Mafalda of Castile
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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]
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Mafalda | |
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| Infanta of Castile | |
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| 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 |
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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]