Sancha of Aragon, Countess of Toulouse explained

Sancha of Aragon
Infanta of Aragon
Succession:Countess consort of Toulouse
Reign:1222 - 1241
Birth Date:1186
Birth Place:Zaragoza
Death Date:1241
Consort:yes
Spouse:Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse
Issue:Joan, Countess of Toulouse
House:Barcelona
Father:Alfonso II of Aragon
Mother:Sancha of Castile

Sancha of Aragon (1186, Zaragoza  - 1241) was the daughter of King Alfonso II of Aragon and his wife, Sancha of Castile.[1] Sancha was married to Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse in 1211. Upon the death of Raymond's father, Raymond VI, in 1222, she acquired the titles Countess consort of Toulouse and Marquise consort of Provence until their divorce in 1241.

Sancha's paternal grandparents were Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona and Petronilla of Aragon; her maternal grandparents were Alfonso VII of León and Castile and Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile. She was the sister of Peter II of Aragon and Alfonso II, Count of Provence. She and Raymond had one child, Joan, Countess of Toulouse, who inherited the same titles upon the death of her father from 1249 to 1271.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Janet Shirley. The Song of the Cathar Wars: A History of the Albigensian Crusade. 2017-03-02. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-351-88171-5. 244.
  2. Book: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, 2011. Douglas Richardson. 978-1-4610-4513-7. 18.
  3. Book: Moréri, Louis. 1740. Le grand dictionaire historique, ou Le mêlange curieux de l'histoire sacrée et profane, Vol. V, Letters I–L. Netherlands. 49. 18th. fr . Louis Moréri.