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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 heir presumptive of Alfonso VIII of Castile, she was a sought after bride, and ...
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. 1214), and Eleanor of Castile (1162–1214, daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine ...
Berengaria (Castilian: Berengaria; 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.
Known for: role in the succession of Castile and Leon; regent of Castile for her brother Enrique I. Occupation: briefly, queen of Leon. Dates: January/June 1, 1180 - November 8, 1246. Also known as: Berengaria of Castile.
Berengaria(Castilian: Berenguela; nicknamed the Great(Castilian: la Grande); 1179 or 1180 – 8 November 1246) was reigning Queen of Castile[1]for a brief time in 1217, and Queen of Leónfrom 1197 to 1204 as the second wife of King Alfonso IX.
Berengaria returned to Castile in 1204, with her children. In 1214, Berengaria’s father died, and he was succeeded by her ten-year-old brother Henry I. Their mother Eleanor assumed the regency but died suddenly 24 days later. Berengaria now replaced her as regent.
Berengaria of Navarre ( Basque: Berengela, Spanish: Berenguela, French: Bérengère; c. 1165–1170 – 23 December 1230) was Queen of England as the wife of Richard I of England. She was the eldest daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre and Sancha of Castile. As is the case with many of the medieval English queens, little is known of her life.
When Berengaria of Castile was born on 1 June 1179, in Segovia, Segovia, Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain, her father, Alfonso VIII King of Castille, was 23 and her mother, Eleanor of England Reina Consorte de Castilla, was 16. She married Rey Alfonso IX de León in 1197, in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain.
Berengaria of Castile. Berengaria (Castilian: Berenguela), nicknamed the Great (Castilian: la Grande) (1179 or 1180 – 8 November 1246), was Queen of Castile 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 heir presumptive of Alfonso VIII of Castile, she was a sought ...
Berengaria was the eldest daughter of King Sancho VI (called the Wise) of Navarre and Queen Sancha of Castile and Leon. During the 12th century, Navarre was a small kingdom situated in the Pyrenees mountains, between France and the larger kingdoms of Castile and Aragon on the Spanish peninsula.