British Monarch. The Queen consort of King Richard I "Lionheart", she was the daughter of Sancho VI, King of Navarre and Sancha of Castile. She married Richard in Cyprus on May 12, 1191, and accompanied him on crusade. They returned seperately, and Richard was imprisoned. Berengaria stayed in Europe, attempting to raise money for his ransom. She did not return to England with him after his release. Richard was ordered by a priest to reunite with his wife and show her fidelity, but the couple was never reunited. Berengaria is the only English queen never to have set foot in England during the lifetime of her husband. The marriage was childless, and whether or not it was ever even consummated is a matter for conjecture. Richard's brother, King John, refused to pay her dowry pension, despite being ordered to do so by the Pope. The dowry was later payed by John's son. Berengaria settled in Le Mans, and entered the convent at the Abbey of L'Epau. She died at the age of 65, and was buried at the abbey, but was later moved to the Cathedral of St. Julien in Le Mans.
British Monarch. The Queen consort of King Richard I "Lionheart", she was the daughter of Sancho VI, King of Navarre and Sancha of Castile. She married Richard in Cyprus on May 12, 1191, and accompanied him on crusade. They returned seperately, and Richard was imprisoned. Berengaria stayed in Europe, attempting to raise money for his ransom. She did not return to England with him after his release. Richard was ordered by a priest to reunite with his wife and show her fidelity, but the couple was never reunited. Berengaria is the only English queen never to have set foot in England during the lifetime of her husband. The marriage was childless, and whether or not it was ever even consummated is a matter for conjecture. Richard's brother, King John, refused to pay her dowry pension, despite being ordered to do so by the Pope. The dowry was later payed by John's son. Berengaria settled in Le Mans, and entered the convent at the Abbey of L'Epau. She died at the age of 65, and was buried at the abbey, but was later moved to the Cathedral of St. Julien in Le Mans.
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