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Abt 1195 - 1221 (26 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Sancho I King Of PORTUGAL was born on 11 Nov 1154 in Coimbra, Portugal (son of Affonso I and Matilde Of SAVOY); died on 26 Mar 1212 in Coimbra, Portugal; was buried in Igreja Santa Cruz, Coimbra, Portugal. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: "The Popular"
Notes:
Sancho I, King of Portugal (pron. IPA /'s?~?u/), Sanctius I in English, nicknamed the Populator (Port. o Povoador), second king of Portugal, was born on November 11, 1154 in Coimbra and died on March 26, 1212 in the same city. He was the third but only surviving son of Afonso I Henriques of Portugal by his wife, Mafalda of Savoy. Sancho succeeded his father in 1185. He used the title King of Algarve and/or Silves between 1189 and 1191
In 1170, Sancho was knighted by his father, King Afonso I, and from that time he became his second in command, both administratively and military. At this time, the independence of Portugal (declared in 1139) was not firmly established. The kings of LeÛn and Castile were trying to annex the country and the Catholic church was late in giving its blessing and approval. Due to this Afonso I had to search for allies within the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal made an alliance with the kingdom of Aragon and together they fought Castile and LeÛn. To secure the agreement, Prince Sancho of Portugal married, in 1174, princess Dulce Berenguer, younger sister of king Alfonso II of Aragon. Aragon was thus the first Iberian kingdom to recognize the independence of Portugal.
With the death of Afonso I in 1185, Sancho I became the second king of Portugal. Coimbra was the centre of his kingdom; Sancho terminated the exhausting and generally pointless wars against his neighbours for control of the Galician borderlands. Instead, he turned all his attentions to the South, against the Moorish communities that still thrived. With Crusader help he took Silves in 1191. Silves was an important city of the South, an administrative and commercial town with population around 20,000 people. Sancho ordered the fortification of the city and built a castle that is today an important monument of Portuguese heritage. However, military attention soon had to be turned again to the North, where LeÛn and Castile threatened again the Portuguese borders. Silves was again lost to the Moors.
Sancho I founded the city of Guarda in 1199.
Sancho I dedicated much of his reign to political and administrative organization of the new kingdom. He accumulated a national treasure, supported new industries and the middle class of merchants. Moreover, he created several new towns and villages and took great care in populating remote areas in the northern Christian regions of Portugal, notably with Flemings and Burgundians ? hence the nickname the Populator. The king was also known for his love of knowledge and literature. Sancho I wrote several books of poems and used the royal treasure to send Portuguese boys to study in European Universities.
Sancho married Dulce Of BARCELONA. Dulce (daughter of Raymond IV BERENGER and Petronilla I Of ARAGON) was born about 1159 in Barcelona, Spain; died in 1198; was buried in Igreja Da Santa Cruz, Coimbra, Cimbra Protugal. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
4. | Affonso I was born on 25 Jul 1110 in Villa De Guimardaes, Braga, Portugal (son of Count of Portugal Henry I Of BURGUNDY and Teresa Of Castile And LEON); died on 06 Dec 1185 in Coimbra, Portugal; was buried in Igreja Santa Cruz, Coimbra, Portugal. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact: The famous crusading king who recovered Lisbon from the Moors
- Name: Alfonso I King Of Portugal
- Fact: Between 1128 and 1185, First King of Portugal
- Death: 06 Dec 1185
Affonso married Matilde Of SAVOY in 1146 in Chambbery, Savoie, Medieval States. Matilde (daughter of Amadeus III and Maud D'ALBON) was born in 1125 in Chambbery, Savoie, France; died on 04 Dec 1157 in Coimbra, Portugal; was buried in Igreja Santa Cruz, Coimbra, Portugal. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Matilde Of SAVOY was born in 1125 in Chambbery, Savoie, France (daughter of Amadeus III and Maud D'ALBON); died on 04 Dec 1157 in Coimbra, Portugal; was buried in Igreja Santa Cruz, Coimbra, Portugal. Children:
- Tereza Affonsz Princess Of PORTUGAL was born in 1157 in Coimbra, Portugal; died on 06 May 1218.
- 2. Sancho I King Of PORTUGAL was born on 11 Nov 1154 in Coimbra, Portugal; died on 26 Mar 1212 in Coimbra, Portugal; was buried in Igreja Santa Cruz, Coimbra, Portugal.
- Sancha Affonsez Princess Of PORTUGAL was born in 1153 in Coimbra, Portugal; died after 14 Feb 1159.
- Henrique Affonsez Prince Of PORTUGAL was born on 05 Mar 1147 in Coimbra, Portugal; died before 1156.
- Jodao Affonsez Prince Of PORTUGAL was born in 1156 in Coimbra, Portugal; died in 25 Aug.
- Mafalda Affonsez Princess Of Portugal & ALGARVES was born in 1149 in Coimbra, Portugal; died between 1173 and 1174.
- Urraca Of PORTUGAL was born about 1150 in Portugal; died on 16 Oct 1188 in Valladolid, Spain; was buried in Monastery of Saint Juan Bautista of the Knights of St. John.
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7. | Petronilla I Of ARAGON was born about 1135 in Huesca, Spain (daughter of Ramiro II " the Monk" and Agnes Of Poitou and AQUITAINE); died on 17 Oct 1174 in Barcelona, Spain. Children:
- Pedro Prince Of ARAGON was born on 04 May 1152 in Barcelona, Spain; died in young.
- Alfonso II was born between 01 and 25 Mar 1157 in Villa Mayor del Valle, Spain; died on 25 Apr 1196 in Perpignan, Pyrbenbees-Orientales, france; was buried in Monastery of Nuestra Senora, Poblet.
- Pedro Prince Of ARAGON was born about 1158 in Barcelona, Spain; died on 05 Apr 1181.
- 3. Dulce Of BARCELONA was born about 1159 in Barcelona, Spain; died in 1198; was buried in Igreja Da Santa Cruz, Coimbra, Cimbra Protugal.
- Sancho Prince Of ARAGON was born about 1161 in Barcelona, Spain; died between 1223 and 1226 in Tolosa, Guipuzcoa, Spain.
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