Not to be confused with Urraca of León and Castile (1079-
1128) also buried at Basilica of San Isidoro.
Queen Consort of León (1165–1175)
Infanta Urraca of Portugal was a Portuguese infanta
(princess), daughter of Afonso I, 1st King of Portugal and
Queen Maud of Savoy.
Urraca was born at Coimbra. She married Ferdinand II of
León with whom she had Alfonso IX of León. This marriage
failed to prevent her father Afonso I from declaring war on
Ferdinand after he became his son-in-law. This short war
culminated in disaster when Afonso was captured in Badajoz.
Perhaps due to his marriage to Urraca, Ferdinand was
generous to Afonso, and let him leave. However, the marriage of Ferdinand II and Urraca was annulled in 1175 by
the Pope, the two being second cousins, great-grandchildren
of Alfonso VI of León and Castile. That this was political
in nature is shown by Ferdinand's remarriage to Teresa
Fernández de Traba, the half-aunt of Urraca and thus a
generation closer to Alfonso VI.
After the dissolution of her marriage, Urraca returned to
the court of her father at Valladolid, and died there, aged
only 37, nine months after the death of her former husband.
1128) also buried at Basilica of San Isidoro.
Queen Consort of León (1165–1175)
Infanta Urraca of Portugal was a Portuguese infanta
(princess), daughter of Afonso I, 1st King of Portugal and
Queen Maud of Savoy.
Urraca was born at Coimbra. She married Ferdinand II of
León with whom she had Alfonso IX of León. This marriage
failed to prevent her father Afonso I from declaring war on
Ferdinand after he became his son-in-law. This short war
culminated in disaster when Afonso was captured in Badajoz.
Perhaps due to his marriage to Urraca, Ferdinand was
generous to Afonso, and let him leave. However, the marriage of Ferdinand II and Urraca was annulled in 1175 by
the Pope, the two being second cousins, great-grandchildren
of Alfonso VI of León and Castile. That this was political
in nature is shown by Ferdinand's remarriage to Teresa
Fernández de Traba, the half-aunt of Urraca and thus a
generation closer to Alfonso VI.
After the dissolution of her marriage, Urraca returned to
the court of her father at Valladolid, and died there, aged
only 37, nine months after the death of her former husband.
Not to be confused with Urraca of León and Castile (1079-
1128) also buried at Basilica of San Isidoro.
Queen Consort of León (1165–1175)
Infanta Urraca of Portugal was a Portuguese infanta
(princess), daughter of Afonso I, 1st King of Portugal and
Queen Maud of Savoy.
Urraca was born at Coimbra. She married Ferdinand II of
León with whom she had Alfonso IX of León. This marriage
failed to prevent her father Afonso I from declaring war on
Ferdinand after he became his son-in-law. This short war
culminated in disaster when Afonso was captured in Badajoz.
Perhaps due to his marriage to Urraca, Ferdinand was
generous to Afonso, and let him leave. However, the marriage of Ferdinand II and Urraca was annulled in 1175 by
the Pope, the two being second cousins, great-grandchildren
of Alfonso VI of León and Castile. That this was political
in nature is shown by Ferdinand's remarriage to Teresa
Fernández de Traba, the half-aunt of Urraca and thus a
generation closer to Alfonso VI.
After the dissolution of her marriage, Urraca returned to
the court of her father at Valladolid, and died there, aged
only 37, nine months after the death of her former husband.
1128) also buried at Basilica of San Isidoro.
Queen Consort of León (1165–1175)
Infanta Urraca of Portugal was a Portuguese infanta
(princess), daughter of Afonso I, 1st King of Portugal and
Queen Maud of Savoy.
Urraca was born at Coimbra. She married Ferdinand II of
León with whom she had Alfonso IX of León. This marriage
failed to prevent her father Afonso I from declaring war on
Ferdinand after he became his son-in-law. This short war
culminated in disaster when Afonso was captured in Badajoz.
Perhaps due to his marriage to Urraca, Ferdinand was
generous to Afonso, and let him leave. However, the marriage of Ferdinand II and Urraca was annulled in 1175 by
the Pope, the two being second cousins, great-grandchildren
of Alfonso VI of León and Castile. That this was political
in nature is shown by Ferdinand's remarriage to Teresa
Fernández de Traba, the half-aunt of Urraca and thus a
generation closer to Alfonso VI.
After the dissolution of her marriage, Urraca returned to
the court of her father at Valladolid, and died there, aged
only 37, nine months after the death of her former husband.
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