Berenguela DE BARCELONA , Queen of Castile, León and Galicia.
- Born: 1116, Barcelona, Spain
- Marriage (1): Alfonso VII DE LEÕN E CASTILLE , Imperador in Nov 1128 in Saldaña, palencia, Spain
- Died: 15 Jan 1149, Palencia, Spain aged 33
General Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berengaria_of_Barcelona
Berengaria of Barcelona (1116 \endash January 15, 1149), called in Spanish Berenguela de Barcelona, was Queen consort of Castile, León and Galicia. She was the daughter of Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Douce I, Countess of Provence.
On November 10/17 1128 in Saldaña, Berengaria married Alfonso VII, King of Castile, León and Galicia.
Their children were:
Sancho III of Castile (1134\endash 1158)
Ramon, living 1136, died in infancy
Ferdinand II of León (1137\endash 1188)
Constance (c. 1138\endash 1160), married Louis VII of France
Sancha (c. 1139\endash 1179), married Sancho VI of Navarre
García (c. 1142\endash 1145/6)
Alfonso (c. 1144\endash c. 1149)
According to a description, "She was a very beautiful and extremely graceful young girl who loved chastity and truth and all God-fearing people."
She died in Palencia, and was buried at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
Berenguela married Alfonso VII DE LEÕN E CASTILLE , Imperador, son of Raymond DE BOURGOGNE , ruler of Galicia and Urraca DE LEÓN Queen of León, Castile, and Galicia, in Nov 1128 in Saldaña, palencia, Spain. (Alfonso VII DE LEÕN E CASTILLE , Imperador was born on 11 Mar 1105 in Caldas de Reis, Galicia, Spain and died on 21 Aug 1157 in Castilla, Spain.)
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