Alfonso of Molina
| Alfonso of León | |
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Arms of Alfonso of Molina
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| suo jure Lord of Molina and Mesa | |
| Reign | 1239–1272 |
| Predecessor | Mafalda González de Lara |
| Successor | Blanca Alfonso of Molina |
| Co-ruler | Mafalda González de Lara |
| Born | 1202 León |
| Died | 6 January 1272 Salamanca |
| Burial | Monastery of St. Francis in Salamanca |
| Spouse |
Mafalda González de Lara Teresa González de Lara Mayor Alfonso of Meneses |
| Issue among others... |
María de Molina |
| House | House of Burgundy |
| Father | Alfonso IX of León |
| Mother | Berengaria of Castile |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Alfonso of León, Lord of Molina (1202 – 6 January 1272) was an infante (prince) of León and Castile, the son of King Alfonso IX of León and his second wife Queen Berengaria of Castile. He was the brother of King Ferdinand III of Castile and León, and father of Queen Maria of Molina, wife of King Sancho IV. He became Lord of Molina and Mesa after his first marriage to Mafalda González de Lara, the heiress of those lands.
Alfonso was the son of King Alfonso IX of León and his second wife, Queen Berengaria of Castile. On his father's side he was the grandson of King Ferdinand II of León and his first wife, Urraca of Portugal. On his mother's side his grandparents were King Alfonso VIII of Castile and his wife, Eleanor of England. His siblings included King Ferdinand III of Castile and León, Berengaria, Constance, and Eleanor.
Alfonso was born near the city of León in 1202. As the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berengaria of Castile, he witnessed the bad relations between the two kingdoms during his childhood, after the annulment of his parents' marriage. At the Battle of Navas de Tolosa (1212), his father and the King of Portugal were the only kings from the Iberian Peninsula who did not take part, in contrast to those of Castile, Aragon, and Navarre. In fact, Alfonso IX took advantage of the absence of his cousin Alfonso VIII to invade Castile.
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