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Berengaria ( Castilian: Berenguela ), nicknamed the Great (Castilian: la Grande) (1179 or 1180 – 8 November 1246), was Queen of Castile [1] 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 ...
- 6 June – 31 August 1217
- Eleanor of England
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Berengaria of Castile (1180–1246)Queen of Leon. Name variations: Berengeria, Berengare; (Spanish) Berenguela. Pronunciation: Ber-en-GAR-ee-uh. Born in 1180 in Castile; died on November 8, 1246, in Castile; daughter of Alphonso VIII, king of Castile and León (d.
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May 2, 2016 · Berengaria was born in either 1179 or 1180 in Burgos as the eldest daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England. She would be one of 11 siblings, and she was heir presumptive for several years until the birth of subsequent younger brothers.
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 of Castile (Seville, 1253 – Guadalajara, 1300), Infanta of Castile and Lady of Guadalajara in her own right. She was the eldest child of King Alfonso X of Castile and Violante of Aragon. She was probably named after her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Berengaria of Castile.
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 of Castile. 1850. Oil on canvas. The Chronological Series of the Kings of Spain was a museum project planned in 1847 by José de Madrazo to adorn four of the new rooms at the Real Museo de Pinturas (Royal Museum of Paintings), then under his direction.
