Alfonso of Molina

Alfonso of Molina
Lord of Molina and Mesa
Reign1239–1272
PredecessorMafalda González de Lara [es]
SuccessorBlanca Alfonso de Molina [es]
Co-rulerMafalda González de Lara [es]
Born1202 (1202)
León, Spain
Died(1272-01-06)6 January 1272 (aged 70)
Salamanca, Spain
Burial
Monastery of St. Francis in Salamanca
SpouseMafalda González de Lara [es]
Teresa González de Lara
Mayor Alfonso of Meneses [es]
Issue
among others...
Maria, Queen of Castile
HouseCastilian House of Ivrea
FatherAlfonso IX of León
MotherBerengaria of Castile
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Alfonso of León, Lord of Molina (1202 – 6 January 1272[1]) was an infante (prince) of León and Castile, the son of King Alfonso IX of León and his second wife Queen Berengaria of Castile. He was the brother of King Ferdinand III of Castile and León, and father of Queen Maria of Molina, wife of King Sancho IV. He became Lord of Molina and Mesa after his first marriage to Mafalda González de Lara, the heiress of those lands.

  1. ^ Estepa Díez 2006, p. 83.