Sancho of Castile (bishop)

For other people named Sancho of Castile, see Sancho of Castile (disambiguation).

Sancho of Castile
Archbishop of Toledo
Born	1233
Died	27 October 1261
House	House of Burgundy
Father	Ferdinand III of Castile
Mother	Elisabeth of Swabia
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Infante Sancho of Castile (1233 – 27 October 1261) was Archbishop of Toledo and Chancellor of Castile from 1259 until his death.

Biography

Sancho was the seventh child and sixth son of King Ferdinand III of Castile and his first wife, Elisabeth of Swabia. His father had him and his older brother Philip prepared for an ecclesiastical career. Their paternal grandmother, the former Queen Berengaria of Castile, entrusted Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, Archbishop of Toledo, with their upbringing. The Archbishop sent the infantes to the University of Paros, where they were taught by Albert the Great.

Infante Sancho became Archbishop of Toledo in 1259. He was present at the Cortes of Seville in 1261, but the Infante's entry with archepiscopal cross in December 1260 caused an incident involving him and Raimundo de Losana, Archbishop of Seville. The Archbishop of Seville was offended and considered this a threat to the autonomy of his see. Sancho, however, stated that that was not his intention.

Archbishop Sancho died aged 28. The place of his burial is uncertain; he may have been buried in the Cathedral of Toledo or in the Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas.

Ancestors

Family of Sancho of Castile (bishop)

16. Alfonso VII of León and Castile               8. Ferdinand II of León                       17. Berenguela of Barcelona               4. Alfonso IX of León                             18. Afonso I of Portugal               9. Urraca of Portugal                       19. Maud of Savoy               2. Ferdinand III of Castile                                   20. Sancho III of Castile               10. Alfonso VIII of Castile                       21. Blanche of Navarre               5. Berenguela of Castile                             22. Henry II of England               11. Eleanor of England                       23. Eleanor of Aquitaine               1. Sancho of Castile                                         24. Frederick II, Duke of Swabia               12. Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor                       25. Judith of Bavaria               6. Philip, King of Germany                             26. Renaud III, Count of Burgundy               13. Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy                       27. Agatha of Lorraine               3. Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen                                   28. Andronikos Doukas Angelos               14. Isaac II Angelos                       29. Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa               7. Irene Angelina                             30. George Komnenodoukas Palaiologos (1125–1168)               15. Unknown Palaiologina?, afterwards Irene                       31. ?Irene Komnene Kantakouzene?

Bibliography

• González Jiménez, Manuel: Alfonso X el Sabio. Barcelona: Editorial Ariel S. A. ISBN 84-344-6758-5.

See also

• Frederick of Castile
• Henry of Castile the Senator
• Christina of Norway, Infanta of Castile

External links

• Genealogy of Sancho de Castilla

Sancho of Castile (bishop) House of Burgundy Born: 1133 Died: 27 October 1261
Religious titles
Preceded by Gutierre Ruiz Dolea	Archbishop of Toledo 1259-1261	Vacant Title next held by Domingo Pascual as archbishop-elect