Berengara of Navarre

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• Married: 12 May 1191, Limassol, Cyprus; Richard I, King of England, the son of Henry II, King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine. He was born on 8 September 1157 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. A contract for the marriage of Richard and Alice Princess of France was signed in 1169. He became Duke of Aquitane in 1170. In 1173, he joined with his brothers in a revolt against his father, which ended the next year. He then set about establishing his authority in the Aquitaine. In 1177, King Louis demanded that he marry the Princess Alice, and the matter was submitted to arbitration. With his brother, Henry’s, death in 1183, he became the heir to the throne of England. Henry II called him to give Aquitaine to his brother John. This lead to another war, which Henry II won. In 1187, King Phillip Augustus lead an army into Barry and besieged John and Richard at Châteauroux. The nobles intervened and prevented an all out battle. He was crowned King of England in 3 September 1189 at Westminster Abbey, London, England. On 11 December 1189, Richard left England on the Third Crusade. While he helped defeat the Moslems at the Battle of Arsuf, they were not strong enough to win Jerusalem. He made peace with Saladin and was allowed to visit Jerusalem. In March 1190, Richard I voided his marriage contract with Alice of France. [Richard, at age 33, married Berengara of Navarre] On his return from the Crusade, he was imprisoned by the Duke of Austria. In 1194, upon the payment of a large ransom, he was released. He arrived back in England 13 March 1194. He died 2 April 1199 having been wounded by an crossbow bolt at the siege of Châlus in Limousin. He was buried in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France.

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El Sabio means "the Wise".

Sancho married Sancha, Infanta of Castile on 20 Jul 1153 in Carrion de los Condes, Castile and León, Spain. Sancha (daughter of Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon and Berengaria of Barcelona) was born about 1140; died on 5 Aug 1179; was buried in Catedral de Santa María la Real, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Garcia married Margret de l'Aigle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He was also the King of Galicia, Toledo, Zaragoza, and the Asturisas.
• Reign: From 1126 to 1157; King of Castile and Léon

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Alfonso married Berengaria of Barcelona in Nov 1128 in Saldaña, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. Berengaria (daughter of Raymond Berenger III "el Grande", Marquis of Barcelona and Count of Provence and Dulce di Gievaudun) died in Feb 1149 in Palencia, Castile and León, Spain; was buried in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Parents: Weis (1982) gives her parents as Raymond IV, Count of Barcelona and Marie.

Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as 1131.

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• General Information: He was also Count of Galicia, Coimbra, and d'Amous; and the Governor of Toledo.
• Military: say 1086; When Raymond and his cousin, Henry of Burgundy, first arrived in Iberia is uncertain, but it probably was with the army of Duke Odo I of Burgundy in 1086. In April 1087, the army abandoned the siege of Tudela. While most of the army returned home, Odo and his retinue went west. By 21 July 1087 they were probably at Burgos, at the court of King Alfonso VI of León and Castile, and by 5 August he was in the capital city of León. There Odo most likely arranged Raymond's marriage to Alfonso's heiress, Urraca.
• Miscellaneous: 1095; By his marriage, Raymond received as dowry the government of the Kingdom of Galicia (which included the County of Portugal and the County of Coimbra),[2] although shortly after, in 1095, Alfonso VI gave the County of Portugal and the County of Coimbra to Henry of Burgundy, father of the first Portuguese King Afonso Henriques of Portugal, basing it in Bracara Augusta (nowadays Braga.
• Last Full Review: 11 Feb 2021

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Raymond married Urraca "la Temeraria", Infanta of Castile and León, Countess of Galicia in 1087 in Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain. Urraca (daughter of Alfonso VI of León and Castile "the Brave", King of Castile, León, and Navarre and Constance of Burgundy) was born in Apr 1079 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain; died on 8 Mar 1126 in Saldaña, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain; was buried in Basilica of San Isidoro, León, Castile and León, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was the heiress of Castile and León. Her nickname translates to the Reckless.
• Title(s): 1093; She became the Countess of Galicia.
• Reign: From 1109 to 1126; Queen of Galicia, Castile, León, and Toledo.
• Title(s): 1 Jul 1109; She became the Queen of Galicia, Castile, León, and Toledo.
• Last Full Review: 11 Feb 2021

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Raymond married Dulce di Gievaudun on 3 Feb 1112. Dulce (daughter of Gilbert, Vicount of Gievaudun, Carlat, and Milhaud and Gerberga) was born about 1095; died between 1127 and 1130. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was the heiress of Provence-Arles.