Urraca López de Haro
Encyclopedia
Urraca López de Haro was the Queen consort
of León
(1185/1187–1188). She was daughter of Count Lope Díaz de Haro
, Lord of Biscay
and his wife Aldonza Ruiz. In 1185/1187 she married King Ferdinand II of León
(1137–1188). They had two sons:
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of León
Kingdom of León
The Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in AD 910 when the Christian princes of Asturias along the northern coast of the peninsula shifted their capital from Oviedo to the city of León...
(1185/1187–1188). She was daughter of Count Lope Díaz de Haro
Lope Díaz I de Haro
Lope Díaz I de Haro was the fourth Lord of Biscay . He was an important magnate in Castile during the reign of the Emperor Alfonso VII and in the kingdom of his son and grandson. Between 1147 and 1168 he is recorded as governing Old Castile on behalf of the crown.-Political career:Lope was the...
, Lord of Biscay
Lord of Biscay
Lord of Biscay is a historical title of the head of state of the autonomous territory of Biscay, Basque Country.- History :The first known Lord of Biscay , Íñigo López "Ezkerra" was a lieutenant of the Kingdom of Pamplona , and this was until the Castilian conquest of Gipuzkoa in 1200...
and his wife Aldonza Ruiz. In 1185/1187 she married King Ferdinand II of León
Ferdinand II of Leon
Ferdinand II was King of León and Galicia from 1157 to his death.-Life:Born in Toledo, Castile, he was the son of King Alfonso VII of León and Castile and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona. At his father's death, he received León and Galicia, while his brother Sancho received Castile and...
(1137–1188). They had two sons:
- García Fernández, Infante of León (1181–1184) (born before the marriage).
- Sancho, Infante of León (1186/1187–1220), Lord of Monteagudo and Aguilar, married in 1210 Teresa Díaz de Haro, daughter of Diego López II de HaroDiego López II de HaroDiego López II de Haro called the Good or the Bad . Son of Lope Diaz I de Haro, count of Nájera and of countess Aldonza. He was a first rank magnate in the kingdom of Castile under King Alfonso VIII...
, Lord of Biscay and Toda Pérez de Azagra.
Source
- José María Canal Sánchez-Pagín. "La Casa de Haro en León y Castilla durante el siglo XII: Nuevas conclusiones." Anuario de estudios medievales, 25(1995):1, 3–38.