Ancestry of
Benedict Cumberbatch

Movie, Television and Stage Actor

James I, King of Aragon

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• • 22nd Great-grandfather of Benedict Cumberbatch — 25th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 17366026 
  • Father:
  • Pedro II, King of Aragon 
  • Mother:
  • Maria of Montpellier   
  • Birth Date:
  • 1 Feb 1207 
  • Birth Location:
  • Montpellier, France 
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  • Death Date:
  • 27 Jul 1276 
  • Death Location:
  • Valencia, Spain 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Yolanda of Hungary
  • Marriage Date:
  • 1235 
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  • Child:

  Isabella of Aragon (Ahnentafel No:8683013 )

  • Notes: 
  • King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, Lord of Montpellier

• Additional marriages for James I, King of Aragon

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  • Spouse:
  • Eleanor of Castile
  • Marriage Date:
  • 6 Feb 1221
  • Marriage Location:
  • Agreda, Spain

• Sources for James I, King of Aragon

  • ¹ Weis, Frederick Lewis, et. al., Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700, 8th Edition, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company (2004), 108.
  • ² Wikipedia, "James I of Aragon", (accessed 03/27/2010).
  • ³ Wurts, John S., Magna Charta, New York: Brookfield Publishing Company (1942), 187.

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