Henry I of Castile (14 April 1204 – 6 June 1217) was king of Castile. He was the son of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine).
In 1211 Henry became heir to the throne when his older brother Ferdinand suddenly died.
When his father died in 1214 Henry was just 10 years old so the regency was assumed by Henry's older sister Berengaria of Castile, wife of Alfonso IX of Leon.
In 1215 Henry married Mafalda of Portugal, daughter of Sancho I of Portugal. As he was very young, the marriage was not consummated, and it was dissolved in 1216 by Pope Innocent III on grounds of consanguinity. In the same year, Henry became betrothed to his second cousin Sancha, heiress of León.
Henry died in Palencia in 1217 at the age of 13, killed by a tile coming off a roof. His sister Berengaria succeeded him, before renouncing the throne in favour of her son Ferdinand III. His body was interred at Las Huelgas monastery in Burgos.
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Ancestors of Henry I of Castile |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. Raymond of Burgundy | | | | | | | | | 8. Alfonso VII of Castile | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Urraca of León and Castile | | | | | | | | | 4. Sancho III of Castile | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona | | | | | | | | | 9. Berenguela of Barcelona | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Douce I, Countess of Provence | | | | | | | | | 2. Alfonso VIII of Castile | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Ramiro Sánchez, Lord of Monzón | | | | | | | | | 10. García Ramírez of Navarre | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Cristina Rodriguez | | | | | | | | | 5. Blanca Garcés of Navarre | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Gilbert de l'Aigle, Seigneur de l'Aigle | | | | | | | | | 11. Marguerite de l'Aigle | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 Juliana du Perche | | | | | | | | | 1. Henry I of Castile | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Fulk V of Anjou | | | | | | | | | 12. Geoffrey V of Anjou | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Ermengarde of Maine | | | | | | | | | 6. Henry II of England | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Henry I of England | | | | | | | | | 13. Empress Matilda | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Matilda of Scotland | | | | | | | | | 3. Eleanor of England | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. William IX of Aquitaine | | | | | | | | | 14. William X of Aquitaine | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Philippa of Toulouse | | | | | | | | | 7. Eleanor of Aquitaine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Aimery I of Châtellerault | | | | | | | | | 15. Aenor de Châtellerault | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Dangereuse de L'Isle Bouchard | | | | | | | |
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