Urraca "la Temeraria", Infanta of Castile and León, Countess of Galicia

1079 - 1126  (46 years)

• Name	Urraca
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Apr 1079	Burgos, Castile and León, Spain   [1, 3, 5, 6]
  General Information	She was the heiress of Castile and León. Her nickname translates to the Reckless.  [1, 3]
  Title(s)	1093 (Age 14)  [1]
  She became the Countess of Galicia.
  Title(s)	1 Jul 1109 (Age 30)  [1, 3]
  She became the Queen of Galicia, Castile, León, and Toledo.
  Death	8 Mar 1126	Saldaña, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
  Burial	—	Basilica of San Isidoro, León, Castile and León, Spain   [1]
  Siblings	5 Siblings
  + 1. Urraca "la Temeraria", Infanta of Castile and León, Countess of Galicia,   b. Apr 1079, Burgos, Castile and León, Spain d. 8 Mar 1126, Saldaña, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain  (Age 46 years) ▻ Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea, Count of Castile,  m. 1087 ;   Alfonso I "the Battler", King of Aragon,  m. Oct 1109   2. child   d. young   3. child   d. young   4. child   d. young   5. child   d. young   6. child   d. young
  Person ID	I2977	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Alfonso VI of León and Castile "the Brave", King of Castile, León, and Navarre,   b. Jun 1040   d. 1 Jul 1109, Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Constance of Burgundy,   b. 8 May 1046   d. Jan 1093 to Feb 1093 (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	1080/81
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 40 years and 6 months - She : ~ 34 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F2363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea, Count of Castile,   b. About 1070, Burgundy, France d. 24 May 1107, Grajal de Campos, Castile and León, Spain (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	1087	Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain   [1, 2, 4]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 7 years and 8 months - He : ~ 17 years.
  Information	Urraca’s place in the line of succession made her the focus of dynastic politics, and she became a child bride at age eight (1087) to Raymond of Burgundy, a mercenary adventurer. Urraca's marriage to Raymond was part of Alfonso VI's diplomatic strategy to attract cross-Pyrenees alliances. Author Bernard F. Reilly suggests that, rather than a betrothal, the eight-year-old Urraca was fully wedded to Raymond of Burgundy, as he almost immediately appears in protocol documents as Alfonso VI's son-in-law, a distinction that would not have been made without the marriage. Reilly doubts that the marriage was consummated until Urraca was 13, as she was placed under the protective guardianship of a trusted magnate. Her pregnancy and stillbirth at age 14 suggest that the marriage was indeed consummated when she was 13 or 14 years old.  [4]
  Children	1. Sancha Raimúndez,   b. Between 11 Nov 1095 and 1102 + 2. Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon,   b. 1 Mar 1105, Castile, Spain d. 21 Aug 1157, La Fresneda, Aragon, Spain (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F2358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Alfonso I "the Battler", King of Aragon,   b. About 1073/74   d. 7 Sep 1134 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1109	Monzón Castle, Monzón, Aragon, Spain   [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	She : 30 years and 6 months - He : ~ 35 years and 10 months.
  Information	Urraca became again an heir presumptive after the death of her half-brother Sancho at the Battle of Uclés in 1108. Alfonso VI reunited the nobles of the Kingdom in Toledo and announced that his widowed daughter was the chosen one to succeeded him. The nobles agreed with the royal designation but demanded that Urraca should marry again. Several candidates for the hand of the heiress to the thrones of León and Castile appeared immediately, including counts Gómez González and Pedro González de Lara. Alfonso VI feared that the rivalries between Castilian and Leonese nobles would be increased if she married any of these suitors and decided that his daughter should wed Alfonso I of Aragon, known as the Battler, opening the opportunity for uniting León-Castile with Aragon.   [3]
  Annulled	1115  [1]
  Family ID	F2362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Apr 1079 - Burgos, Castile and León, Spain Marriage - 1087 - Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain Child - Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon - 1 Mar 1105 - Castile, Spain Marriage - Oct 1109 - Monzón Castle, Monzón, Aragon, Spain Death - 8 Mar 1126 - Saldaña, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain Burial - — - Basilica of San Isidoro, León, Castile and León, Spain  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Urraca, Queen of Léon 13-century miniature of Queen Urraca presiding the Court from Tumbo A codex Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, Urraca of León. [S304] Wikipedia, Raymond of Burgundy. [S304] Wikipedia, Alfonso VI of León and Castile. [S304] Wikipedia, Constance of Burgundy.