Sancha of aragon biography of abraham

          In the generation following the infanta Sancha, the infantazgo was again headed by a married queen, niece and namesake of the infanta Sancha, who lived in.

        1. Sancha Berenguer, of Castile.
        2. Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon.
        3. It was in that year that Sancha of Castile's son, the Aragonese King Peter II, tried to repudiate his first wife, Mary of Montpellier, in order to negotiate a.
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          5. Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon.!

          Alfonso was noted for his consolidation of Catalonia: his father, Raymond Berenguer, was the count of Barcelona, a title Alfonso inherited; Alfonso conquered Provence in 1166, becoming count of Provence; the dowry he received with his marriage to Sancha added to his influence in the region.

          But Alfonso was not only a warrior, he was also a troubadour poet, thus participating in the twelfth-century literary, chivalric, and courtly love culture that originated in Aquitaine, Provence, and Champagne and spread to Catalonia and northern Italy.

          As queen of Aragon, Sancha too participated in court culture, primarily as a noted patron of troubadour poets.

          But for Sancha, there was more than the pleasant fiction of courtly love to occupy her time. In 1177, while her husband was in Provence, Sancha entered into "the countship of Ribagorza, and took possession of the fortresses and castles there, which belonged to the crown." Despite this description in a contemporary chronicle, which