Prince Alphonso ENGLAND
- Born: 24 Nov 1273, Bayonne, Basses, Pyrenees, France
- Died: 19 Aug 1284
- Buried: Abbey, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
 Other names for Alphonso were ENGLAND Prince and Alfonso.
Ancestral File Number: 8WKN-CJ.
General Notes:
Prince of ENGLAND.
Named after Eleanor's brother, died aged twelve years, buried in Westminster Abbey.
BOOKS
Kings and Queens of Great Britain, Genealogical Chart, Anne Taute and Romilly Squire, 1990: "Alphonso, ?Earl of Chester, Died 1284.
A History of the Plantagenets, Vol III, The Three Edwards, Thomas B Costain, 1958, Doubleday & Co
p22: "There is a disagreement among authorities as to the number of child- ren presented to Edward by his queen, some saying fifteen, others claiming a total of seventeen. On one point there is accord, however. Only four of the children were sons. Of the eleven or thirteen daughters, as the case may be, a number died in their infancy and nothing is known about them, not even their names..."
"Edward loved all his daughters devotedly, but he must have looked them over with an uneasy eye. Daughters made poor successors to a throne as contentious as that of England."
p31: "...A year later the tall fortress of Caernarvon was ready for occupancy. A grim reminder of the power of the conquerors, it stood on the sea, with one gate looking out over the Menai Strait and the other commanding a view of the white summit of Snowdon, where the bravest of the Welsh leadersstill held out. As Eleanor was with child again, Edward took her to Caernarvon. The impending event was not considered of any greater importance than the many other accouchements. There was an heir to the throne, Prince Alfonso, named after thequeen's brother in Castile. As several years had passed over his head, it was hoped that he would achieve the maturity denied his two older brothers..."
p33: "...Four months later [after the birth of Edward of Caernarvon] Prince Alfonso died, and the healthy child who may or may not have been displayed proudly to the Welsh chiefs in Caernarvon Castle became heir to the throne of England..."
ANCESTRAL FILE
Ancestral File Ver 4.10 8WKN-CJ Died in childhood.
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