Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon
| Sancha of Castile | |
|---|---|
Monastery of Santa María de Sigena | |
| Spouse | |
Castilian House of Ivrea | |
| Father | Alfonso VII of León and Castile |
| Mother | Richeza of Poland |
Sancha of Castile (21 September 1154/5 – 9 November 1208) was the only surviving child of King
Alfonso VII of Castile by his second wife, Richeza of Poland.[1] On January 18, 1174, she married King Alfonso II of Aragon at Zaragoza;[2] they had at least eight children
who survived into adulthood.
A patroness of troubadours such as Giraud de Calanson and Peire Raymond, the queen became involved in a legal dispute with her husband concerning properties which formed part of her dower estates. In 1177 she entered the county of
Ribagorza
and took forcible possession of various castles and fortresses which had belonged to the crown there.
After her husband died at Perpignan in 1196, Sancha was relegated to the background of political affairs by her son
Monastery of Santa María de Sigena
; her tomb is still there to be seen.
Issue
- Peter II (1174/76 – 14 September 1213), King of Aragon and Lord of Montpellier.[4]
- Imre of Hungary and secondly Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.
- Alfonso II (1180 – February 1209), Count of Provence, Millau and Razès.
- Raymond VI of Toulouse.
- Ramon Berenguer (ca. 1183/85 – died young).
- Raymond VII of Toulouse, in March 1211
- Ferdinand (1190 – 1249), cistercian monk, Abbot of Montearagón.
- Dulcia (1192 – ?), a nun at Sijena.
References
- ^ Martin 2012, p. 1087.
- ^ Doran & Smith 2008, p. 88.
- ^ Kedar, Phillips & Riley-Smith 2005, p. 15.
- ^ Luscombe & Riley-Smith 2004, p. 759.
Sources
- Doran, John; Smith, Damian J. (2008). Pope Celestine III (1191-1198): Diplomat and Pastor. Ashgate.
- Kedar, Benjamin Z.; Phillips, Jonathan; Riley-Smith, Jonathan, eds. (2005). Crusades. Vol. 4. Ashgate Publishing.
- Luscombe, David; Riley-Smith, Jonathan, eds. (2004). The New Cambridge Medieval History, C.1024-c.1198. Vol. IV. Cambridge University Press.
- Martin, Therese, ed. (2012). Reassessing the Roles of Women as 'Makers' of Medieval Art and Architecture. Brill.
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