Berenguela (Berengaria) of Barcelona, Queen of Castille, León and Galicia

1116 - 1149  (~ 33 years)

• Name	Berenguela (Berengaria) of Barcelona
  Suffix	Queen of Castille, León and Galicia
  Born	ca 1116	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Jan 1149	Palencia, Castile and León, Spain
  Buried	Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela Provincia da La Coruña Galicia, Spain
  	Grave location, biography, photos of effigy and cathedral: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90699229
  Notes	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berengaria_of_Barcelona Berenguela or Berengaria of Barcelona was Queen consort of Castile, León and Galicia. She was the daughter of Raimon III of Barcelona and Dulce Aldonza Milhaud. Berenguela was the sister of Ramon Berenguer IV who was the ruler of the Kingdom of Aragon. In November 1128, she married Alfonso VII. Their children were: 1. Sancho III of Castile (1134-1158) 2. Ramon, living 1136, died in infancy 3. Ferdinand II of León (1137-1188) 4. Constance (c.1138-1160), married Louis VII of France 5. Sancha (c.1139-1179), married Sancho VI of Navarre 6. García (c.1142-1145/6) 7. Alfonso (c.1144-by 1149) In her lifetime a new political entity was formed in the northeast Iberian Peninsula: Portugal seceded from León in the west, giving more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the Iberian peninsula. Her brother Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by the beauty and charm of his sister Berengaria, for which she was well known in her time. Her niece Dulce of Aragon married Sancho I of Portugal, while her famous granddaughter was Queen Berengaria of England. She died in Palencia, and was buried at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
  Person ID	I36109	Master File
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Ramon Berenguer, III of Barcelona, Count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona , and Count of Provence,   b. 11 Nov 1082, Rodez, Toulouse, France ,   d. 19 Aug 1131, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Douce I of Provence, Countess of Provence,   b. ca 1090, Provence, France ,   d. 1127  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Family ID	F14890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alfonso VII Raimúndez of León, King of Galicia, King of León and Castille,   b. 01 Mar 1105, Caldas de Reis, Galicia, Spain ,   d. 21 Aug 1157, Muradel Pass, Sierra Morena mountains, Spain  (Age 52 years)
  Children	1. Ferdinand II of León,   b. ca 1137, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain ,   d. 22 Jan 1188, Benavente, Zamora, Spain  (Age ~ 51 years)   2. Constance of Castile,   b. 1140, Spain ,   d. 04 Oct 1160, Paris, France  (Age 20 years)
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F14889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart