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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: [uˈʁakɐ]; 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. After her marriage to Ferdinand was annulled, the former queen became a nun.
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.
- 1109 – 1126
- Alfonso VI
Apr 12, 2024 · Urraca (born 1077–81—died March 8, 1126, Saldana, Castile [Spain]) 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).
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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.
Urraca of Castile was the daughter of Castilian King Alphonso VIII and Queen Eleanor of Castile . Her younger sister Blanca, or Blanche of Castile , became one of medieval Europe's most powerful women as queen-regent of France.
URRACA OF LEÓN-CASTILE AND TERESA OF PORTUGAL: THE IBERIAN PARADIGM OF FEMININE POWER REVISITED. BY THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURY. HISTORIOGRAPHY. Maria do Rosário Ferreira . The medieval Iberian narrative tradition of historiography and balladry. displays a remarkable gallery of powerful women who seem to harken back to a.
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