Sancho III Alfonsez of Castile "The Desired"

• Preferred Name: Sancho III Alfonsez of Castile "The Desired"^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}
  
• Alternate Name: King Sancho Alfonsez Castile Leon III
  
• Alternate Name: Sancho Alfonsez Castile Leon III
  
• Alternate Name: King of Castile Sancho III III
  
• Alternate Name: Sancho III "le Désiré" King of Castille
  
• Gender: M
  
• FSID: M1JV-6Z9
  
• Birth: 4 de diciembre de 1134 in Burgos, Castilla y León, España at LATI: N2.3468 LONG: E3.6997
  
• Burial: septiembre de 1158 in Toledo, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, España at LATI: N9.8623 LONG: E4.0268
  
• Sancho+III+King+Of+Castile: 31 AUG 1158 in Toledo, Provincia de Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain at LATI: N9.8623 LONG: E4.0268 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Christening: 1133 in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, España at LATI: N9.8333 LONG: E4
  
• Death: 31 de agosto de 1158 in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, España at LATI: N9.8333 LONG: E4
  
• Occupation: King of Castille1157 with note: Roi de Castille, Rey de Castilla (1157-1158), KING OF CASTILE, II?, King of Castilla, Rey de Castilla, roi de Castille, King, Roi, de Castille, Kung i Kastilien 1157-1158, "The King of Castile", King of Castile, King of Castile and Toledo
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Sancho III (1134-31 August 1158), called the Desired (el Deseado), was King of Castile and Toledo for one year, from 1157 to 1158. He was the son of Alfonso VII of León and Castile and his wife Berenguela of Barcelona, and was succeeded by his son Alfonso VIII. During the Reconquista, in which he took an active part, he founded the Order of Calatrava. His nickname due to his position as the first child of his parents, born after eight years of childless marriage.
  
  «b»Life«/b»
  Sancho was the eldest son of King Alfonso VII of León and Castile and Berengaria of Barcelona. He was endowed with the "Kingdom of Nájera" in 1152, and according to Carolina Carl never appears in documents as "king of Nájera". His father's will partitioned the kingdom between his two sons: Sancho inherited the kingdoms of Castile and Toledo, and Ferdinand inherited León. The two brothers had just signed a treaty when Sancho suddenly died in the summer of 1158, being buried at Toledo.
  
  He had married, in 1151, Blanche of Navarre, daughter of García Ramírez of Navarre, and had two sons:
  
  1.) Alfonso VIII of Castile, his successor
  
  2.) infante García, who died at birth in 1156, apparently also resulting in the death of Queen Blanche.
  
  Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagnes's Descendants,compiled J. Orton Buck & Timothy Field Beard. Volume III. Chaper XXXIII, Page 104.
  
  Alfonso VIII of Castile - the Good
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  Alfonso VIII
  King of Castile and Toledo
  Reign 31 August 1158 – 5 October 1214
  Predecessor Sancho III
  Successor Henry I
  Consort Eleanor of England
  among others..
  
  Sanche III de Castille (1134-1158)
  Sanche III de Castille, dit Sanche le Désiré (Sanche El Deseado), né vers 1134, mort en 1158, fut roi de Castille de 1157 à 1158.
  
  Il était fils d'Alphonse VII (1105-1157), roi de Galice (1112-1157),
  
  Sanche III de Castille
  Sanche III de Castille, dit Sanche le Désiré (Sanche El Deseado), né vers 1134, mort en 1158, fut roi de Castille de 1157 à 1158.
  
  Il était fils d'Alphonse VII (1105-1157), roi de Galice (1112-1157),
  
  BIO
  BIO: betrothed 25 OCT 1140, at age 5; married 4 FEB 1151, age 11.
  
  ** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CASTILE.htm#SanchoIIIdied1158B as of 3/15/2016
  
  Infante don SANCHO de Castilla, son of ALFON
  
  === Weis. 113-26. ===
  Weis. 113-26.
  
  === He received the Calatrava Castle from th ===
  He received the Calatrava Castle from the Temp[lars in 1157
  
