Mafalda of Castile
Mafalda | |
|---|---|
| Infanta of Castile | |
 Mafalda's coat of arms | |
| Born | 1191 Plasencia |
| Died | 1204 (aged 12–13) Salamanca |
| Buried | Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas |
| Father | Alfonso VIII of Castile |
| Mother | Eleanor of England |
Mafalda de Castilla (1191—1204) was an Infanta of Castile and daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England and sister of Henry I of Castile and Berenguela of Castile.[1]
She would have been married to Ferdinand of León, but she died in 1204 in Salamanca.[2] She was buried at Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas in Burgos.[3] Her epitaph is "AQUÍ YACE DOÑA MAFALDA, HIJA DE ALFONSO VIII Y DE LA REINA DOÑA LEONOR Y HERMANA DE DOÑA BERENGUELA, QUE FINÓ EN SALAMANCA POR CASAR, EN 1204".[4] The infante Pedro de Castilla y de Molina was buried in the same nave.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Martínez Díez 2007, pp. 46–53.
- ^ Martínez Díez 2007, p. 51.
- ^ Arco y Garay 1954, pp. 245–246.
- ^ Arco y Garay 1954, p. 246.
- ^ Herrero Sanz, María Jesús (2004). Guía Santa María la Real de Huelgas. Burgos. Madrid: Reales Sitios de España. Patrimonio Nacional. ISBN 84-7120-337-5.
Bibliography
[edit]- Arco y Garay, Ricardo (1954). Sepulcros de la Casa Real de Castilla. Madrid: Instituto Jerónimo Zurita. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. OCLC 11366237.
- Martínez Díez, Gonzalo (2007). Alfonso VIII, rey de Castilla y Toledo (1158-1214). Gijón: Ediciones Trea, S.L. ISBN 978-84-9704-327-4.