doña Urraca Alfonso “la Asturiana” DE CASTILLA
- Born: 1132
- Married (1): 24 Jun 1144, León, Spain
- Married (2): Before 1163
- Died: 26 Oct 1164, Palencia, León, Spain
- Buried: Cathedral San Antolín, Palencia, León
Research Notes:
The Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris names "Urraca" as the daughter of King Alfonso VII and his "concubine…Guntroda", recording that she was brought up by the king's sister Infanta Sancha. The Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris records the marriage of King García and "his [=King Alfonso VII] daughter Infanta Urraca whom he had fathered by Guntroda, the daughter of Pedro Asturiano" on 24 Jun 1144 in León. "Garsias…Pampilonensium rex…cum uxore mea Urraka regina" donated property to the church of Santa María de las Dueñas by charter dated to [1144/50]. She returned to her mother's family in Asturias after her first husband died. “Gontrodo Petri...cum domina mea, et filia Urraca” donated property to the monastery of Santa María de Vega near Oviedo by charter dated 13 Oct 1153. 1
Marriage Information:
Urraca married Infante don Garcia VI Ramírez 'el Restaurador' DE NAVARRA, Señor de Monzón y Logroño, son of Infante don Ramíro II Sánchez DE NAVARRA, Señor de Monzon y Urroz, and Elvira (Christina) Rodríguez DE VIVAR, on 24 Jun 1144 in León, Spain. (Garcia VI Ramírez 'el Restaurador' DE NAVARRA was born about 1105 in Navarre, Spain and died on 25 Nov 1150 in Lorca, Navarre.)
Marriage Information:
Urraca also married Álvaro Rodríguez DE CASTRO, Señor de Chantada, Governor in Asturias, son of Rodrigo Fernández DE CASTRO and Eilo ÁLVAREZ, before 1163. (Álvaro Rodríguez DE CASTRO was born between 1125 and 1130, died after 3 Nov 1187 and was buried in San Cristóbal de Ibeas.)
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