Urraca of Castile was Queen of Portugal by marriage to Afonso II of Portugal. A daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England, her maternal grandparents were Henry II of England and Elean
The betrothal of Alfonso of Castile and Eleanor of England
The joint tomb of Alfonso VIII and Eleanor of England which is in Santa Maria de Las Huelgas
Pope Innocent III (1161-1216 CE)
Battle of the Reconquista from the Cantigas de Santa María (722–1492)
Afonso II of Portugal
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Afonso II, also called Afonso the Fat and Afonso the Leper, was King of Portugal from 1211 until 1223. Afonso was the third monarch of Portugal.
Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal
…Urraca of Castile (1186/28 May 1187 – 3 November 1220) was Queen of Portugal by marriage to Afonso II of Portugal. A daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England, her maternal grandparents were Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Urraca…
Afonso II as depicted in a 13th-century manuscript.
Bull Manifestis Probatum issued by Pope Innocent III on April 16, 1212, addressed to Afonso confirming the earlier papal bull of Pope Alexander III to Afonso Henriques which recognized Portugal as a kingdom
Later bull Manifestis Probatum est issued by Pope Honorius III on January 11, 1218, to Afonso confirming again the bull Manifestis Probatum
Seals of Afonso II.