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The Portuguese House of Burgundy (Portuguese: Casa de Borgonha) or the Afonsine dynasty (Dinastia Afonsina) was a Portuguese dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Portugal from its founding until the 1383–85 Portuguese Interregnum. The house was founded by Henry of Burgundy, who became Count of Portugal in 1096.
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The House of Burgundy (/ ˈ b ɜːr ɡ ən d i /) was a cadet...
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Portuguese House of Burgundy: Robert I Duke of Burgundy (1011–1076) Alfonso VI King of León and Castile 1040–1109: Jimena Muñoz d.1157: Henry of Burgundy c. 1035 – 1070/1074: Hugh I Duke of Burgundy (1057–1093) Robert bishop of Langres (1059–1111) Odo I Duke of Burgundy (1060–1102) Urraca Queen of León and Castile 1079 ...
- Family Relations
- Reconquista
- Pact with His Cousin Raymond of Burgundy
- After The Death of Alfonso Vi
- Legacy
- Marriage and Issue
Born in about 1066 in Dijon, Duchy of Burgundy, Count Henry was the youngest son of Henry, the second son of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy. His two older brothers, Hugh I and Odo, inherited the duchy. No contemporary record of his mother has survived. She was once thought to have been named Sibylla based on an undated obituary reporting the death of "...
After the defeat of the Christian troops in the Battle of Sagrajas in October 1086, in the early months of the following year, King Alfonso VI appealed for aid from Christians at the other side of the Pyrenees. Many French nobles and soldiers heeded the call, including Raymond of Burgundy, Henry's brother, Duke Odo, and Raymond of St. Gilles. Not a...
Between the years 1096 and 1105, count Raymond, seeing that his influence in the curia regis was diminishing, reached an agreement with his cousin Henry of Burgundy. The birth of King Alfonso's only son, Sancho Alfónsez, was also perceived as a threat by the two cousins. They agreed to share power, the royal treasury, and to support each other. Und...
After Raymond's death, Queen Urraca (Teresa's half-sister) married Alfonso the Battlerfor political and strategic reasons. Henry took advantage of the family conflicts and political unrest to serve on both sides and aggrandize his domains at the cost of the squabbling royal couple. Caught under siege in Astorga by the King of Aragon, then at war wi...
Count Henry was the leader of a group of gentlemen, monks, and clerics of French origin who exerted great influence in the Iberian Peninsula, promoted many reforms and introduced several institutions from the other side of the Pyrenees, such as the customs of Cluny and the Roman Rite. They occupied relevant ecclesiastical and political positions wh...
He married Teresa of León around 1095.From Teresa, Henry had the following issue: 1. Urraca Henriques (c. 1095 – 1173), the wife of Bermudo Pérez de Traba, tenente in Trastámara, Viseu, Seia, and Faro in A Coruña; 2. Sancha Henriques (c. 1097 – 1163), married firstly Sancho Nunes de Celanova, with issue. After becoming a widow, married secondly Fer...
The House of Burgundy ( / ˈbɜːrɡəndi /) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descending from Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, a younger son of King Robert II of France. The House ruled the Duchy of Burgundy from 1032 to 1361 and achieved the recognized title of King of Portugal. Quick Facts Parent house, Country ... Close.
The Portuguese House of Burgundy or the Afonsine dynasty was a Portuguese dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Portugal from its founding until the 1383–85 Portuguese Interregnum.
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