Berengara of Navarre

1163 - 1230  (67 years)

• Name	Berengara of Navarre
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1163	Navarre, Spain   [1, 2]
  Married	12 May 1191 (Age 28)	Limassol, Cyprus   [1, 2, 3]
  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.
  Death	1230  [1]
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  1. Berengara of Navarre,   b. 1163, Navarre, Spain d. 1230  (Age 67 years) + 2. Blanche, Princess of Navarre,   b. Abt 1177   d. 13 Mar 1229  (Age 52 years) ▻ Theobald III, Count of Brie,  m. 1 Jul 1199
  Person ID	I21972
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Sancho VI "el Sabio", King of Navarre,   b. 1132   d. 27 Jun 1194, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Sancha, Infanta of Castile,   b. Abt 1140   d. 5 Aug 1179 (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1153	Carrion de los Condes, Castile and León, Spain
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 21 years and 7 months - She : ~ 13 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F6219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1163 - Navarre, Spain Married - 12 May 1191 - Limassol, Cyprus  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975). [S307] Richardson, Douglas. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004). [S1468] anonymous. "Table of Kings and Queens since the Conquest" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume II, January 1849).