  === Sancho III "The Desired" Alfonsez King o ===
  Sancho III "The Desired" Alfonsez King of Castile
  born 1134 Toledo, Castile
  died 31 August 1158 Toledo, Castile
  
  father:
  *Alfonso VII "Pierre-Raimund" King of Castile & Leon & Galicia
  born 1 March 1105 Toledo, Castile
  died 21 August 1157 La Fresneda, Teruel, Aragon
  buried Catedral De Toledo, Toledo, Castile
  
  mother:
  *Berenguela Raimundo De Barcelona
  born about 1116 Barcelona, Aragon
  died 2 February 1148/49 Palencia, Leon
  married November 1128 Saldana, Palencia, Spain
  
  siblings:
  *Fernando II Alfonsez King of Leon born 1137 Toledo, Castile
  died 22 January 1188 Benavente, Zamora, Castile
  Constanza Alfonsez Princess of Castile born after 1140 Toledo, Castile
  died 4 October 1160 Castile buried St Denis, Isle De France, France
  Raimundo Prince of Castile born before 12 April 1136 Toledo, Castile
  *Sancha Princess of Castile born about 1138 Toledo, Castile died 5 August 1177
  Garcia Prince of Castile born before March 1142 Toledo, Castile died before November 1146
  Alfonso Prince of Castile born after 1144/46 Toledo, Castile died before January 1149
  
  spouse:
  *Blanca Princess of Navarre
  born after 1133 Pamplona, Navarra
  died 12 August 1156
  married 30 January 1151 Catahorra, Logrono, Spain
  
  children:
  *Alfonso VIII "The Noble" Sanchez King of Castile
  born 11 November 1155 Soria, Castile
  died 6 October 1214 Gutierre Munoz, Avila, Castile
  buried Monasterio De Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile
  Garcia Sanchez Prince of Castile born 1156 Soria, Castile died 1156
  
  biographical and/or anecdotal:
  
  notes or source:
  LDS
  
  === 1. ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA Sancho III b. ===
  1. ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA Sancho III b. c. 1134 d. Aug. 31, 1158, Toledo, Castile byname SANCHO THE DESIRED, Spanish SANCHO EL DESEADO, king of Castile from 1157 to 1158, the elder son of the Spanish emperor Alfonso VII. His father's will partitioned the realm between his two sons, Sancho III receiving Castile and Ferdinand II receiving Leon. After a military show of force, Sancho was able to reaffirm by treaty the vassalage of Aragon and Navarre won by his imperial father, but, after reigning but one year and 11 days, he died.
  
  === Llamado El Deseado.1129-1158.Fundó la O ===
  Llamado El Deseado.1129-1158.Fundó la Orden de Calatrava , que fué la Primera Orden Militar en España.
  
  === !SOURCE: "Royal Ancestors," PC #309. ===
  !SOURCE: "Royal Ancestors," PC #309.
  
  ===
  Sancho III of Castile (1134 – 31 August ===
  
  Sancho III of Castile (1134 – 31 August 1158) was King of Castile and
  Toledo for one year, from 1157 to 1158. During the Reconquista, in
  which he took an active part, he founded the Order of Calatrava.[1] He
  was called el Deseado (the Desired) due to his position as the first
  child of his parents, born after eight years of childless marriage.
  
  He was the eldest son of King Alfonso VII of Castile and Berenguela of
  Barcelona.[2] During his father's reign, he appears as "king of
  Nájera" as early as 1149. His father's will partitioned the kingdom
  between his two sons: Sancho inherited the kingdoms of Castile and
  Toledo, and Fernando inherited Leon. The two brothers had just signed
  a treaty when Sancho suddenly died in the summer of 1158, being buried
  at Toledo.[3]
  
  He had married in 1151 to Blanca of Navarre, daughter of García
  Ramírez of Navarre, having two sons;
  
  Alfonso VIII of Castile, his successor
  infante García, who died at birth in 1156, apparently also resulting
  in the death of Blanca.
  There may also have been an older son who died in infancy.

• m. 30 de enero de 1151 in Calahorra, La Rioja, España

1. Alfonso Raimúndez Garcés, b. 11 de noviembre de 1155 in Soria, Castilla y León, España     d. 5 de octubre de 1214 in Gutierre-Muñoz, Ávila, Castilla y León, España

