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Urraca of León and Castile. Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. Urraca ( c. 1080 – 8 March 1126), called "the reckless" (la temeraria), [2] 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.
- 1109 – 1126
- Alfonso VI
Apr 26, 2022 · Urraca of León and Castile. Urraca of León (1078 – March 8, 1126) was Queen of León and Castile from 1109 to her death. She was the first woman ever to reign in a western European monarchy. Urraca was the daughter of Alfonso VI of León by his second wife, Constance of Burgundy.
Dec 21, 2022 · Urraca became empress by her father’s inheritance. She was the daughter of Alfonso VI, who was king of León, Galicia and Castile. Because he sported three kingdom titles, Alfonso thought it a good idea to style himself Emperor of Spain from 1077 CE onwards.
Mar 5, 2022 · Urraca of León and Castile. Urraca of León (1078 – March 8, 1126) was Queen of León and Castile from 1109 to her death. She was the first woman ever to reign in a western European monarchy. Urraca was the daughter of Alfonso VI of León by his second wife, Constance of Burgundy.
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Family and upbringing. Urraca, born in 1187, was the second-born daughter of King Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155–1214) and Leonor of England (1161–1214). Alfonso and Leonor are believed to have had at least a dozen pregnancies, with only six children surviving into adulthood. Urraca's siblings who survived into adulthood were Berenguela ...
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Jun 1, 2015 · Urraca’s illegitimate half-sister Theresa and her husband occupied Zamora and Extremadura while Urraca’s former husband Alfonso occupied a big portion of Castile. She would spend many years trying to recover these lands which were rightfully hers. Luckily she had a great support system in Castile. She would die in 1126 of unknown causes ...
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 65899145. Source citation. Urraca of Leon and Castile (April 1079 – March 8, 1126) was Queen regnant of Leon, Castile, and Galicia, and claimed the imperial title as suo jure Empress of All the Spains from 1109 until her death in childbirth, as well as Empress of All Galicia. Urraca was the eldest surviving child of ...
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