Marriages and Descendants
Afonso's first wife was Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne, daughter of Renaud, Count of Dammartin, and Ida, Countess of Boulogne. She had two sons (Roberto and an unnamed one), but both died young. He divorced Matilda in 1253 and, in the same year, married Beatrice of Castile, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso X, King of Castile, and Mayor Guillén de Guzmán (Maria de Guzman).
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Matilda II of Boulogne (c. 1202–1262; married in 1239) | |||
| Infante Roberto (Robert) | 1239 | 1239 | |
| By Beatrice of Castile (1242–1303; married in 1253) | |||
| Infanta Branca (Blanche) | 25 February 1259 | 17 April 1321 | Abbess of the Convent of Huelgas |
| Infante Fernando (Ferdinand) | 1260 | 1262 | |
| Infante Dinis (Denis) | 9 October 1261 | 7 January 1325 | Succeeded him as Denis, 6th King of Portugal. Married Infanta Isabel of Aragon. |
| Infante Afonso | 8 February 1263 | 2 November 1312 | Lord of Portalegre. Married to Violante Manuel of Castile (daughter of Juan Manuel of Castile). |
| Infanta Sancha | 2 February 1264 | c. 1302 | |
| Infanta Maria | 21 November 1264 | 6 June 1304 | Nun in the Convent of Saint John in Coimbra. |
| Infanta Constança (Constance) | 1266 | 1271 | |
| Infante Vicente (Vincent) | 1268 | 1271 | |
| By Madragana (Mor Afonso) (c. 1230-?) | |||
| Martim Afonso Chichorro | c. 1250 | a. 1313 | Natural son; Married Inês Lourenço de Valadres. |
| Urraca Afonso | c. 1260 | ? | Natural daughter; Married twice: 1st to D. Pedro Anes de Riba Vizela, 2nd to João Mendes de Briteiros |
| By Maria Peres de Enxara (?-?) | |||
| Afonso Dinis | c. 1260 | a. 1310 | Natural son; Married to D. Maria Pais Ribeira, Lady of the House of Sousa, Ancestor of Queen Silvia of Sweden |
| Other natural offspring | |||
| Leonor Afonso | c. 1250 | 1291 | Natural daughter. Married twice: 1st to D. Estevão Anes de Sousa (without issue), 2nd to D. Gonçalo Garcia de Sousa, Count of Neiva (without issue). |
| Gil Afonso | 1250 | 31 December 1346 | Natural son; Knight of the Order of the Hospital. |
| Fernando Afonso | ? | ? | Natural son; Knight of the Order of the Hospital. |
| Rodrigo Afonso | 1258 | about 12 May 1272 | Natural son; Prior of the city of Santarém. |
| Leonor Afonso (nun) | ? | 1259 | Natural daughter; Nun in the Monastery of Santa Clara of Santarém. |
| Urraca Afonso | 1250 | 4 November 1281 | Natural daughter; Nun in the Monastery of Lorvão. |
| Henrique Afonso | ? | ? | Natural son; Married to Inês (last name unknown). |
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