Sancha of León 1 2
- Born: 1016
- Marriage: Fernando I el Grande of Castilla-Leon in 1032
- Died: 13 Dec 1071 aged 55
Another name for Sancha was Beata.
General Notes:
Hennes foreldre lot henne ekte infanten don Garcia, men på selve bryllupsdagen ble han drept av misfornøyde adelsmenn.
De spanske kronister roser henne meget for hennes dyder, klokskap, redelighet og rettferdighet og for hennes kjærlighet til sine undersåtter. Da hun igjen ble enke, trakk hun seg tilbake til klosteret San Isidro i Leon og førte her et ærbart liv til sin død.
Research Notes:
Her lifespan is also recorded as 1013 - 7 Nov 1067.
Noted events in her life were:
• She was a Queen of Leon and Castilla.
Sancha married Fernando I el Grande of Castilla-Leon, son of Sancho III el Major of Navarra-Aragon and Nuña Elvira of Castilla, in 1032. (Fernando I el Grande of Castilla-Leon was born in 1017 and died on 27 Dec 1065.)
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