| History |
Sancha was born in 1013, the daughter of Alfonso V \'the Noble\', king of León, and Elvira Menéndez. In 1029 a political marriage was arranged between her and count Garcia Sánchez of Castile. However, having travelled to León for the marriage, Garcia was assassinated by a group of disgruntled vassals. In 1032 Sancha was married to Garcia\'s nephew and successor Fernando I, then count of Castile, son of Sancho III, king of Navarre, and his second wife Munia Elvira. They had five children of whom only Alfonso VI is recorded with progeny.
At the Battle of Tamarón in 1037 Fernando defeated and killed Sancha\'s brother Vermudo III of León, making Sancha the heir and allowing Fernando to have himself crowned King of León and Castile, with Sancha as his queen consort. Following Fernando\'s death in 1065 and the division of her husband\'s kingdom, she is said to have played the futile role of peacemaker among her sons. She was a devout Catholic who, with her husband, commissioned the crucifix that bears their name as a gift for the Basilica of San Isidoro. [1] |
Ellie Wood Keith Genealogy
1013 - 1067 (54 years)
(Age ~ 47 years)