Berengaria of Castile_
Royal Alcázar of Segovia
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Royal Alcázar of Segovia
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Berengaria of Castile: Queen of Castile and Toledo in 1217.
Born in Royal Alcázar of Segovia (died at age 66).
Biography
Berengaria, nicknamed the Great, was the queen of Castile who ascended the throne in 1217, and previously queen of León from 1197 to 1204 as the second wife of King Alfonso IX. As the eldest child and heir presumptive of Alfonso VIII of Castile, she was a sought-after bride, and was engaged to Conrad, the son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. After Conrad's death, she married her cousin Alfonso IX of León to secure the peace between him and her father. She had five children with him before their marriage was voided by Pope Innocent III.
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Berengaria of Castile was born in Royal Alcázar of Segovia.
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