Estefanía Alfonso Raimúndez García

• Preferred Name: Estefanía Alfonso Raimúndez García^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}
  
• Gender: F
  
• Nickname:
  
• Estafania+"the+unfortunate": with note: Description: Illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso VII and his concubine, Urraca Fernández
  
• Birth: 1148 in Toledo, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain at LATI: N9.8623 LONG: E4.0268
  
• Burial: JUL 1180 in Basílica de San Isidoro, León, Provincia de León, Castilla y León, España at LATI: N2.5981 LONG: E5.5716
  
• Death: 1 JUL 1180 in Basílica de San Isidoro, León, Provincia de León, Castilla y León, Spain at LATI: N2.5981 LONG: E5.5716
  
• FSID: G692-DLR
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Da. Estefanía "la Desdichada" Alfonso, Señora del Infantado de León
  Inglés: Estefanía 'la Desdichada' Alfonso, Señora del Infantado de León, Portugués: Estefânia Afonso de Castela, Señora del Infantado de León
  Fecha de nacimiento: entre 1139 y 1148
  Defunción: 01 de julio de 1180 (31-41) (Asesinada por su esposo)
  Lugar de entierro: San Isidro, León, Castila y León, España
  Familia inmediata:
  
  Hija de Alfonso VII el Emperador, rey de Castilla y León y Da. Urraca Fernández de Castro
  Esposa de Fernando "El castellano" Rodríguez de Castro, Señor de la Casa de Castro
  Madre de Señor de la Casa de Castro Pedro "El Castellano" Fernández de Castro, señor de Paredes de Nava y del Infantado de León y Martín Fernández
  Hermana de Pedro Alonso de Benavides, gran maestre de Santiago
  Medio hermana de Urraca la Asturiana Alfonso de Castilla; Sancho III el Deseado de Castilla, Rey de Castilla; Dn. Fernando II Rey de León y Galicia, II; Sancha de Castilla, Reina consorte de Navarra; García, Infante de Castilla y otros 5
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  Última Actualización: 13 de marzo de 2016
  
  Stephanie Alfonso of Castile (Spanish: Estefanía Alfonso de Castilla) (1139/1148 – 1 July 1180), also known as Stephanie the Unfortunate (Estefanía la Desdichada), was an illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Castile and Urraca Fernández de Castro, widow of Count Rodrigo Martínez. She was murdered by her husband Fernando Rodríguez de Castro, which earned her the sobriquet, "the Unfortunate".
  
  Birth
  
  Stephanie's date of birth must have occurred between 1139, when the relationship between Alfonso and her mother began,[1] and 1148, the year in which Alfonso confers privileges in favor of Urraca and his daughter.[1][2]
  Marriage
  
  In 1157, Stephanie's father died while returning from an expedition and was succeeded in Castile by his sons, Sancho III of Castile and Fernando II of León.
  
  Stephanie married Fernando Rodríguez de Castro, head of the House of Castro, governor of Cuéllar, Dueñas, Valladolid, Toro and Asturias at different times. He had divorced his first wife, Constanza Osorio, daughter of Count Osorio Martinez, the latter having been killed at the Battle of Lobregal.
  
  Although her husband was a native of Castile, thus being dubbed "the Castilian", while in the kingdom of Castile, he was nicknamed "the Lion", he left the kingdom of Castile with his brothers, and achieved the rank of mayordomo mayor from Stephanie's half-brother Ferdinand II of Leon, who granted him the hand of his sister.[3] In 1170, Ferdinand II of León granted her possession of the infantazgo of León.[3]
  Don Fernando Ruiz de Castro
  (Opening stanzas from a poem in El Drama Universal by Ramón de Campoamor, with translation.)
  
  Mi esposa Estefanía, que está en gloria,
  fue del Séptimo Alfonso hija querida;
  desde hoy sabréis, al escuchar su historia,
  que hay desgracias sin fin en nuestra vida.
  
  Yo la maté celoso; y si, remiso,
  no me maté también la noche aquella,
  fue por matar después, si era preciso,
  a todo el que, cual yo, dudase de ella.
  
