Constance of Burgundy, Queen of Castile and Léon

1046 - 1093  (46 years)

• Name	Constance of Burgundy
  Suffix	Queen of Castile and Léon
  Born	08 May 1046	County of Burgundy, France
  Gender	Female
  Died	1093	Castilla y León, Spain
  Buried	Sahagun Monastery, Sahagun, Provincia de León Castilla y León, Spain
  Notes	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_of_Burgundy The daughter of Duke Robert I of Burgundy and Helie de Semur-en-Brionnais, she was Queen consort of Castile and León by her marriage to Alfonso VI of León and Castile. Also she was the granddaughter of King Robert II of France, the second monarch of the French Capetian dynasty. She was the mother of Urraca of León, who succeeded her father in both Castile and León. In 1065, Constance married her first husband, Hugh II, Count of Chalon. They were married for fourteen years until Hughes' death in 1079, they had no children. In late 1079, Constance remarried to Alfonso VI of León and Castile. The marriage appears to have been orchestrated via the Cluniac connections at Alfonso's court. He had previously been married to Agnes of Aquitaine, whom he had either divorced or had been widowed by. The marriage of Constance and Alfonso initially faced papal opposition, apparently due to a kinship between Constance and Agnes. Constance and Alfonso had several children but only one of these lived to adulthood: Urraca (b. April 1079-March 8, 1126) Queen of Castile and León in her own right. Married firstly to Raymond of Burgundy, and arried secondly to Alfonso the Battler. Constance died in 1093 leaving her fourteen-year-old daughter and her husband a widower. He went on to marry three further wives after her death, but only had a son by his Muslim mistress, Zaida of Seville. After her death, the corpse of Constance was taken to the town of Sahagún and was buried in the Monastery of St. Facundo and Primitivo, where her husband, King Alfonso VI would be buried along with all his wives. The grave that contained the remains of Alfonso VI was destroyed in 1810 during a fire in the Monastery. Today, the remains of Alfonso VI are buried in the Royal Monastery of San Benito in Sahagún, at the foot of the temple, in a stone chest covered with smooth, modern marble and in a tomb near equally plain, lie the remains of several of the king's wives, including those of Constance.
  Person ID	I36115	Master File
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Robert I of Burgundy, Duke of Burgundy,   b. 1011,   d. 18 Mar 1076, Fleurey-sur-Ouche, France  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Helie of Semur-en-Brionnais
  Family ID	F14872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alfonso VI of León and Castile, King of León, Castille and Galicia,   b. ca 1047, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain ,   d. Jul 1109, Toledo, Castilla, Spain  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Children	1. Urraca of León, Queen of León, Castile, and Galicia,   b. Apr 1079, Burgos, Provincia de Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain ,   d. 08 Mar 1126, Saldaña, Provincia de Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F14892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart