List of Leonese royal consorts explained

See also: List of Leonese monarchs.

This is a list of the royal consort of the Kingdom of León.

It is, in part, a continuation of the list of Asturian royal consorts.

Royal Consorts of León

House of Alfonso

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Muniadona
[1]
a count of Bierzoalign="center"-8471 January 850
husband's death
27 May 866
husband's death
align="center"-Ordoño I
Jimena of Pamplona
[2] [3]
(probably)
García Íñiguez of Pamplona

(Íñiguez)
848869/87020 December 910
husband's death
after June 912Alfonso III
Muniadona Nuñez of Castile(perhaps)
Nuño Fernández de Amaia, Count of Castile
align="center"-before 91020 December 910
husband's ascession
19 January 914
husband's death
align="center"-García I
Elvira Menéndez
Hermengildo Gutierrez, Count of Coimbra864–875890–900 19 January 914
husband's ascession
8 September/October 921Ordoño II
Aragonta Gonzalez
Count Gonzalo Betotez
(Betotez)
align="center"-February 922before 923
repudiated
956
Sancha Sánchez of Pamplona
Sancho I of Pamplona
(Jiménez)
after 900February–March 923June 924
husband's death
9 June 952 or 26 December 955/959
Urraca bint 'Abd Allah
'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Qasawi
(Banu Qasi)
align="center"-913/917June 924
husband's accession
July 925
husband's death
align="center"-Fruela II
Oneca Sánchez of Pamplona
Sancho I of Pamplona
(Jiménez)
align="center"-923July 925
husband's accession
June 931Alfonso IV
Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona
Sancho I of Pamplona
(Jiménez)
915 932–934 1 January 951
husband's death
23 June 956Ramiro II
Urraca Fernández of Castile
Fernán González, Count of Castile920/935944/951January 951
husband's ascession
956
repudiated
1007Ordoño III
before 18 November 958960
husband's desposition
Ordoño IV
Teresa Ansúrez of Castile
Ansur Fernández, Count of Castilealign="center"-before 26 April 960December 966
husband's death
after 997Sancho I
Sancha Gómez of Saldaña
Gómez Diaz, Count of Saldaña
(Banu Gómez)
align="center"-before January 979after 983Ramiro III
Velasquita Ramírez
Ramiro Menéndez
(Betotez)
align="center"-before 29 September 985after 24 December 988
repudiated
after 1030Bermudo II
Elvira García of Castile
García Fernández, Count of Castile965 991September 999
husband's death
December 1017
Elvira Menéndez
Menendo González, Count of Portucale
(Betotez)
996 1010–101520 December 1022Alfonso V
Urraca Garcés of Pamplona
García Sánchez II of Pamplona
(Jiménez)
align="center"-10234 July/7 August 1028
husband's death
after 6 August 1031
Jimena Sánchez of Navarre
Sancho III of Pamplona
(Jiménez)
align="center"-23 January 1034 – 17 February 10354 September 1037
husband's death
after 23 December 1062Bermudo III

House of Jiménez

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Sancha of León
[4]
Alfonso V of León
(Astur-Leonese)
1013 November–December 10324 September 1037
husband's ascession
24 June 1065
husband's death
27 November 1067Ferdinand I
Agnes of AquitaineWilliam VIII, Duke of Aquitaine
(Ramnulfids)
10591069 or late 1073/early 1074January 1072
husband's deposition
1077–1093 or after 1099Alfonso VI
Alberta
[5]
align="center"-align="center"-late 1070/before 26 March 107112 January 1072 husband's accession7 October 1072
husband's death
align="center"-Sancho II
Agnes of Aquitaine (2nd time)
William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine
(Ramnulfids)
10591069 or late 1073/early 1074October 1072 husband's restorationafter 22 May 1077
divorce
1077–1093 or after 1099Alfonso VI
(2nd time)
Constance of Burgundy
Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
(Burgundy)
8 May 1045December 1079 or 8 May 108025 July/25 October 1093
Bertha
align="center"-align="center"-December 1094 or April 10951099–1100
Isabel
[6]
align="center"-align="center"-1100, before 14 May1107, after 14 May
Beatrice
align="center"-align="center"-April/May 11081 July 1109
husband's death
1110
Alfonso I of Aragon
Sancho Ramírez of Aragon and Navarre
(Jiménez)
1073–1074October 11091115
marriage annulled
7 September 1134Urraca

