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• Birth	1165	Navarre - dtr of Sancho the Wise   [3, 4]
  	Sancho VII el Fuerte, was son of Sancho VI  the Wise, and brother of Beregeria, who married Richard the Lionheart of England.  Berengeria, b. in Navarre, joined Richard the Lionheart of England on the 3rd crusage to the Holy Land in 1191.  They were married on the island of Cyprus that same year.  She accompanied him to the Holy Land, and lived at Acre from 1191-1192; during his campaign against the Saracens.  She lived at Poitou during the time he was prisoner (1192-1194 She became estranged after his release, and after he died in 1199 she lived mostly at Le Mans in Maine, Anjou, France.  She d. about 1230.
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Between 1192 and 1194	France
  	Poitou
  Residence	Aft 1194
  	LeMans
  Died	Abt 1230	LeMans, Maine, France ?
  Buried	Abbey of L'Epau
  Person ID	I20118	mykindred
  Last Modified	09 Aug 2006 00:00:00
  Father	Sancho VI The Wise of Navarre, King
  Family ID	F7295	Group Sheet
  Family	Richard I. The Lionhearted of England, b. 1157, Beaumont, Oxfordshire, England
  Married	May 1191	Limassol, Cyprus   [3]
  Family ID	F7389	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Berengaria, Queen of England, wife of Richard I. She and Richard had no children. After his death in 1199 she retired to Orleans, and founded the Abbey of L'Espan. Daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre.  She joined Richard 1st of England (Richard the Lionhearted) on the 3rd crusade to the Holy Land in 1191. She met him at Reggio, Italy, they were married on the island of Cyprus.  She accompanied him to Acre, and resided there (1191-1192) while he waged campaign against the Saracens. When he was taken and held prisoner at Poitou (1192-94) and was held for ransom, she lived nearby.  They became estranged after his release.  He died in 1199, and she then lived in Le Mans in Maine. She died about 1230.

• Sources

  [S371] Berengaria, Queen of England:  Webster's Biographi. [S580] Gedcom - Rein-Shwayder, Carol. [S578] Webster's Biographical Dictionary, Webster's Biog. Dict. page 139.. [S578] Webster's Biographical Dictionary, Webster's Biog. Dict. page 1307..