Zaïda of Seville "Isabel", Princess of Seville and Dania

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: She married Abu Nasr Al-Fath al-Ma'mun, ruler of the Taifa of Córdoba. In March 1091, the Almoravid army besieged the city of Córdoba. Zaida's husband, who died during the siege on 26–27 March, sent his wife and children to Almodóvar del Río as a precautionary measure. After becoming a widow, Zaida sought protection at the court of the Leonese king and she and her children converted to Christianity; she was baptized with the name "Isabel" and became the king's concubine.
• Living: May 1107; Zaida was last seen in May of 1107.
• Last Full Review: 7 Jul 2021

Notes:

Parents: While many early researchers have given Mohammad Ibin 'Abbad as her father, he was in fact he father-in-law. Her parentage is unknown.

Epitaph: A funerary marker formerly at Sahagun but later moved to Leon bore the inscription:

H.R. Regina Elisabeth, uxor regis Adefonsi, filia Benabet Regis Sevillae, quae prius Zayda, fuit vocata
("Queen Isabel, wife of King Alfonso, daughter of Aben-abeth, king of Seville; previously called Zayda.")

A second inscription memorializes Queen Isabel, making her daughter of Louis, King of France, although there was no French king named Louis in the generation prior to Queen Isabel. Neither memorial is contemporary and neither is generally viewed as credible.

Died:
Zaida is said to have died in childbirth.

Family/Spouse: Abu Nasr Al-Fath al-Ma'mun, Prince of Seville . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Zaïda married Alfonso VI of León and Castile "the Brave", King of Castile, León, and Navarre in not married. Alfonso (son of Ferdinand I "the Great", King of Castile and León and Sancha of León) was born in Jun 1040; died on 1 Jul 1109 in Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain; was buried in The Monastery of Sahagún, Sahagún, Castile and León, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
He was killed at the Battle of Uclés.