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As the eldest child of King Alfonso and Queen Eleanor, who preferred to give birth to a son and therefore later king, Berengaria was the heiress presumptive to the throne of Castile for several years because many of the children born later to the couple died shortly after birth or in early infancy. She became a greatly-desired bride throughout ...
In the Cortes of Toledo in 1254 she was recognized as heir presumptive due to the lack of male descent from King Alfonso X. [1] In the fall of 1254, Queen Violante gave birth a second daughter, Beatrice, prompting Alfonso X to consider the possibility that his eldest daughter Berengaria might become queen regnant.
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Because he left no heirs, Berengaria then inherited the kingdom, but, instead of ruling, she abdicated in favor of her son, Ferdinand III. In 1230, her former husband Alphonso XI died, and she aided her son in inheriting his throne. Ferdinand reigned over the combined kingdoms of León-Castile until 1252.
Because Berengaria was as yet unmarried, etiquette prevented her from sailing on Richard's ship. Instead, she took another vessel from Messina, in the company of the widowed Sicilian queen, Richard's sister Joanna, and their commodious baggage.
Berengaria. views 3,351,141 updated. Berengaria ( c. 1164/5– c. 1230), queen of Richard I. The daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre, Berengaria was married to Richard in an alliance intended to protect his southern frontiers while he was occupied on the Third Crusade.
Died: 8 November 1246. Country most active: Spain. Also known as: Berenguela la Grande. Eldest daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Leonor of Plantagenet, Berenguela spent a part of her childhood as the presumptive heir of her father’s throne before the birth of her younger brother Enrique.
As the eldest child of king Alfonso and Eleanor —who preferred to give birth to a son and therefore later king—, she was the heir presumptive to the throne of Castile for several years because many of the children born later to the couple died shortly after birth or in early infancy, and so Berengaria became a greatly desired bride ...
