Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal
| Urraca | |
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 Urraca in Genealogy of the Kings of Portugal (António de Holanda, 1530–1534) | |
| Queen consort of Portugal | |
| Tenure | 26 March 1212 – 3 November 1220 |
| Born | 1186/28 May 1187 |
| Died | 3 November 1220 Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Afonso II of Portugal |
| Issue | Sancho II of Portugal Afonso III of Portugal Eleanor, Queen of Denmark Fernando, Lord of Serpa |
| House | Castilian House of Ivrea |
| Father | Alfonso VIII of Castile |
| Mother | Eleanor of England |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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.
Life[]
Urraca was originally considered as a prospective bride for Louis VIII of France, but Eleanor of Aquitaine objected to her name (Urraca means magpie in Castilian), preferring the Castilian name of Urraca's sister Blanche, Blanca.[3]
In 1206, Urraca married twenty-one-year-old Afonso II of Portugal,[4][5] who was the "infante", the intended heir to the throne.
In 1212, her husband became king and she became queen. Afonso II indicated in his will in 1214 that Urraca should be the regent for his heir should he pre-decease her. However, she died before him at a relatively young age in 1220.[6] Urraca was buried at the Alcobaça Monastery.
Issue[]
- Sancho II of Portugal
- Afonso III of Portugal
- Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark
- Fernando, Lord of Serpa
It is possible Urraca also bore Vicente, who was supposedly buried at the Alcobaça Monastery.[7]
References[]
- ^ Gonzalo Martínez Diez, Alfonso VIII, rey de Castilla y Toledo (1158-1214)
- ^ Chronica Albrici Monachi Trium Fontium
- ^ Seward, Desmond (1978). Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Mother Queen. New York: Dorset Press. p. 233. ISBN 0-88029-055-2.
- ^ Nez, H. Salvador Mart (11 April 2010). "Alfonso X, the Learned: A Biography". BRILL. Retrieved 11 April 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ Roderici Toletani Archiepiscopi De Rebus Hispaniæ
- ^ Shadis, Miriam (2010). Berenguela of Castile (1180–1246) and Political Women in the High Middle Ages. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-312-23473-7.
- ^ "PORTUGAL". Fmg.ac. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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