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Jun 4, 2017 · About Berenguela of Castile. Known for: role in the succession of Castile and Leon; regent of Castile for her brother Enrique I. Occupation: briefly, queen of Leon. Dates: January/June 1, 1180 - November 8, 1246. Also known as: Berengaria of Castile.
Berengaria of Barcelona (1116 – 15 January 1149), called in Spanish Berenguela de Barcelona and also known as Berengaria of Provence, was Queen consort of Castile, León and Galicia. She was the daughter of Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona , and Douce I, Countess of Provence .
Berengaria was the eldest daughter of King Sancho VI (called the Wise) of Navarre and Queen Sancha of Castile and Leon. During the 12th century, Navarre was a small kingdom situated in the Pyrenees mountains, between France and the larger kingdoms of Castile and Aragon on the Spanish peninsula.
Berengaria (Castilian: Berenguela), nicknamed the Great (Castilian: la Grande) (1179 or 1180 – 8 November 1246), was Queen of Castile for a brief time in 1217, and Queen of León from 1197 to 1204 as the second wife of King Alfonso IX. As the eldest child and heiress presumptive of Alfonso VIII of Castile, she was a sought after bride, and ...
Berengaria, nicknamed the Great, was Queen of Castile for a brief time in 1217, and Queen of León from 1197 to 1204 as the second wife of King Alfonso IX. As the eldest child and heiress presumptive of Alfonso VIII of Castile, she was a sought after bride, and was engaged to Conrad, the son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I.
Berengaria married King Alfonso IX of León in 1197, but this was annulled in 1204 by Pope Innocent III because they were second cousins. Berengaria and Alfonso had five children, including one who died in infancy, and when she returned to her father's court in Castile, she brought her children with her to Otella.
Berenguela de Castilla (1180–1246) • FamilySearch. Brief Life History of Berenguela. When Berenguela de Castilla was born in 1180, in Burgos, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, her father, Rey Alfonso VIII de Castilla, was 25 and her mother, Eleanor of England Queen of Castile, was 20. She married Konrad II. Herzog von Schwaben in May 1188.
