Descendants
Afonso married in 1146 Mafalda or Maud of Savoy (1125–1158), daughter of Amadeo III, Count of Savoy, and Mahaut of Albon.
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Maud of Savoy (1125–1158; married in 1146) | |||
| Henry (Henrique) | 5 March 1147 | 1147 | |
| Mafalda | 1148 | c. 1160 | |
| Urraca | c. 1151 | 1188 | Married of Ferdinand II of León. |
| Sancha | 1153 | 1159 | |
| Sancho | 1154 | 26 March 1212 | Succeeded him as Sancho I, 2nd King of Portugal |
| John (João) | 1156 | 1156 | |
| Theresa (Teresa) | 1157 | 1218 | Married successively Philip I of Flanders and Odo III, Duke of Burgundy. |
| Extramarital offspring by Elvira Gálter | |||
| Urraca Afonso | c. 1130 | ? | Married Pedro Afonso Viegas. Lady of Aveiro. |
| Other extramarital offspring | |||
| Fernando Afonso | ? | c. 1172 | High-General of the Kingdom (Constable of Portugal) |
| Pedro Afonso | c 1130 | 1169 | A.k.a. Pedro Henriques. 1st Grand-Master of the Order of Aviz. |
| Afonso | c. 1135 | 1207 | 12th Grand Master of the Order of Saint John of Rhodes (also known as the Knights Hospitaller). |
| Teresa Afonso | c. 1135 | ? | Married Fernando Martins Bravo or Martim Moniz. |
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