  My wife Estefanía, who is in glory, / was of Alfonso VII a dear daughter; / after today you will know, upon listening to this story, / that there are disgraces without end in our life. // Jealous, I killed her; and if, reluctant, / I did not kill myself also that night, / it was to kill later, if it was necessary, / all who, like me, doubted her.
  
  She bore her husband two sons, among them Pedro Fernández de Castro.
  
  Death
  
  On 1 July 1180, Stephanie was murdered by her husband, Fernando, who according to some sources listed, while others have left no record of the event, it is assumed that his wife had been unfaithful and murdered. When Fernando first heard about his wife's affair with an unknown man, he watched the lovers. He then later stabbed the man to death. Later, he entered the chambers of his wife and stabbed her to death. When Fernando realized what the situation had turned to, he begged for forgiveness from his brother-in-law the King. The King did not punish his brother-in-law for the murder.
  
  Stephanie was buried in the basilica of San Isidoro de León. She left two young children.
  
  === Estefania, s.s. (sem sucessao)
  
  f. 1 jul ===
  Estefania, s.s. (sem sucessao)
  
  f. 1 jul 1180
  
  A 2 vez com sua prima Estefânia , s.s., infanta, filha natural de d. Afonso VII, "o Imperador", sendo entretanto por ele assassinada, por havê-lo traído com um peão (*).
  (*) Sabe-se, por tradicão, que Estefânia, assassinada por seu marido, morreu inocente de adultério. Fernando, por suspeita, vendo no jardim do castelo uma mulher, coberta com a capa de Estefânia, caminhando ao encontro do amante, supôs tratar-se de sua mulher, e por isso a matou. Ao amanhecer, porém, viu entrar na câmara de Estefânia e sua aia, trazendo a capa que pertencia à sua senhora. Ao restabelecer-se de seu pesar, embora magoado, cavalgou seu ginete até a corte de seu sogro, ao qual pediu perdão, depois do relato do sucedido, recebendo sua absolvição do crime de uxoricídio (FC/RGL, XIII, 101).

• m. ABT 1170 in Toledo, Castile

1. Pedro Fernandez "el Castellano" de Castro Lord of Paredes de Nava y Infantado de Léon, b. 1160 in Astudillo, Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain     d. 18 AUG 1214 in Marmelos, Morocco

1. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Estefania Alfonso Castile Alfonsez - birth-name: Estefania Alfonso Castile Alfonsez
   Author: Ancestry Family Trees, Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;, Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, null, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
   Note: birth-name: Estefania Alfonso Castile Alfonsez This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
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2. Title: https://www.geni.com/people/Da-Estefanía-la-Desdichada-Alfonso-Se
   
