Marriage and Descendants
Afonso married Infanta Urraca of Castile, daughter of Alfonso VIIIof Castile and Leonora of England, in 1206.
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Urraca of Castile (1186–1220; married in 1206) | |||
| Infante Sancho | 8 September 1207 | 4 January 1248 | Succeeded him as Sancho II, 4th King of Portugal. |
| Infante Afonso | 5 May 1210 | 16 February 1279 | Succeeded his brother Sancho as Afonso III, 5th King of Portugal. |
| Infanta Leonor (Eleanor) | 1211 | 1231 | Married Valdemar the Young, son of Valdemar II of Denmark and Margaret of Bohemia, daughter of Ottokar I of Bohemia. |
| Infante Fernando | a. 1217 | c. 1243 | Lord of Serpa. |
| Vicente | 1219 | 1219 | |
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