Urraca of León and Castile
Spanish queen
9 dated entries naming Urraca of León and Castile, drawn from 8 separate years between 1079 CE and 1259 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
Also written as Urraca of Castile, Urraca of Leon, Urraca of León in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.
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11th century
12th century
- 1109July 1 – Urraca of León becomes queen of León, Castile and Galicia after the death of her father, King Alfonso VI, making her the first European queen regnant. She marries Alfonso I.source
- 1113Queen Urraca of Castile unsuccessfully attempts to seize the city of Burgos from her ex-husband, King Alfonso the Battler.source
- 1116Portuguese forces under Countess Theresa take two Galician cities, Tui and Ourense. In reply, the sister of Theresa, Queen Urraca ("the Reckless"), attacks Portugal.source
- 1123November 12 – In Spain, Queen Urraca of León and Castile, the self-proclaimed Imperator totius Hispaniae ("Empress of All Spain"), formally acknowledges 8-year-old Fernando Pérez de Lara as her son and an heir, after he was born out of wedlock from her relationship with Count Pedro González de Lara.source
- 1124November 1 – Beltrán de Risnel confirms two charters of issued by King Alfonso VII during the reign of Queen Urraca of León and Castile.source
- 1126March 8 – Urraca, queen regnant of León and Galicia (b. 1079)source
- 1126March 8 – Queen Urraca of León ("the Reckless") dies after a 17-year reign. She is succeeded by her 21-year-old son Alfonso VII el Emperador who becomes king of León (until 1157).source