House of Burgundy

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Berenguela of Barcelona
Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona
(Barcelona)
1116November 112815/31 January 1149Alfonso VII
Richeza of Poland
Władysław II the Exile
(Piast)
1130–1140October/December 115221 August 1157
husband's death
16 June 1185
Urraca of Portugal
Afonso I of Portugal
(Burgundy)
1151May/June 11651175
marriage dissolved by the Pope
16 October 1188Ferdinand II
Teresa Fernández de Traba
Count Fernando of Trava, Lord of Trastamaraalign="center"-before 7 October 11787 February 1180
Urraca López de Haro
Count Lope Díaz de Haro, Lord of Biscayalign="center"-May 1185 or 118722 January 1188
husband's death
1223 or after 1226
Teresa of Portugal
Sancho I of Portugal
(Burgundy)
1176–118115 February 11911194–8
marriage dissolved by the Pope
17/18 June 1250Alfonso IX
Berengaria of Castile
Alfonso VIII of Castile
(Anscarids)
1 June 1180 17 December 1197 or 11981204, before 19 June
marriage dissolved by the Pope
8 November 1246
PictureCoat of ArmsNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Beatriz of Swabia
[7]
Philip of Swabia
(Hohenstaufen)
March/May 120530 November 12195 November 1235Ferdinand III
Jeanne of Dammartin
Simon of Dammartin
(Dammartin)
12201237, before 20 November30 May 1252
husband's death
16 March 1279
Violant of Aragon
James I of Aragon
(Barcelona)
1236 26 December 1246 30 May 1252
husband's ascession
4 April 1284
husband's death
1301Alfonso X
María of Molina
Alfonso of Leon, Lord of Molina
(Anscarids)
1264–1265 July 1281–12824 April 1284
husband's ascession
25 April 1295
husband's death
1 July 1321Sancho IV
Constance of Portugal
Denis of Portugal
(Burgundy)
3 January 129023 January 13027 September 1312
husband's death
18 November 1313Ferdinand IV
Constance of Peñafiel
Juan Manuel of Castile, Prince of Villena
(Anscarids)
1315–132328 November 13251327–1328
marriage annulled
13 November 1345Alfonso XI
Maria of Portugal
Afonso IV of Portugal
(Burgundy)
9 February 131324 June/September 132826/27 March 1350
husband's death
18 January 1357
Blanca of Bourbon
Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
(Bourbon)
end 13393 July 135314 May/31 July 1361Peter

House of Trastámara

PictureCoat of ArmsNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Juana Manuel of Castile
Juan Manuel of Castile, Prince of Villena
(Anscarids)
133927 July 135023 March 1369
husband's ascession
29 May 1379
husband's death
27 March 1381Henry II
Eleanor of Aragon
Peter IV of Aragon
(Barcelona)
20 January 135818 June 137529 May 1379
husband's ascession
13 August 1382John I
Beatrice of Portugal
Ferdinand I of Portugal
(Burgundy)
9 December 137217 May 13839 October 1390
husband's death
8 March 1408
Catherine of Lancaster
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
(Lancaster)
31 March 137317 September 13889 October 1390
husband's ascession
25 December 1406
husband's death
2 June 1418Henry III
Maria of Aragon
Ferdinand I of Aragon
(Trastamara)
13961418 or 4 August 142018 February 1445John II
Isabella of Portugal
John, Constable of Portugal
(Aviz)
142822 July 144720 July 1454
husband's death
15 August 1496
Joan of Portugal
Edward of Portugal
(Aviz)
20 March 143921 May 145511 December 1474
husband's death
12 December 1475Henry IV

Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452–1516), husband of Queen Isabella of Castile and León, and Philip of Habsburg (1478–1506), husband of Queen Joanna of Castile and León, were kings of the Crown of Castile-León.

House of Habsburg

At 1556, the union of the Spanish kingdoms is generally called Spain and Mary I of England (consort of King Philip II) is the first Queen Consort of Spain.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. also Queen consort of Asturias
  2. also Queen consort of Galicia
  3. also Hispanic Empress consort
  4. also Queen consort of Castile
  5. also Queen consort of Portugal
  6. Either she was of French origin (perhaps Burgundian), she was Zaida of Seville, or there were two successive Queens named Isabel, the first French, the second Zaida
  7. also Queen consort of Toledo
  8. Also Queen consort of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Upper Navarre, Sicily, Naples, Sardinia and Corsica; Countess of Barcelona.