Castile. His reign of t hirty years was one of strife marked by no signal success or reverse.H e had to contend with his unruly nobles, several of whom he put to dea th. During the minority of his nephew, Alfonso VIII of Castile, he end eavoured to impose himself on the kingdom as regent. On the west he wa s in more or less constant strife with the Kingdom of Portugal, which had separated from León in 1139. His relations to the Portuguese Hous e of Burgundy must have suffered by his repudiation of his wife Urraca , daughter of King Afonso I of Portugal. Though he took the King of Po rtugal prisoner in 1169, he made no political use of his success. Heex tended his dominions southward in Extremadura at the expense of theMoo rs. Ferdinand, who died in 1188, left the reputation of a good knight and hard fighter, but did not display political or organising faculty . He was succeeded by his only son, Alfonso IX.

{geni:occupation} Rey de León y Galicia (1157-1188), Râegent de Castille, KING OF LEON, King of Leon and Gilicia, Rei de Leao, roi de Léon et Galice, King, King of León and Galicia, Roi, de Léon, King of Leon, Rey de Leon, Rey de León

{geni:about_me} http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_II_of_Le%C3%B3n

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_II_de_Le%C3%B3n

Rey de Leon, hijo y sucesor de Alfonso VII el Emperador y de doña Berenguela, hija de Ramón Berenger, conde de Barcelona, España (1157-1188). Su padre repartió sus estados entre sus hijos, y dejó Castilla a Sancho III, y León, a Fernando. Éste tuvo aspiraciones absorbentes sobre los territorios de su hermano, pero no pudo lograrlas. Muerto Sancho y asolada Castilla durante la menoría de edad de Alfonso VIII por las discordias civiles, patrocinadas por las dos poderosas familias Castro y Lara, intervino en los asuntos castellanos, más bien por cuenta propia que en defensa de de los intereses de su sobrino; mas tampoco pudo conseguir sus propósitos, y su conducta fue causa de que se mantuviese el estado de guerra entre León y Castilla hasta 1180. Luchó contra los musulmanes en el sur, impulsando la reconquista de Extremadura, se apoderó de Yelves y Alcántara, y aunque tomó Cáceres en el 1184, fue por poco tiempo. También combatió con su suegro, Alfonso Enríquez, rey de Portugal, a quien, luego de ser vencido y hecho prisionero, devolvió la libertad sin condiciones. Murió en Benavente, cuando regresaba de una peregrinación a Santiago de Compostela. Creador de la orden de Santiago de Compostela.
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Family
By Urraca, married, around 1165, Ferdinand had his son and successor:

Alfonso IX.
Following her repudiation, he formed a relationship with Theresa Fernández de Traba, daughter of count Fernando Pérez de Traba, and in August 1179 he married her, having:

Ferdinand (1178-1187), legitimized through his parents' subsequent marriage
child, b. and d. 6 February 1180, whose birth led to the death of its mother
He then formed a liaison with Urraca López de Haro, daughter of Lópe Díaz de Haro, who he married in May 1187, having:

García (1182-1184)
Alfonso, b.1184, legitimized through the subsequent marriage of his parents, died before his father.
Sancho (1186-1220), lord of Fines

[edit] References
Szabolcs de Vajay, "From Alfonso VIII to Alfonso X" in Studies in Genealogy and Family History in Tribute to Charles Evans on the Occasion of his Eightieth Birthday, 1989, pp. 366-417.

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Ferdinand II (1137 – 22 January 1188) was King of León and Galicia from 1157 to his death.

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Ferdinand II (b. 1137 in Toledo, Castile, d. January 22, 1188) was the son of Alfonso VII of Castile and León and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona, and king of León from 1157 to his death. His father divided his kingdom upon his death, with Ferdinand receiving Leon and Galicia and Sancho receiving Castile.

His reign of thirty years was one of strife marked by no signal success or reverse. He had to contend with his unruly nobles, several of whom he put to death. During the minority of his nephew, Alfonso VIII of Castile, he endeavoured to impose himself on the kingdom as regent. On the west he was in more or less constant strife with the Kingdom of Portugal, which had separated from León in 1139. His relations with the Portuguese House of Burgundy must have suffered by his repudiation of his wife Urraca, daughter of King Afonso I of Portugal. Though he took the King of Portugal prisoner in 1169, he made no political use of his success. He extended his dominions southward in Extremadura at the expense of the Moors.

Ferdinand earned the reputation of a good knight and hard fighter, but did not display political or organising faculty. He was succeeded by his only son, Alfonso IX.
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Ferdinand II (b. 1137 in Toledo, Castile, d. January 22, 1188) was the son of Alfonso VII of Castile and León and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona, and king of León from 1157 to his death. His father divided his kingdom upon his death, with Ferdinand receiving León and Sancho receiving Castile.

His reign of thirty years was one of strife marked by no signal success or reverse. He had to contend with his unruly nobles, several of whom he put to death. During the minority of his nephew, Alfonso VIII of Castile, he endeavoured to impose himself on the kingdom as regent. On the west he was in more or less constant strife with the Kingdom of Portugal, which had separated from León in 1139. His relations to the Portuguese House of Burgundy must have suffered by his repudiation of his wife Urraca, daughter of King Afonso I of Portugal. Though he took the King of Portugal prisoner in 1169, he made no political use of his success. He extended his dominions southward in Extremadura at the expense of the Moors. Ferdinand, who died in 1188, left the reputation of a good knight and hard fighter, but did not display political or organising faculty. He was succeeded by his only son, Alfonso IX.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_II_of_Le%C3%B3n
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History: Ferdinand II (of León) (1137-88), king of León (1157-88). He was the second son of Alfonso II, king of Castile, who was also king of León as Alfonso VII. Ferdinand was noted both for his intermittent wars with Castile and Portugal and for his reorganization, about 1170, of the military Order of Saint James of the Sword (Santiago de la Espada) to participate in the campaign to drive the Moors from Spain.

