Ferdinand II Alfonsez Rey de León

   Another name for Ferdinand was King of León Ferdinand II.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Web Reference: Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands, Fernando II de Castill y León.

• Web Reference: Ferdinand II of León.
Ferdinand II was born in Toledo, Castile, he was the son of King Alfonso VII of León and Castile and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona. At his father's death, he received León and Galicia, while his brother Sancho received Castile and Toledo. He married Urrac of Portugal and had a son, Alfonso IX.

Ferdinand married Urraca Alfonsez Princesa de Portugal y Reina de España, daughter of Alfonso I "O Conquistador" Henriques Rey de Portugal, and Matilda de Maurienne de Savoy, in 1165. (Urraca Alfonsez Princesa de Portugal y Reina de España was born about 1150 in Coimbra, Portugal and died on 16 Oct 1188 in Bamba, Zamora Province, Castile-León. España.)