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Queen of León and Castile from 1128 to 1149

Berengaria of Barcelona

Berengaria of Barcelona

Key facts

date of birth1116
date of deathJanuary 15, 1149
place of birthBarcelona
place of deathPalencia
spouseAlfonso VII of Castile
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Tenure
1128–1149
Born
c. 1116
Died
15 January 1149Palencia
Burial
15 January 1149Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Spouse
Alfonso VII of León and Castile
Issueamong others...
Sancho III, King of CastileFerdinand II, King of LeónConstance, Queen of FranceSancha, Queen of Navarre
House
Barcelona
Father
Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona
Mother
Douce I, Countess of Provence

Berengaria of Barcelona (1116 – 15 January 1149), called in Spanish Berenguela de Barcelona and also known as Berengaria of Provence, was Queen consort of Castile, León and Galicia. She was the daughter of Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Douce I, Countess of Provence.

On 10/17 November 1128 in Saldaña, Berengaria married Alfonso VII, King of Castile, León and Galicia.

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–c. 1149)

According to a description, "She was a very beautiful and extremely graceful young girl who loved chastity and truth and all God-fearing people."

She died in Palencia, and was buried at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

In fiction

A parody version of queen Berengaria and king Alfonso is presented in the tragicomedy La venganza de Don Mendo by Pedro Muñoz Seca. In its film version, Lina Canalejas played Berengaria.

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