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Berengaria

Type Figure Region Castile Time c. 1187–1246 Also known as Berengaria I

Berengaria (c. 1187–1246), daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and León, became Queen of Castile and Toledo in 1214;…

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  1. 1187–1214Castile · CastileDaughter of Alfonso VIII and Eleanor of England, she became heiress to the Castilian throne after her brothers died young, and was briefly betrothed to the heir of León to strengthen a peninsular alliance.
  2. 1214–1217Burgos · BurgosShe acceded in 1214 after her father's death and abdicated in 1217 in favour of her son Ferdinand III, a move seen as averting a succession crisis and advancing Castile–León unification.
  3. 1217–1246Burgos · BurgosAfter abdication she retained the title queen, and from 1221–1230 in Burgos provided moral support and court coordination for her son Ferdinand III's Reconquista campaigns, until her death in 1246.

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