Noble family Beni Mamaduna Father Fernan Gonzalez | Name Urraca Fernandez Died 1007 | |
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Mother Sancha Sanchez of Pamplona Role Fernan Gonzalez of Castile\'s daughter Parents Fernan Gonzalez of Castile Spouse Sancho II of Pamplona (m. 970 AD), Ordono IV of Leon (m. 958 AD–960 AD), Ordono III of Leon (m. 951 AD–956 AD) Children Garcia Sanchez II of Pamplona, Bermudo II of Leon Grandchildren Sancho III of Pamplona, Alfonso V of Leon Grandparents Gonzalo Fernandez of Castile, Muniadona Ramirez Similar People Fernan Gonzalez of Castile, Alfonso V of Leon, Ramiro II of Leon, Sancho III of Pamplona | ||
Urraca Fernández (died 1007), was queen consort of two Kings of León and one King of Navarre between 951 and 994. She acted as regent for her son Gonzalo, who had been given the County of Aragon, and later was co-regent of the Kingdom of Navarre, along with her daughter-in-law Jimena Fernández and the bishops of Navarre, of her grandson Sancho III.
Family
She was infanta of Castile and daughter of Count Fernán González and queen Sancha Sánchez of Pamplona.
She was first married by her father to Ordoño III of León in 951. Fernán's support of Sancho the Fat cost her her husband's affection and she was repudiated in 956. By him she had two, and possibly three children:
In 958, after Ordoño's death, she was remarried to Ordoño IV. He died in 960.
Her third and most important marriage was contracted in 962 to Sancho II of Pamplona. Both Sancho and Urraca were grandchildren of Sancho I of Pamplona. With Sancho, she had several children: