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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 ...
Jun 23, 2023 · There is also an “emotional tribute to Berengaria’s grandmother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, to whom the queen offers the Kingdom of León, fruit of the treaty of Benavente.” Signed after the death of Alfonso IX, this pact dispossessed the daughters of his first wife (Teresa of Portugal) of their dynastic rights in favor of his son Ferdinand III.
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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Jun 2, 2022 · Berengaria (Castilian: Berenguela; 1 January/June 1180 – 8 November 1246), was briefly queen of Castile and León. The eldest daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England, she was briefly engaged to Conrad II, Duke of Swabia, but he was murdered in 1196 before they could be married.
- Burgos, Castille and Leon
- Burgos, Castille and Leon, España (Spain)
- June 1180
- Burgos, Spain
When her father died, Berengaria served as regent for her younger brother Henry I in Castile until she succeeded him on his untimely death. Within months, she turned Castile over to her son Ferdinand III, concerned that as a woman she would not be able to lead Castile's forces. However, she remained one of his closest advisors, guiding policy ...
Various sources indicate that Berengaria died in the city of Guadalajara in 1300, while others maintain that she died in the Monastery of San Clemente in Seville, where the infanta was supposedly transferred in 1303 by the will of her nephew, King Ferdinand IV of Castile. [6]
Going back to Castile, Berenguela spent the next ten years taking care of her children and personal demesne while war returned episodically between her father and her former husband about the disputed lands. In 1214, her father’s and mother’s deaths brought Berenguela to assume the regency of Castile in the name of her younger brother ...