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   Note: SANCHO de Castilla, son of ALFONSO VII "el Emperador" King of Castile and León & his first wife Berenguela de Barcelona (1134-Toledo 31 Aug or 1 Sep 1158, bur Toledo, Cathedral Santa María). The De Rebus Hispaniæ of Rodericus Ximenes names "Sancium et Fernandum, Elisabeth et Beatiam" as the children of "Aldefonsi Hispaniarum Regis" and his wife "Berengariam"[711]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "rex Sanctius" as son of "rex Aldefonsus Hispanie imperator"[712]. Don Gutierre Fernández de Castro was named his tutor from his birth[713]. "Santius et…Fredinandus et Garsias filii ymperatories" confirmed the charter dated 12 Sep 1142 under which Alfonso VII King of Castile donated "uillam…Taranna" to "Martino Didaci"[714]. "Adefonsus imperator Hispanie…cum uxore mea Berengaria" donated "ecclesiam sancti Vincentii de Salamantica" to Cluny by charter dated 29 Oct 1143, confirmed by "Sancius imperatoris major filius…"[715]. "Sancius et…Fernandus et Garsias filii imperatoris…" confirmed the charter dated 19 Aug 1146 under which Alfonso VII King of Castile donated "ecclesiam…sanctam Mariam de Uelerda" to "Martino Didaci"[716]. Called King of Nájera from 1149[717]. “Adefonsus Imperator Hispaniæ...cum uxore mea Imperatrice Domina Rica et cum filiis meis Sancio et Ferrando Regibus” donated property to the bishop of Segovia by charter dated 28 Jan 1155[718]. "Rex Sancius…domni Adefonsi imperatoris filius" donated property to the abbey of Silos by charter dated 14 Mar 1155, confirmed by "Regina domna Blanca uxor regis, Comes Almanricus, Comes Poncius maiordomus regis, Fortun Lopiz de Soria…"[719]. He succeeded his father in 1157 as SANCHO III "el Deseado" King of Castile and Toledo. He negotiated a peace treaty with his brother at Sahagún 1158 to avoid further family conflicts which had until then marred the history of Castile. The Chronicon Burgense records the death in 1158 of “Rex Sancius filius Imperatoris”[720]. The Anales Toledanos record the death “el postrimer dia Dagosto” in 1158 of “el Rey D. Sancho fillo del Emperador”[721]. The Annales Compostellani record the death “Kal Sep” in 1158 of “Sancius filius Aldephonsi Imperatoris”[722]. m (Calahorra 30 Jan 1151) Infanta doña BLANCA de Navarra, daughter of GARCÍA VI “el Restaurador” King of Navarre & his first wife Marguerite de l’Aigle ([1137]-12 Aug 1156, bur Nájera, Cathedral Santa María de Real). The Annales Compostellani record the death “II Id Aug” in 1146 of “Regina Branca mater istius Aldefonsi Regis Castellæ…filia Garsiæ Regis Navarræ”[723], although the year is clearly incorrect. "Rex Sancius…domni Adefonsi imperatoris Hyspanie filius" donated "[monasterium] beate Marie de Naigara" to Cluny by charter dated 30 Aug 1156 "pro remedio…mulieris mee…regine domne Blanche quam in Jagarensi ecclesia sepelire feci"[724]. King Sancho III & his wife had three children: 1. son ([1153/54]-[1153/55]). Szabolcs de Vajay refers to a donation by King Alfonso VIII to San Pedro de Soria where “sepultura regum fratrum meorum...adornari cognosco”, indicating that the king had more than one brother[725]. If this is correct, the chronology dictates that he must have been born before King Alfonso. 2. Infante don ALFONSO de Castilla (Soria 11 Nov 1155-Gutiérre Múñoz near Arévalo 6 Oct 1214, bur Cistercian monastery Santa María la Real “de las Huelgas” near Burgos). The Anales Toledanos record the birth “noche de S. Martin…Viernes” in 1155 of “el Rey D. Alfonso”[726]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Aldefonsus rex Castelle et Toliti" as son of "rex Sanctius"[727]. He succeeded his father in 1158 as ALFONSO VIII “el Noble/él de las Navas” King of Castile, Toledo and Extremadura. 3. Infante don GARCÍA de Castilla (b and d Soria 24 Jun 1156, bur Soria, monastery of San Pedro). He must have been born prematurely if the date of birth of his older brother is correct. Szabolcs de Vajay refers to a donation by King Alfonso VIII to San Pedro de Soria where “sepultura regum fratrum meorum...adornari cognosco”[728]. The primary source which records his name has not been identified.
   
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   Note: Sancho III (c. 1134 – 31 August 1158), called the Desired (el Deseado),[a] was King of Castile and Toledo for one year, from 1157 to 1158. He was the son of Alfonso VII of León and Castile and his wife Berengaria of Barcelona, and was succeeded by his son Alfonso VIII. His nickname was due to his position as the first child of his parents, born after eight years of childless marriage. Sancho inherited the kingdoms of Castile and Toledo, and Ferdinand inherited León. The two brothers had just signed a treaty when Sancho suddenly died in the summer of 1158, being buried at Toledo. Sancho married, in 1151, Blanche of Navarre, daughter of García Ramírez of Navarre. Died 31 August 1158 (aged 23–24) at Toledo. Burial at Cathedral of Toledo King of Castile and Toledo from 21 August 1157 – 31 August 1158.
   
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   Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65908698/sancho_iii-king_of_castile Sancho III King Of Castile BIRTH 1134 Toledo, Provincia de Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain DEATH 31 Aug 1158 (aged 23–24) Toledo, Provincia de Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain BURIAL Cathedral of Toledo Toledo, Provincia de Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain MEMORIAL ID 65908698 He was the eldest son of King Alfonso VII of Leon and Castile and Berenguela of Barcelona. Spouse: Blanca of Navarre (1133–1156)