- Alfonso of Molina
Alfonso of Leon, Lord of Molina (1203 – 1272) was the second son of King
Alfonso IX of Leon andBerenguela of Castile , and a younger brother of KingFerdinand III of Castile .In 1240 he gained control of
Molina by marrying Mafalda Manrique de Lara, the heiress of Molina. They had a son, Fernando, who died young, and a daughter and heiress, Blanca of Molina.After Mafalda's death in 1242, Alfonso married Teresa Gonzalez de Lara, who gave him another daughter, Juana. Teresa died in 1246, and Alfonso married for a third time to Mayor Alonso de Meneses. Alfonso and Major had two children: Alfonso, lord of Meneses, and
Maria of Molina , who married KingSancho IV of Castile .Aside from his legitimate children by his three wives, Alfonso also had a number of illegitimate children, including
Juan, Bishop of Palencia , and Berenguela, a mistress of KingJames I of Aragon .ources
*Shadis, Miriam. "Berenguela of Castile's Political Motherhood", 1996
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