History: Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 2002. © 1993-2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Ferdinand II of León
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Ferdinand II (b. 1137 in Toledo, Castile, d. January 22, 1188) was the son of Alfonso VII of Castile and León and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona, and king of León from 1157 to his death. His father divided his kingdom upon his death, with Ferdinand receiving Leon and Galicia and Sancho receiving Castile and Toledo.
His reign of thirty years was one of strife marked by no signal success or reverse. He had to contend with his unruly nobles, several of whom he put to death. During the minority of his nephew, Alfonso VIII of Castile, he endeavoured to impose himself on the kingdom as regent. On the west he was in more or less constant strife with the Kingdom of Portugal, which had separated from León in 1139. His relations with the Portuguese House of Burgundy must have suffered by his repudiation of his wife Urraca, daughter of King Afonso I of Portugal. Though he took the King of Portugal prisoner in 1169, he made no political use of his success. He extended his dominions southward in Extremadura at the expense of the Moors.
Ferdinand earned the reputation of a good knight and hard fighter, but did not display political or organising faculty.
By Urraca, Ferdinand had his son and successor:
Alfonso IX.
Following her repudiation, he formed a relationship with Theresa Fernández de Traba, daughter of count Fernando Pérez de Traba, and in August 1179 he married her, having:
Ferdinand (1178-1187), legitimized through his parents' subsequent marriage
child, b. and d. 6 February 1180, whose birth led to the death of its mother
He then formed a liaison with Urraca López de Haro, daughter of Lópe Díaz de Haro, who he married in May 1187, having:
García (1182-1184)
Alfonso, b.1184, legitimized through the subsequent marriage of his parents, died before his father.
Sancho (1186-1220), lord of Fines

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Ferdinand, from the Tumbo A cartulary of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.Ferdinand II (1137 – 22 January 1188) was King of León and Galicia from 1157 to his death.

Born in Toledo, Castile, he was the son of King Alfonso VII of Castile and León and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona. At his father's death, he received the León and Galicia, while his brother Sancho received Castile and Toledo.[1] Ferdinand earned the reputation of a good knight and hard fighter, but did not display political or organising faculty.

He spent most of his first year as king in a dispute with his powerful nobles and an invasion by his brother Sancho III.[2] In 1158 the two brother met at Sahagun, and peacefully solved the heritage matters. However, Sancho died in the same year, being succeeded by his child son Alfonso VIII, while Ferdinand occupied parts of Castile.[3] The boundary troubles with Castile restarted in 1164: he then met at Soria with the Lara family, who represented Alfonso VIII, and a truce was established, allowing him to move against the Muslim Almoravids who still held much of southern Spain, and to capture the cities of Alcántara and Alburquerque. In the same year, Ferdinand defeated King Afonso I of Portugal, who, in 1163, had occupied Salamanca in retaliation for the repopulation of the area ordered by the King of León.

In 1165 he married Urraca, daughter of Afonso of Portugal. However, strife with Portugal was not put to an end by this move. In 1168 Afonso again felt menaced by Ferdinand II's repopulation of the area of Ciudad Rodrigo: he then attacked Galicia, occupying Tui and the territory of Xinzo de Limia, former fiefs of his mother. However, as his troops were also besieging the Muslim citadel of Badajoz, Ferdinand II was able to push the Portuguese out of Galicia and to rush to Badajoz. When Afonso saw the Leonese arrive tried to flee, but he was disabled by a broken leg caused by a fall from his horse, and made prisoner at one the city's gate. Afonso was obliged to surrender as his ransom almost all the conquests he had made in Galicia in the previous year. In the peace signed at Pontevedra the following year, Ferdinand got back twenty five castle, and the cities of Cáceres, Badajoz, Trujillo, Santa Cruz and Montánchez, previously lost by León. When in the same years the Almoravids laid siege to the Portuguese city of Santarém, Ferdinand II came to help his father-in-law, and helped to free the city from the menace.

Also in 1170, Ferdinand created the military-religious Order of Santiago de Compostela, with the task to protect the pilgrim travelling to the tomb of the apostle James in the cathedral of Compostela. The order had its seat first in Cáceres and then in Uclés.

In 1175 pope Alexander VII considered Ferdinand II and Urraca of Portugal as third grade relatives, and forced them to divide. The King remarried to Teresa Nuñez de Lara, daughter of count Nuño de Lara. In 1178 war against Castile broke out. Ferdinand surprised his nephew Alfonso VIII, occupied Castrojeriz and Dueñas. The war was settled in 1180 with the peace of Tordesillas. In the same year his wife Teresa died while bearing their second son.

In 1184, after a series of failed attempts, the Almoravid caliph Yusuf ibn Tashfin invaded Portugal with an army recruited in Northern Africa and, in May, besieged Afonso I in Santarém; the Portuguese were helped by the arrival of the armies sent by the archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, in June, and by Ferdinand II in July.

In 1185 Ferdinand married for the third time to Urraca López de Haro (daughter of Lope Díaz, lord of Biscay, Nájera and Haro]), who was his mistress since 1180. Urraca tried in vain to have Alfonso IX, first son of Ferdinand II, declared illegitimate, to favour her son Sancho.

Ferdinand II died in 1188 at Benavente, while returning from a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. He was buried in the cathedral of Compostela.

