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Urraca of Zamora (1033/34 – 1101/03) was a Leonese infanta, one of the five children of Ferdinand I the Great, who received the city of Zamora as her inheritance and exercised palatine authority in it.
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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Apr 26, 2022 · 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.
Countess Urraca of Zamora (1033-1101) was the eldest of five children of King Fernando I of Castile and Sancha of Leon, and was the sister of Sancho II of Castile, Alfonso VI of Leon, and Garcia II of Galicia. Urraca was the mastermind of her brother Sancho's 1072 assassination, and she was very...
1165: Urraca of Zamora. Infanta of Zamora. Born: c.1033, Present-day León, Spain. Died: c.1101, Present-day León, Spain. Urraca was one of five siblings who split their father ( Ferdinand the Great )’s empire after his death. Urraca was bequeathed the city of Zamora and ruled with palatine authority over the walled city.
May 29, 2018 · Queen Urraca (c. 1078-1126), who ruled the Kingdom of Leon-Castilla (also known as Castille-Leon) in northern Spain from 1109 to 1126, was the only woman during the Spanish medieval era to rule in her own right.
