Fernando II King of Léon 1 2 3
- Born: 1137, Toledo, Castile, Spain
- Marriage (1): Urraca of Portugal about Jun 1165 in Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Died: 22 Jan 1188, Benavente, Zamora, Castile, Spain at age 51
Other names for Fernando were Ferdinand II King of Léon and Fernando II Alfonsez King of Léon.
Research Notes:
From Wikipedia - Ferdinand II of León :
Ferdinand II (1137 - 22 January 1188) was King of León and Galicia from 1157 to his death.
Born in Toledo , 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 . Ferdinand earned the reputation of a good knight and hard fighter, but did not display political or organising faculty.
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 .
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
H
e 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
Noted events in his life were:
• King of Léon, 1157-1188.
• King of Galicia, 1157-1188.
Fernando married Urraca of Portugal, daughter of Afonso I King of Portugal and Maud of Savoy, about Jun 1165 in Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. (Urraca of Portugal was born about 1150 in <Coimbra, Coimbra>, Portugal and died on 16 Oct 1188 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.)
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