Contents [hide]
1 Family
2 Notes
3 References
4 Further Reading
5 External links

[edit] Family
Ferdinand married Urraca around 1165, they had one son:

Alfonso IX.[4]
Following her repudiation, he formed a relationship with Teresa Fernández de Traba, daughter of count Fernando Pérez de Traba, and in August 1179 he married her, having:[citation needed]

Ferdinand (1178-1187), legitimized through his parents' subsequent marriage
child, b. and d. 6 February 1180, whose birth led to the death of its mother
He then formed a liaison with Urraca López de Haro,[5] daughter of Lope Díaz I de Haro, who he married in May 1187, having:

García (1182-1184)
Alfonso, b.1184, legitimized through the subsequent marriage of his parents, died before his father.
Sancho (1186-1220), lord of Fines
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Ferdinand II (b. 1137 in Toledo, Castile, d. January 22, 1188) was King of León from 1157 to his death. He was the son of King Alfonso VII of Castile and León and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona. His father divided his kingdoms upon his death, with Ferdinand receiving León and Galicia, and another son, Sancho, receiving Castile and Toledo.

His reign of thirty years was one of strife marked by no signal success or reverse. He had to contend with his unruly nobles, several of whom he put to death. During the minority of his nephew, Alfonso VIII of Castile, he endeavoured to impose himself on the kingdom as regent. On the west he was in more or less constant strife with the Kingdom of Portugal, which had separated from León in 1139. His relations with the Portuguese House of Burgundy must have suffered by his repudiation of his wife Urraca, daughter of King Afonso I of Portugal. Though he took the King of Portugal prisoner in 1169, he made no political use of his success. He extended his dominions southward in Extremadura at the expense of the Moors.

Ferdinand earned the reputation of a good knight and hard fighter, but did not display political or organising faculty.

By Urraca, married, around 1165, Ferdinand had his son and successor:

Alfonso IX.
Following her repudiation, he formed a relationship with Theresa Fernández de Traba, daughter of count Fernando Pérez de Traba, and in August 1179 he married her, having:

Ferdinand (1178-1187), legitimized through his parents' subsequent marriage
child, b. and d. 6 February 1180, whose birth led to the death of its mother
He then formed a liaison with Urraca López de Haro, daughter of Lópe Díaz de Haro, who he married in May 1187, having:

García (1182-1184)
Alfonso, b.1184, legitimized through the subsequent marriage of his parents, died before his father.
Sancho (1186-1220), lord of Fines
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Fernando II nació el año de 1137, en Toledo. Fue rey de León de 1157 a 1188. Casó con doña Urraca de Portugal (hija de Alfonso I de Portugal y Matilde de Saboya [ver Casa de Saboya], y nieta de Enrique de Borgoña y Teresa de Castilla -hija de Alfonso VI-), en Coimbra, el mes de mayo de 1165 (este matrimonio fue anulado en 1175). En segundas nupcias casó con Teresa (hija del conde Fernando de Trava de Trastamara, antes del 7-X-1178). En terceras nupcias casó con Urraca López de Haro, que murió después de 1226, y era hija del conde Lope Díaz de Haro y Aldonza Ruiz. Fernando II murió el 22-I-1188, en Benavente, Zamora. Tuvo por hijos a Alfonso XI (hijo de Urraca de Portugal), Fernando, Sancho (casó con Teresa Díaz de Haro) y García Fernández.
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ID: I120252
Name: Ferdinand II Alfonsez Leon 1
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1137 in Of, CASTILE, Spain
Death: 21 JAN 1186/87 in Leon, Spain
Change Date: 14 JAN 2004

Father: Alfonso VII "Pierre-Raimund" CASTILE & LEON b: 1105 in Castilla, Spain
Mother: Berenguela Raimundo De BARCELONA b: 1108 in BARCELONA, BARCELONA, Spain

Marriage 1 Urraca Affonsez Princess PORTUGAL b: 1151 in Of, Coimbra, Coimbra, PORTUGAL
Married: 1160 in Leon, Spain 1
Children
Alfonso IX Fernandez Leon b: 1166 in Zamora, Leon, Spain

Sources:
Title: GEDCOM File : 842428.ged
Note: ABBR GEDCOM File : 842428.ged
Text: 8 AUG 2000
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Ferdinand II (b. 1137 in Toledo, Castile, d. January 22, 1188) was King of León from 1157 to his death. He was the son of King Alfonso VII of Castile and León and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona. His father divided his kingdoms upon his death, with Ferdinand receiving León and Galicia, and another son, Sancho, receiving Castile and Toledo.

His reign of thirty years was one of strife marked by no signal success or reverse. He had to contend with his unruly nobles, several of whom he put to death. During the minority of his nephew, Alfonso VIII of Castile, he endeavoured to impose himself on the kingdom as regent. On the west he was in more or less constant strife with the Kingdom of Portugal, which had separated from León in 1139. His relations with the Portuguese House of Burgundy must have suffered by his repudiation of his wife Urraca, daughter of King Afonso I of Portugal. Though he took the King of Portugal prisoner in 1169, he made no political use of his success. He extended his dominions southward in Extremadura at the expense of the Moors.

Ferdinand earned the reputation of a good knight and hard fighter, but did not display political or organising faculty.

By Urraca, married, around 1165, Ferdinand had his son and successor:

Alfonso IX.
Following her repudiation, he formed a relationship with Theresa Fernández de Traba, daughter of count Fernando Pérez de Traba, and in August 1179 he married her, having:

Ferdinand (1178-1187), legitimized through his parents' subsequent marriage
child, b. and d. 6 February 1180, whose birth led to the death of its mother
He then formed a liaison with Urraca López de Haro, daughter of Lópe Díaz de Haro, who he married in May 1187, having:

García (1182-1184)
Alfonso, b.1184, legitimized through the subsequent marriage of his parents, died before his father.
Sancho (1186-1220), lord of Fines
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Ferdinand created the mulitaz-rebgiories Order of Santiago de Compostela, with the task to protect the pilgrims traveling to the tomb of the Apostle James in the Cathedral of Compostela
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Ferdinand II (1137 – 22 January 1188) was King of León and Galicia from 1157 to his death.

