Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal

Urraca
Urraca in Genealogy of the Kings of Portugal (António de Holanda, 1530–1534)
Queen consort of Portugal
Tenure	26 March 1212 – 3 November 1220

Born	1186/28 May 1187
Died	3 November 1220 Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial	Alcobaça Monastery
Spouse	Afonso II of Portugal
Issue	Sancho II of Portugal Afonso III of Portugal Eleanor, Queen of Denmark Fernando, Lord of Serpa
House	House of Burgundy
Father	Alfonso VIII of Castile
Mother	Eleanor of England
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Urraca of Castile (1186/28 May 1187 – 3 November 1220) was a daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile^[1] and Leonor of England.^[2] Her maternal grandparents were Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Life

Urraca was originally considered as a prospective bride for Louis VIII of France, but Eleanor objected to her name (Urraca means magpie in Castilian), preferring the Castilian name of Urraca's sister Blanche, Blanca.^[3]

In 1206 Urraca married twenty-one-year-old Afonso II of Portugal,^[4]^[5] who was the "infante", the intended heir to the throne.

In 1212 her husband became king and she became queen. Afonso II indicated in his will in 1214 that Urraca should be the regent for his heir should he pre-decease her. Unfortunately, she died before him at a relatively young age in 1220.^[6] Urraca was buried at the Alcobaça Monastery.

Issue

It is possible Urraca also bore Vicente, who was supposedly buried at the Alcobaça Monastery.^[7]

References

^ Gonzalo Martínez Diez, Alfonso VIII, rey de Castilla y Toledo (1158-1214)
^ Chronica Albrici Monachi Trium Fontium
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^ , page 29Alfonso X, the Learned: A BiographyH. Salvador Martínez,
^ Roderici Toletani Archiepiscopi De Rebus Hispaniæ
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^ Family of Afonso II

Preceded by Dulce of Aragon	Queen consort of Portugal 1211–1220	Succeeded by Mécia Lopes de Haro

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Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal