Infanta Dona Berenguela de Castille

1180 - 1246  (66 years)

• Name	Infanta Dona Berenguela de Castille
  Born	1180	Burgos, Castille, Espagne
  Gender	Female
  History	Berengaria (Castilian: Berenguela; nicknamed the Great (Castilian: la Grande); 1179 or 1180 – 8 November 1246) was queen regnant of Castile[1] in 1217 and queen consort of León from 1197 to 1204. As the eldest child and heir presumptive of Alfonso VIII of Castile, she was a sought after bride, and was engaged to Conrad, the son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa. After his death, she married her cousin, Alfonso IX of León, to secure the peace between him and her father. She had five children with him before their marriage was voided by Pope Innocent III. When her father died, she served as regent for her younger brother Henry I in Castile until she succeeded him on his untimely death. Within months, she turned Castile over to her son, Ferdinand III, concerned that as a woman she would not be able to lead Castile's forces. However, she remained one of his closest advisors, guiding policy, negotiating, and ruling on his behalf for the rest of her life. She was responsible for the re-unification of Castile and León under her son's authority, and supported his efforts in the Reconquista. She was a patron of religious institutions and supported the writing of a history of the two countries.  [1]
  Died	8 Nov, 1246	Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castille, Espagne, age 66
  Buried	Las Huelgas Abbey, Burgos, Castille, Espagne
  Person ID	I199	Ellie Wood Keith
  Last Modified	12 May 2017

  
  

  Father	King Alphonse VIII De Castille,   b. 11 Nov, 1155, Spain ,   d. 5 Oct, 1214, Spain, age 58  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Alienor of England, Queen of Castile,   b. Sep 1161, Domfront, Normandie, France ,   d. 1214, at age 53  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Family ID	F95	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Infante Don Alfonso IX De Leon, King of Leon and Castille,   b. 15 Aug, 1171, Zamora, Castille, Spain ,   d. 24 Sept, 1230, Villanueva De Sarria, Galicia, Spain age 59  (Age 59 years)
  Children	+ 1. Infante Don Fernando III, 'The Saint', King of Castille & Leon,   b. 1201, Leon, Spain ,   d. 30 May, 1252, Seville, Andalousie, Spain  (Age 51 years)  [putative]
  Last Modified	12 May 2017
  Family ID	F94	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Donna Berengaria of Castile

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berengaria_of_Castile.