Born in Toledo, Castile, he was the son of King Alfonso VII of León and Castile and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona. At his father's death, he received the León and Galicia, while his brother Sancho received Castile and Toledo.[1] Ferdinand earned the reputation of a good knight and hard fighter, but did not display political or organising faculty.

He spent most of his first year as king in a dispute with his powerful nobles and an invasion by his brother Sancho III.[2] In 1158 the two brother met at Sahagun, and peacefully solved the heritage matters. However, Sancho died in the same year, being succeeded by his child son Alfonso VIII, while Ferdinand occupied parts of Castile.[3] The boundary troubles with Castile restarted in 1164: he then met at Soria with the Lara family, who represented Alfonso VIII, and a truce was established, allowing him to move against the Muslim Almoravids who still held much of southern Spain, and to capture the cities of Alcántara and Alburquerque. In the same year, Ferdinand defeated King Afonso I of Portugal, who, in 1163, had occupied Salamanca in retaliation for the repopulation of the area ordered by the King of León.

In 1165 he married Urraca, daughter of Afonso of Portugal. However, strife with Portugal was not put to an end by this move. In 1168 Afonso again felt menaced by Ferdinand II's repopulation of the area of Ciudad Rodrigo: he then attacked Galicia, occupying Tui and the territory of Xinzo de Limia, former fiefs of his mother. However, as his troops were also besieging the Muslim citadel of Badajoz, Ferdinand II was able to push the Portuguese out of Galicia and to rush to Badajoz. When Afonso saw the Leonese arrive tried to flee, but he was disabled by a broken leg caused by a fall from his horse, and made prisoner at one the city's gate. Afonso was obliged to surrender as his ransom almost all the conquests he had made in Galicia in the previous year. In the peace signed at Pontevedra the following year, Ferdinand got back twenty five castle, and the cities of Cáceres, Badajoz, Trujillo, Santa Cruz and Montánchez, previously lost by León. When in the same years the Almoravids laid siege to the Portuguese city of Santarém, Ferdinand II came to help his father-in-law, and helped to free the city from the menace.

Also in 1170, Ferdinand created the military-religious Order of Santiago de Compostela, with the task to protect the pilgrim travelling to the tomb of the apostle James in the cathedral of Compostela. The order had its seat first in Cáceres and then in Uclés.

In 1175 Pope Alexander III annulled Ferdinand II and Urraca of Portugal's marriage due to consanguinuity. The King remarried to Teresa Nuñez de Lara, daughter of count Nuño de Lara. In 1178 war against Castile broke out. Ferdinand surprised his nephew Alfonso VIII, occupied Castrojeriz and Dueñas. The war was settled in 1180 with the peace of Tordesillas. In the same year his wife Teresa died while bearing their second son.

In 1184, after a series of failed attempts, the Almohad caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf invaded Portugal with an army recruited in Northern Africa and, in May, besieged Afonso I in Santarém; the Portuguese were helped by the arrival of the armies sent by the archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, in June, and by Ferdinand II in July.

In 1185 Ferdinand married for the third time to Urraca López de Haro (daughter of Lope Díaz, lord of Biscay, Nájera and Haro), who was his mistress since 1180. Urraca tried in vain to have Alfonso IX, first son of Ferdinand II, declared illegitimate, to favour her son Sancho.

Ferdinand II died in 1188 at Benavente, while returning from a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. He was buried in the cathedral of Compostela.

Contents [hide]
1 Family
2 Notes
3 References
4 Further reading
5 External links

[edit] Family
Ferdinand married Urraca around 1165, they had one son:

Alfonso IX.[4]
Following her repudiation, he formed a relationship with Teresa Fernández de Traba, daughter of count Fernando Pérez de Traba, and in August 1179 he married her, having:[citation needed]

Ferdinand (1178-1187), legitimized through his parents' subsequent marriage
child, b. and d. 6 February 1180, whose birth led to the death of its mother
He then formed a liaison with Urraca López de Haro,[5] daughter of Lope Díaz I de Haro, who he married in May 1187, having:

García (1182-1184)
Alfonso, b.1184, legitimized through the subsequent marriage of his parents, died before his father.
Sancho (1186-1220), lord of Fines
[edit] Notes
^ Busk, M. M., The history of Spain and Portugal from B.C. 1000 to A.D. 1814, (Baldwin and Cradock, 1833), 31.
^ The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol.9, Ed. Thomas Spencer Baynes, (Henry G. Allen and Company, 1888), 80.
^ Busk, 32
^ Leese, Thelma Anna, Blood royal: issue of the kings and queens of medieval England, 1066-1399, (Heritage Books, 1996), 47.
^ Medieval Iberia: an encyclopedia, Ed. E. Michael Gerlis and Samuel G. Armistead, (Taylor & Francis, 2003), 329.
[edit] References
Busk, M. M., The history of Spain and Portugal from B.C. 1000 to A.D. 1814, Baldwin and Cradock, 1833.
Leese, Thelma Anna, Blood royal: issue of the kings and queens of medieval England, 1066-1399, Heritage Books, 1996.
Medieval Iberia: an encyclopedia, Ed. E. Michael Gerlis and Samuel G. Armistead, Taylor & Francis, 2003.
[edit] Further reading
Szabolcs de Vajay, "From Alfonso VIII to Alfonso X" in Studies in Genealogy and Family History in Tribute to Charles Evans on the Occasion of his Eightieth Birthday, 1989, pp. 366-417.

