Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal

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Urraca of Castile
Queen consort of Portugal
Tenure 26 March 1212 – 3 November 1220
Spouse Afonso II of Portugal
Issue
Sancho II of Portugal
Afonso III of Portugal
Eleanor, Queen of Denmark
Infante Ferdinand of Portugal, Lord of Serpa
Infante Vicente of Portugal
House House of Burgundy
Father Alfonso VIII of Castile
Mother Eleanor of England
Born 1186/28 May 1187
Died 3 November 1220
Coimbra, Portugal
Religion Roman Catholicism

Urraca of Castile (1186/28 May 1187 – 3 November 1220) was a daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Leonora of England. Her maternal grandparents were Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was originally considered as a prospective bride for Louis VIII of France, but Eleanor of Aquitaine objected to her name (Urraca means magpie in Castilian), preferring the Castilian name of Urraca's sister Blanche, Blanca.[1]

In 1206 Urraca married Afonso II of Portugal. They were the parents of five children.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Seward, Desmond (1978). Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Mother Queen. New York: Dorset Press. p. 233. ISBN 0880290552. 
Preceded by
Dulce of Aragon
Queen consort of Portugal
1211–1220
Succeeded by
Mécia Lopes de Haro
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