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Berengaria of Castile

1180 - 1246

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Berengaria (Castilian: Berenguela), nicknamed the Great (Castilian: la Grande) (1179 or 1180 – 8 November 1246), was Queen of Castile for a brief time in 1217, and Queen of León from 1197 to 1204 as the second wife of King Alfonso IX. As the eldest child and heiress presumptive of Alfonso VIII of Castile, she was a sought-after bride, and was engaged to Conrad, the son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. After Conrad's death, she married her cousin Alfonso IX of León to secure the peace between him and her father. She had five children with him before their marriage was voided by Pope Innocent III. When her father died, Berengaria served as regent for her younger brother Henry I in Castile until she succeeded him on his untimely death. Within months, she turned Castile over to her son Ferdinand III, concerned that as a woman she would not be able to lead Castile's forces. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Berengaria of Castile has received more than 355,279 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Berengaria of Castile is the 3,774th most popular politician (down from 3,324th in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from Spain (down from 287th in 2019) and the 118th most popular Spanish Politician.

Berengaria of Castile is most famous for being the wife of Richard the Lionheart. She was also the daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Berengaria of Castile ranks 3,774 out of 19,576. Before her are Şehzade Mahmud, Terauchi Masatake, Döme Sztójay, Vakhtang I of Iberia, Pierre Gemayel, and Gundobad. After her are Vishvamitra, Kim Tu-bong, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Malcolm III of Scotland, Siraj ud-Daulah, and Antipater the Idumaean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1180, Berengaria of Castile ranks 1. After her are Eric X of Sweden, Theodore Komnenos Doukas, Emperor Go-Toba, Constance of Hungary, Berthold, Gottfried von Strassburg, Peter Nolasco, Mstislav Mstislavich, Otto I, Duke of Merania, Alfonso II, Count of Provence, and Bernhard von Spanheim. Among people deceased in 1246, Berengaria of Castile ranks 4. Before her are Töregene Khatun, Isabella of Angoulême, and Frederick II, Duke of Austria. After her are Kaykhusraw II, Yaroslav II of Vladimir, Michael of Chernigov, Lutgardis, Kaliman I of Bulgaria, Theodora Angelina, Alice of Champagne, and Geoffrey II of Villehardouin.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Berengaria of Castile ranks 341 out of 3,355. Before her are Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867), Al-Qurtubi (1214), Benito Pérez Galdós (1843), Peter of Alcantara (1499), Ernesto Valverde (1964), and Eulalia of Barcelona (290). After her are Priscillian (340), Carmen Maura (1945), Juan Negrín (1892), Joan Laporta (1962), Severo Ochoa (1905), and Miguel López de Legazpi (1502).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Berengaria of Castile ranks 118. Before her are Hisham I of Córdoba (757), Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285), Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799), Francisco Largo Caballero (1869), Ferdinand II of León (1137), and Pedro Sánchez (1972). After her are Juan Negrín (1892), Miguel López de Legazpi (1502), Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (1926), Sancho III of Castile (1134), Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907), and José María Aznar (1953).

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