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- Urraca (c. 1080 – 8 March 1126), called "the reckless" (la temeraria), was Queen of León, Castile and Galicia from 1109 until her death. She claimed the imperial title as suo jure Empress of All Spain and Empress of All Galicia.
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Urraca (c. 1080 – 8 March 1126), called "the reckless" (la temeraria), was Queen of León, Castile and Galicia from 1109 until her death. She claimed the imperial title as suo jure Empress of All Spain [3] and Empress of All Galicia .
Apr 12, 2024 · Urraca was the queen of Leon and Castile from 1109 to 1126, daughter of Alfonso VI. Urraca became her father’s heiress when her brother, Sancho, was killed at Uclés (1108). She was the widow of Count Raymond of Burgundy, by whom she had had one son, Alfonso Ramírez (born 1104), the future Alfonso.
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Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal. The betrothal of Alfonso of Castile and Eleanor of England. Urraca of Castile (1186/28 May 1187 – 3 November 1220) was a daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile [1] and Eleanor of England. [2] . Her maternal grandparents were Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine . Early life. Family and upbringing.
Urraca of Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation:; 1148 – 1211) was the queen of León from 1165 until 1175 as the wife of King Ferdinand II. She was the daughter of the first Portuguese king, Afonso I , and the mother of Alfonso IX .
Urraca (c. 1079–1126) Queen of Castile and Aragon who governed the Iberian kingdoms of Galicia, Leon and Castile, and through her marriage to Alphonso I of Aragon briefly united almost all of medieval Christian Spain. Recognized as queen of Leon-Castile in 1109.
May 29, 2018 · Queen Urraca (c. 1078-1126), who ruled the Kingdom of Leon-Castilla (also known as Castille-Leon) in northern Spain from 1109 to 1126, was the only woman during the Spanish medieval era to rule in her own right. The failure of her political marriage, which had been designed to unite the kingdoms of Leon-Castilla and Aragon, ultimately led to a ...
Mar 26, 2017 · The kingdom couldn't stay without a ruler, so the 30-year-old Urraca became queen. Following this, she reluctantly married Alfonso I of Aragon and Navarre, but she wasn't happy about it. Urraca had protested against the marriage with this man, but knowing that it was a will of her father, she finally accepted it after his death.