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Son of the Emperor Alfonso VII, King of Leon and Queen Berengaria of Barcelona, his paternal grandparents were Count Raymond of Burgundy and Queen Urraca de León I, being the maternal grandparents of Barcelona Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Countess his wife Dulce de Provence.
They were his brothers, among others, Sancho III of Castile and Sancha of Castile and Barcelona, who married Sancho VI the Wise, King of Navarre. He was brother of Sancha de Castilla and Poland, who married Alfonso II the Chaste, king of Aragon.
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Ferdinand II (of León) (1137-88), king of León (1157-88). He was the second son of Alfonso II, king of Castile, who was also king of León as Alfonso VII. Ferdinand was noted both for his intermittent wars with Castile and Portugal and for his reorganization, about 1170, of the military Order of Saint James of the Sword (Santiago de la Espada) to participate in the campaign to drive the Moors from Spain.

History: Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 2002. © 1993-2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Fernan Arias de Saavedra, Señor de esta casa y estados en 1070, Rico-hombre y valido del Rey D. García de Galicia , á quien por envidia de su privanza, valor y acierto mató el Conde don Rodrigo Froyaz de Trastamara en el Palacio Real y se pasó á Francia, originándose de esto grandes bandos y guerras que abrieron camino al Rey D. Sancho para prender á su hermano y apoderarse del Reino: Fernan entró á suceder á sus padres por haber muerto los moros á su hermano mayor Oduar Arias de Saavedra en una batalla, y casó con doña Teresa Mendez Sorred de Sotomayor.

(DICCIONARIO HISTÓRICO, GENEALÓGICO Y HERÁLDICO DE LAS FAMILIAS ILUSTRES DE LA MONARQUÍA ESPAÑOLA. - TOMO II http://books.google.com.uy/books)

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Fernan Arias de Saavedra, fué Señor de esta casa; sus estados y los de Arias y toda la tierra de Limia en 1147, y fundó el castillo de Batícela en 1164, siendo Rico-hombre de D. Alonso VII, su Alcaide de Compostela y su Capitan general de toda la gente de Galicia, siguiéndole la de Limia en la conquista de Almería; tambien fué Ricohombre de D. Fernando II de Leon y se halló en la batalla de Badajoz y prision del Rey D. Alonso Enriquez I de Portugal; fué casado con doña Teresa Bermudez de Trava, Fernan Arias de Saavedra, fué Señor de esta casa; sus estados y los de Arias y toda la tierra de Limia en 1147, y fundó el castillo de Batícela en 1164, siendo Rico-hombre de D. Alonso VII, su Alcaide de Compostela y su Capitan general de toda la gente de Galicia, siguiéndole la de Limia en la conquista de Almería; tambien fué Ricohombre de D. Fernando II de Leon y se halló en la batalla de Badajoz y prision del Rey D. Alonso Enriquez I de Portugal; fué casado con doña Teresa Bermudez de Trava, hija del Conde de Trastamara D. Bermudo Perez de Trava y de la Señora infanta doña Teresa Enriquez, su esposa, hermana del Rey Lusitano D. Enrique , por cuyo casamiento se pacificó la casa de Trava y la de Saavedra en sus enemistades.

(DICCIONARIO HISTÓRICO, GENEALÓGICO Y HERÁLDICO DE LAS FAMILIAS ILUSTRES DE LA MONARQUÍA ESPAÑOLA. - TOMO II http://books.google.com.uy/books)
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Born in Toledo, Castile, he was the son of King Alfonso VII of León and Castile and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona. At his father's death, he received the León and Galicia, while his brother Sancho received Castile and Toledo.[1] Ferdinand earned the reputation of a good knight and hard fighter, but did not display political or organising faculty.

He spent most of his first year as king in a dispute with his powerful nobles and an invasion by his brother Sancho III.[2] In 1158 the two brother met at Sahagun, and peacefully solved the heritage matters. However, Sancho died in the same year, being succeeded by his child son Alfonso VIII, while Ferdinand occupied parts of Castile.[3] The boundary troubles with Castile restarted in 1164: he then met at Soria with the Lara family, who represented Alfonso VIII, and a truce was established, allowing him to move against the Muslim Almoravids who still held much of southern Spain, and to capture the cities of Alcántara and Alburquerque. In the same year, Ferdinand defeated King Afonso I of Portugal, who, in 1163, had occupied Salamanca in retaliation for the repopulation of the area ordered by the King of León.

In 1165 he married Urraca, daughter of Afonso of Portugal. However, strife with Portugal was not put to an end by this move. In 1168 Afonso again felt menaced by Ferdinand II's repopulation of the area of Ciudad Rodrigo: he then attacked Galicia, occupying Tui and the territory of Xinzo de Limia, former fiefs of his mother. However, as his troops were also besieging the Muslim citadel of Badajoz, Ferdinand II was able to push the Portuguese out of Galicia and to rush to Badajoz. When Afonso saw the Leonese arrive tried to flee, but he was disabled by a broken leg caused by a fall from his horse, and made prisoner at one the city's gates. Afonso was obliged to surrender as his ransom almost all the conquests he had made in Galicia in the previous year. In the peace signed at Pontevedra the following year, Ferdinand got back twenty five castles, and the cities of Cáceres, Badajoz, Trujillo, Santa Cruz and Montánchez, previously lost by León. When in the same years the Almoravids laid siege to the Portuguese city of Santarém, Ferdinand II came to help his father-in-law, and helped to free the city from the menace.

Also in 1170, Ferdinand created the military-religious Order of Santiago de Compostela, with the task to protect the pilgrim travelling to the tomb of the apostle James in the cathedral of Compostela. The order had its seat first in Cáceres and then in Uclés.

In 1175 Pope Alexander III annulled Ferdinand II and Urraca of Portugal's marriage due to consanguinuity. The King remarried to Teresa Nuñez de Lara, daughter of count Nuño de Lara. In 1178 war against Castile broke out. Ferdinand surprised his nephew Alfonso VIII, occupied Castrojeriz and Dueñas. The war was settled in 1180 with the peace of Tordesillas. In the same year his wife Teresa died while bearing their second son.

