Editing Alfonso VII of León and Castile (section)

==Family==
In November 1128, he married [[Berenguela of Barcelona|Berenguela]],{{sfn|Barton|1997|p=286}} daughter of [[Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona]].{{sfn|Graham-Leigh|2005|p=table 4}} She died in 1149. Their children were:
* Ramón, living 1136, died in childhood{{sfn|Reilly|1998|pp=27–28}}
* [[Sancho III of Castile]] (1134–1158){{sfn|Barton|1997|p=13}}
* [[Ferdinand II of León]] (1137–1188){{sfn|Barton|1997|p=13}}
* [[Constance of Castile|Constance]] (c. 1138–1160), married [[Louis VII of France]]{{sfn|Hanley|2019|p=233}}
* [[Sancha of Castile, Queen of Navarre|Sancha]] ({{circa|1139}}–1179), married [[Sancho VI of Navarre]]{{sfn|Bryson|1999|p=29}}
* García ({{circa|1142}}–1145/6)
* Alfonso (1144/1148–{{circa|1149}})

In 1152, Alfonso married [[Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile|Richeza of Poland]], the daughter of [[Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland|Ladislaus II the Exile]].{{sfn|Reilly|1998|p=114}} They had:
* Ferdinand (1153–1157){{sfn|Reilly|1998|p=307}}
* [[Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon|Sancha]] (1155–1208), the wife of [[Alfonso II of Aragón]].

Alfonso also had two mistresses, having children by both. By an [[Asturia]]n noblewoman named [[Gontrodo Pérez]], he had an illegitimate daughter, [[Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre|Urraca]] (1132–1164), who married [[García Ramírez of Navarre]], the mother retiring to a convent in 1133.{{sfn|Reilly|1998|p=143}} 

Later in his reign, he formed a liaison with Urraca Fernández, widow of count [[Rodrigo Martínez]] and daughter of [[Fernando García de Hita]], having a daughter, [[Stephanie the Unfortunate]] (1148–1180), who was killed by her jealous husband, [[Fernán Ruiz de Castro]].