Alphonso II the Chaste of Aragon King of Aragon [8404] 24
- Born: May 1152
- Marriage (1): Sancha of Castile Infanta of Castile [8449] on 18 Jan 1174 in Saragosa
- Marriage (2): Mafalda [5615] about 1160
- Died: 25 Apr 1196 at age 43
 General Notes:
Count of Barcelona, Marquis of Provence. Also known as "The Troubador".
Sources conflict on his spouse.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal07715
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Berenguer_IV,_Count_of_Barcelona
leaving the title of Count of Barcelona to his eldest son Ramon Berenguer, who next year inherited the title of King of Aragon from the abdication of his mother Petronilla of Aragon (Ramiro II was already dead). His name was changed to Alfonso as a nod to his Aragonese lineage, and he thus became Alfonso II of Aragon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_of_Barcelona
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 1162.
Alphonso married Sancha of Castile Infanta of Castile [8449] [MRIN: 3455], daughter of Alfonso VII the Emperor Count of Castile [5631] and Richeza of Poland [8450], on 18 Jan 1174 in Saragosa. (Sancha of Castile Infanta of Castile [8449] was born on 21 Sep 1164 and died on 9 Nov 1208 in Sijena.)
Alphonso next married Mafalda [5615] [MRIN: 5320], daughter of Afonso I of Portugal Henriques King of Portugal [5613] and Matilda of Savoy de Maurienne Queen of Portugal [5621], about 1160. (Mafalda [5615] was born about 1149 and died in 1173.)
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