In 1184, after a series of failed attempts, the Almohad caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf invaded Portugal with an army recruited in Northern Africa and, in May, besieged Afonso I in Santarém; the Portuguese were helped by the arrival of the armies sent by the archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, in June, and by Ferdinand II in July.

In 1185 Ferdinand married for the third time to Urraca López de Haro (daughter of Lope Díaz, lord of Biscay, Nájera and Haro), who was his mistress since 1180. Urraca tried in vain to have Alfonso IX, first son of Ferdinand II, declared illegitimate, to favour her son Sancho.

Ferdinand II died in 1188 at Benavente, while returning from a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. He was buried in the cathedral of Compostela.
Sepulcher of Ferdinand II in the Royal Pantheon of the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
Contents
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* 1 Family
* 2 Notes
* 3 References
* 4 Further reading
* 5 External links

[edit] Family

Ferdinand married Urraca around 1165, they had one son:

* Alfonso IX.[4]

Following her repudiation, he formed a relationship with Teresa Fernández de Traba, daughter of count Fernando Pérez de Traba, and in August 1179 he married her, having:[citation needed]

* Ferdinand (1178–1187), legitimized through his parents' subsequent marriage
* child, b. and d. 6 February 1180, whose birth led to the death of its mother

He then formed a liaison with Urraca López de Haro,[5] daughter of Lope Díaz I de Haro, who he married in May 1187, having:

* García (1182–1184)
* Alfonso, b.1184, legitimized through the subsequent marriage of his parents, died before his father.
* Sancho (1186–1220), lord of Fines

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Fernando II, Rey de León was born between 1128 and 1149. He was the son of Alfonso VII, Rey de Castilla and Berengaria de Provence.1 He married, firstly, Urraca de Portugal, daughter of Afonso I de Bourgogne, Rei de Portugal and Matilda di Savoia, in 1165.1 He and Urraca de Portugal were divorced in 1175.1 He married, secondly, Theresa de Lara, daughter of Nuño Perez de Lara, in 1176.1 He died on 21 January 1188.
Fernando II, Rey de León succeeded to the title of Rey Fernando II de León in 1157.1
Child of Fernando II, Rey de León and Theresa de Lara

* Sancho de Castilla, Lord of Aquilar del Campo1 d. 1217

Child of Fernando II, Rey de León and Urraca de Portugal

* Alfonso IX, Rey de Castilla y León+1 b. 15 Aug 1171, d. 24 Sep 1230

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Ferdinand was noted both for his intermittent wars with Castile and
Portugal and for his reorganization, about 1170, of the military Order of
Saint James of the Sword (Santiago de la Espada) to participate in the
campaign to drive the Moors from Spain.

KING OF LEON 1157-1188

Fernando II de Borgoña (¿?, 1137 - Benavente, Zamora, 21 de enero de 1188). Rey de León y Galicia (1157-1188).

Segundo hijo de Alfonso VII, que murió el 21 de agosto de 1157, dejando la corona de Castilla a su hijo mayor Sancho, y la de los reinos de León y Galicia a Fernando, contradiciendo su política unificadora. Su madre fue Berenguela de Barcelona
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* 1 Biografía
o 1.1 Educación
o 1.2 Inicio de su reinado, tratados y primer matrimonio con Urraca, infanta de Portugal
o 1.3 El Rey, la familia Lara y los almohades
o 1.4 La conquista de Badajoz y la paz con el nuevo reino de Portugal
o 1.5 Matrimonio anulado y segundo matrimonio con Teresa Nuñez alianza con los Lara
o 1.6 Invasión a Castilla y conferencia de Tordesillas
o 1.7 Ordenación del territorio
o 1.8 Tercer matrimonio con Urraca López de Haro y Muerte
o 1.9 Descendientes

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Educación editar

Su educación fue confiada al conde gallego Fernando Pérez de Traba de la misma estirpe que los antiguos caballeros de su abuela, la reina Urraca, y de los preceptores y defensores de su padre, el emperador. Pronto fue iniciado en las tareas de go
bierno. Desde 1151, en documentos del reino de León y del reino de Galicia es habitual su confirmación con el título de rex. Pronto se vio rodeado de importantes magnates de estos reinos como Poncio de Minerva, los condes Ramiro Froilaz, Pedro Al
fonso, o el propio Fernando Pérez de Traba.

En un concilio iniciado en Valladolid el año 1155 se acordaron los términos de la división de los estados de su padre. Allí se asignaron claramente bajo su soberanía los reinos de León y Galicia, excluyéndose la Tierra de Campos, Sahagún y Asturi
as de Santillana.

Inicio de su reinado, tratados y primer matrimonio con Urraca, infanta de Portugal editar

En 1158 acuerda con su hermano Sancho III, en el Tratado de Sahagún (23 de mayo), guerrear contra los musulmanes, repartirse el territorio conquistado, no intentar reunir ambos reinos y la repartición del recién creado (1139) Reino de Portugal. L
a temprana muerte de su hermano, arruina tales planes.

Durante este tiempo Castilla se verá azotada por la rivalidad entre las poderosas familias de los Castro y de los Lara.

Durante la minoría de edad de su sobrino Alfonso VIII de Castilla, entró en Castilla (1159) al frente de un numeroso ejército, exigiendo, para poner fin a las calamidades que afligían al reino, que los Lara le entregasen la persona del rey su sob
rino, de cuya educación ofrecía encargarse.

El 27 de septiembre de 1162 firma otro acuerdo, el Tratado de Agreda, esta vez con el aragonés Alfonso II el Casto.

En 1165 Fernando contrajo matrimonio con doña Urraca, infanta de Portugal e hija de Alfonso Enríquez, con gran contentamiento de todos y en especial del monarca portugués. Por aquel tiempo restauró y repobló a Ledesma y Ciudad Rodrigo, y esto dio
motivo a que los habitantes de Salamanca que, al parecer, habían comprado la primera plaza por una suma considerable, tomaran la armas contra el rey y los magistrados de Ledesma Fernando, sabedor de ello, marchó contra los sublevados con su ejér
cito y los obligó por fuerza a volver a su ciudad.

El Rey, la familia Lara y los almohades editar

En este mismo año (1164) los anales Toledanos hacen mención de la batalla de Libriella, pero de tan lacónica manera que no es posible acertar entre quiénes se empeñó sin embargo, la conjetura más probable es haber sido dada por el rey de León con
tra los Lara, y que de ella no saldría el primero enteramente bien librado. En efecto, poco después se celebró la paz con los Lara, lo que es probable que no hubiera hecho si su bando hubiese sido el victorioso. Sea como fuere, don Fernando y los
Lara se reunieron otra vez en Soria, y convinieron en que, para poner Toledo a cubierto de las armas sarracenas, darían a los caballeros Templarios la plaza de Uclés, situada en los confines de Andalucía. El rey de León y Galicia, receloso de qu
e rompieran la paz estipulada, se alió con Sancho VI de Navarra para intimidar a aquellos magnates, y de este modo pudo dirigir sus tropas contra los almohades, a quienes tomó Alcántara yAlburquerque.

La conquista de Badajoz y la paz con el nuevo reino de Portugal editar

De 1166 a 1168 rey de Portugal, Alfonso I Enríquez, se había apoderado de varias plazas pertenecientes a la corona leonesa. Fernando II repobló por aquellos días a Ciudad Rodrigo, y el portugués, sospechando que su yerno la fortificaba con el pro
pósito de molestarle, envió contra aquella plaza un ejército mandado por su hijo, el infante heredero don Sancho. Acudió el leonés en auxilio de la plaza amenazada, y en un encuentro que tuvo con las tropas portuguesas las puso en completa derrot
a, haciendo gran número de prisioneros. Despechado el portugués, entró por Galicia, se apoderó de Tuy y de otros muchos castillos, y en el año 1169 acometió primero la plaza de Cáceres. Luego acometió contra Badajoz poseída por los sarracenos, pe
ro que pertenecía, en caso de conquista según el tratado de Sahagún, a la monarquía de León. Esto no obstante, Alfonso I Hennriques, sin respetar aquellas convenciones ni los lazos de parentesco que le unían con Fernando, atacó la plaza y quiso h
acerla suya. Casi lo había logrado y los musulmanes habían sido encerrados en un extremo de la población, cuando Fernando II se presentó con sus huestes y atacó a Alfonso en las calles deBadajoz.

El portugués, que conoció la imposibilidad de sostener la lucha, quiso huir a uña de caballo, pero al pasar la puerta pegó contra uno de los hierros que la guarnecían y se rompió un muslo. Fernando trato a su suegro prisionero con gran nobleza y
generosidad, le hizo curar por sus mejores médicos. Esta campaña dio por resultado un tratado de paz entre ambos reyes, en virtud del cual Alfonso recobró la libertad, con la sola condición de que devolvería al leonés las ciudades de Cáceres, Ba
dajoz, Trujillo, Santa Cruz y Montánchez que en sus dominios le usurpara. Vencidos por Alfonso I Hennriques, los musulmanes se dirigieron en 1173 contra los estados de León, intentando apoderarse de Ciudad Rodrigo pero don Fernando, que supo su m
archa, se encerró sin vacilar en la plaza con las escasas tropas que pudo reunir en León, en Zamora y en varios lugares de Galicia, dando orden al resto de su ejército de reunirse con él cuanto antes. Los musulmanes fueron derrotados y sólo pudie
ron conservar su libertad aquellos que apelaron a una inmediata fuga. Entre los cautivos se halló Fernando de Castro, gobernador de Toledo, que se había refugiado en territorio musulmán en 1166, y conmovido el monarca leonés por sus desgracias y
agradecido a los servicios que en otro tiempo le prestara, le admitió otra vez a su servicio colmándole de bienes y honores.

En 1170 crea la Orden de Santiago, con el fin de proteger a los peregrinos que visitan la tumba del Apóstol Santiago.

Matrimonio anulado y segundo matrimonio con Teresa Nuñez alianza con los Lara editar

Diez años hacía (1175) que don Fernando II estaba casado con la Infanta Urraca de Portugal pero informado el Papa Alejandro III de que los consortes eran parientes en tercer grado pues ambos eran nietos de Urraca y Teresa, hijas de Alfonso VI de
Castilla, les obligó a separarse amenazándolos con la censuras eclesiásticas, con gran sentimiento y pena de Fernando no obstante, algún tiempo después se casa nuevamente, con doña Teresa Nuñez de Lara, hija del conde don Nuño de Lara.

Invasión a Castilla y conferencia de Tordesillas editar

Por motivos desconocidos Fernando invadió (1178) los estados de Castilla. Se apoderó de Castrojeriz y Dueñas antes que Alfonso VIII hubiese podido poner estas plazas en estado de defensa,y éste encontró, se ignora por qué causa, un aliado dispue
sto a auxiliarle en Alfonso I Enríquez de Portugal (1178), que envió al momento a su hijo don Sancho contra su cuñado. Poco o nada se sabe de esta guerra, que sería sin duda de muy corta duración. En 1180 se avistaron en Tordesillas, donde pusier
on fin a sus diferencias, los reyes de León-Galicia y de Castilla. Ese mismo año pierde a su esposa Teresa, al dar a luz un hijo, fallecido poco después de nacer.