3. Title: Wikipedia - Estafania Alfonso
   Author: Notes[edit] ^ Jump up to: a b Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León (1999), p. 84 ^ Salazar y Acha (2006), p.42
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Alfonso_of_Castile;
   Note: Stephanie Alfonso of Castile Born 1139 or 1148 Died 1 July 1180 Burial Basilica of San Isidoro Spouse Fernando Rodríguez de Castro Issue Pedro Fernández de Castro House Castilian House of Ivrea Father Alfonso VII of León and Castile Mother Urraca Fernández de Castro Stephanie Alfonso of Castile (Spanish: Estefanía Alfonso de Castilla) (1139/1148 – 1 July 1180) was an illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Castile and Urraca Fernández de Castro, widow of Count Rodrigo Martínez. Her murder by her husband, Fernando Rodríguez de Castro, earned her the sobriquet Stephanie the Unfortunate (Estefanía la Desdichada). Birth Stephanie's date of birth must have occurred between 1139, when the relationship between Alfonso and her mother began,[1] and 1148, the year in which Alfonso confers privileges in favor of Urraca and his daughter.[1][2] Marriage In 1157, Stephanie's father died while returning from an expedition and his kingdoms were partitioned between her legitimate half-brothers, Sancho III of Castile and Fernando II of León. Stephanie would marry Fernando Rodríguez de Castro, head of the House of Castro. Nicknamed "the Lion" in his native Castile, he was exiled as a consequence of his family's struggles with the Lara family and joined the service of Ferdinand II in León, where he was dubbed "the Castilian". Ferdinand would name him governor, at different times, of Cuéllar, Dueñas, Valladolid, Toro and Asturias, and he eventually became Ferdidand's mayordomo mayor. He had divorced his first wife, Constanza Osorio, daughter of Count Osorio Martinez, who was killed fighting Castro at the Battle of Lobregal in 1160. For his services, King Ferdinand rewarded him with Stephanie's hand, also granting them the infantazgo of León. She bore her husband a son, Pedro Fernández de Castro. Don Fernando Ruiz de Castro (Opening stanzas from a poem in El Drama Universal by Ramón de Campoamor, with translation.) Mi esposa Estefanía, que está en gloria, fue del Séptimo Alfonso hija querida; desde hoy sabréis, al escuchar su historia, que hay desgracias sin fin en nuestra vida. Yo la maté celoso; y si, remiso, no me maté también la noche aquella, fue por matar después, si era preciso, a todo el que, cual yo, dudase de ella. My wife Estefanía, who is in glory, / was of Alfonso VII a dear daughter; / after today you will know, upon listening to this story, / that there are disgraces without end in our life. // Jealous, I killed her; and if, reluctant, / I did not kill myself also that night, / it was to kill later, if it was necessary, / all who, like me, doubted her. Death On 1 July 1180, Stephanie was murdered by her husband, Fernando, who according to some sources listed, while others have left no record of the event, it is assumed that his wife had been unfaithful and murdered. When Fernando first heard about his wife's affair with an unknown man, he watched the lovers. He then later stabbed the man to death. Later, he entered the chambers of his wife and stabbed her to death. When Fernando realized what the situation had turned to, he begged for forgiveness from his brother-in-law the King. The King did not punish his brother-in-law for the murder. Stephanie was buried in the basilica of San Isidoro de León. She left two young children.
   
4. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
   Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CASTILE.htm#Estefaniadied1180MFernandoCastro;
   Note: ESTEFANÍA Alfonso “la Desdichada” (before 3 Feb 1148-murdered 1 Jul 1180, bur León, monastery of San Isidro). Her parentage and marriage is confirmed by Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada who records that “Fernandum [=Fernandus Roderici agnomine Castellanus]” married secondly, after repudiating his first wife, “post paucos dies rex Fernandus sororem suam...Stephaniam”[707]. The Nobiliario of Pedro Conde de Barcelos records that "D. Fernan Roiz de Castro" married "D. Estevaina…el Emperador…hija", adding that she was killed by her husband who mistook her servant, who was dressed in her mistress´s clothes to meet a lover, for her[708]. Alfonso VII King of Castile granted property to "comitisse domna Vrracha Fernandez…et post filia uestra et mea" in exchange for other properties by charter dated 3 Feb 1148[709]. "Regina Sancia comitis Raymundi et regine Urrache regia proles" donated an inn near Mucientes to Sahagún monastery by charter dated 15 Mar 1158, subscribed by "Regina Urracha de Asturias, Stephania Infantissa filia imperatoris…"[710]. m (1168) as his second wife, FERNANDO Rodríguez de Castro “el Castellano” Señor de la casa de Castro, son of RODRIGO Fernández de Castro & his wife Eilo Álvarez ([1125]-1185 after 16 Aug). Governor in Cuéllar, Dueñas, Valladolid, Toro and Asturias. Señor del Infantado de León, Alcalde of the cities of León and Toledo. Mayordomo Mayor of Alfonso VIII King of Castile 15 Aug 1162-6 Sep 1164 and 19 Oct 1165-15 May 1166.
   
5. Title: Estefanía Alfonso de Castilla, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL7R-Q13Y : 10 May 2023), The Unfortunate, ; Burial, León, Provincia de León, Castilla y León, Spain, Basilica Of San Isidoro; citing record ID 177607381, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL7R-Q13Y;