Jimena Diaz 1
- Born: 1051
- Marriage: Rodrigo Diaz "El Cid Campeador" de Vivar in Jul 1074
- Died: 1115 aged 64
Other names for Jimena were Chimena and Ximene (Jimena) de Oviedo de Asturias.
Jimena married Rodrigo Diaz "El Cid Campeador" de Vivar in Jul 1074. (Rodrigo Diaz "El Cid Campeador" de Vivar was born circa 1043 in Vivar, near Burgos, Castile [Spain] and died on 10 Jul 1099 in Valencia, Spain.)
Marriage Notes:
The Cid was married in July 1074 to Alfonso's niece Jimena (sometimes spelled Ximena), the daughter of the Count of Oviedo. This was probably on Alfonso's suggestion, a move that he probably hoped would improve relations between him and the Cid. Together the Cid and Ximena had three children. Their daughters, Christina and Maria, both married nobility; Christina, to Ramiro, the infante (prince) of Aragon; Maria, to Ramon Berenguer III, count of Barcelona. The Cid's son, Diego Rodriguez, would be killed while fighting against the invading Muslim Almoravids in North Africa at the Battle of Consuegra (1097). His own marriage and that of his daughters increased his status by making the Cid connected by marriage to royalty; even today, living monarchs are distantly related to El Cid. 2
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