Ordenación del territorio editar

Una de las labores más perdurables de Fernando II fue el impulso a la naciente realidad urbana. Otorgó cartas de fuero a muchas ciudades y villas: en 1164, a Padrón y Ribadavia, en 1168, a Noya, en 1169 a Castro Caldelas y a Pontevedra, en 1170 a
Tuy, en 1177 a Lugo.

Favoreció también a monasterios como los de Sobrado, Melón, Armenteira, Moraime o Xubia. Benefició a la Iglesia compostelana otorgando una pensión vitalicia al Maestro Mateo. Durante su reinado se fundó la Orden militar de los caballeros de Santi
ago y se concedió por el Papa Alejandro III la gracia del año santo jubilar jacobeo (Bula Regis Aeterni, año 1181). Esto determinó el apogeo de las peregrinaciones y el desarrollo económico por el Camino de Santiago

Tercer matrimonio con Urraca López de Haro y Muerte editar

En 1185, y tras la muerte de Doña Teresa Nuñez de Lara, casó Fernando II en terceras nupcias con doña Urraca López de Haro (hija de don Lope Díaz, señor de Vizcaya, Nájera y Haro), con quién mantenía relaciones amorosas desde 1180.
Panteón de los Reyes de San Isidoro de León
Panteón de los Reyes de San Isidoro de León

Don Fernando auxilió luego al portugués, cuando los musulmanes sitiaban a Santarem. Urraca López, conociendo que se acercaba el término de la vida de su esposo, quiso elevar al trono de León a su único hijo superviviente, don Sancho, en perjuicio
de don Alfonso, su hermano, que tuviera don Fernando de doña Urraca de Portugal. Para lograr su designio sostenía que el nacimiento de Alfonso era ilegítimo en cuanto había sido anulado el matrimonio de su padre, y éste, anciano ya y agobiado ba
jo el peso de sus achaques, se dejó por semejantes razones y desterró de su corte a su hijo primogénito. Este destierro fue un triunfo para la reina que, aprovechando la ausencia de su entenado, hizo todos los esfuerzos imaginables para acercar a
su hijo al trono de su padre los señores le opusieron una resistencia invencible, y, para mayor desgracia para la ambiciosa Urraca, el rey Fernando II, de quien unánimemente dicen las crónicas que fue esforzado, benéfico, liberal y piadoso, muri
ó en Benavente, de regreso de su peregrinación a Santiago de Compostela, a los treinta y un años de su reinado. Fue inhumado en la catedral de Santiago de Compostela donde se conserva el sepulcro con su majestuosa efigie románica yacente (en la C
apilla conocida como El Relicario).

Descendientes editar

De su matrimonio con doña Urraca de Portugal, en 1164, nació:

* Alfonso (1171 - 1230), posteriormente rey de León y Galicia con el nombre de Alfonso IX, que casó en 1197 con Berenguela de Castilla.

De su matrimonio con Teresa Nuñez de Lara, hija del conde Nuño Pérez de Lara y Teresa Fernández de Traba, en 1178, nació:

* Fernando (1179 - 1187)
* Sancho (1180).

De su matrimonio con Urraca López de Haro, hija de Lope Díaz, señor de Vizcaya, Nájera y Haro, en 1185, nació:

* García Fernández (1181 - 1184) (nacido antes del matrimonio).
* Sancho (1186 - 1220), señor de Monteagudo y Aguilar, que casó en 1210 con Teresa Díaz de Haro, hija de Diego López de Haro, señor de Vizcaya, y Toda Pérez de Azagra.

Predecesor:
Alfonso VII Rey de León
1157 - 1188 Sucesor:
Alfonso IX

King of Leon Fernando II (1137-1188)
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Ascendió al trono en 1157. Venció e hizo prisionero al Rey de Portugal Alfonso Enríquez, y creó la Orden de Santiago de Compostela. Impulsó la reconquista por Extremadura.-

Ferdinand II (1137 in Toledo, Castile - January 22, 1188) was King of León from 1157 to his death. He was the son of King Alfonso VII of Castile and León and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona. His father divided his kingdoms upon his death, with Ferdinand receiving León and Galicia, and another son, Sancho, receiving Castile and Toledo.

His reign of thirty years was one of strife marked by no signal success or reverse. He had to contend with his unruly nobles, several of whom he put to death. During the minority of his nephew, Alfonso VIII of Castile, he endeavoured to impose himself on the kingdom as regent. On the west he was in more or less constant strife with the Kingdom of Portugal, which had separated from León in 1139. His relations with the Portuguese House of Burgundy must have suffered by his repudiation of his wife Urraca, daughter of King Afonso I of Portugal. Though he took the King of Portugal prisoner in 1169, he made no political use of his success. He extended his dominions southward in Extremadura at the expense of the Moors.

Ferdinand earned the reputation of a good knight and hard fighter, but did not display political or organising faculty.

By Urraca, married, around 1165, Ferdinand had his son and successor:

Alfonso IX.
Following her repudiation, he formed a relationship with Theresa Fernández de Traba, daughter of count Fernando Pérez de Traba, and in August 1179 he married her, having:

Ferdinand (1178-1187), legitimized through his parents' subsequent marriage
child, b. and d. 6 February 1180, whose birth led to the death of its mother
He then formed a liaison with Urraca López de Haro, daughter of Lópe Díaz de Haro, who he married in May 1187, having:

García (1182-1184)
Alfonso, b.1184, legitimized through the subsequent marriage of his parents, died before his father.
Sancho (1186-1220), lord of Fines

References
Szabolcs de Vajay, "From Alfonso VIII to Alfonso X" in Studies in Genealogy and Family History in Tribute to Charles Evans on the Occasion of his Eightieth Birthday, 1989, pp. 366-417.

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