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Berengaria of Navarre[1, 2]

Female 1165 - circa 1230  (65 years)


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  • Name Berengaria of Navarre 
    Born 1165  Navarre - dtr of Sancho the Wise Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Poitou 
    Residence Aft 1194 
    LeMans 
    Died circa 1230  LeMans, Maine, France ? Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Abbey of L'Epau Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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.
    Person ID I20118  mykindred
    Last Modified Aug 9, 2006 

    Father Sancho VI The Wise of Navarre, King,   b. Navarre - aka Sancho el Sabio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1194, Navarre - reign from 1150 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7295  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family King Richard I. The Lionhearted of England,   b. 1157, Beaumont, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 06, 1199, Castle Chaluz (wounded by an arrow) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married May 1191  Limassol, Cyprus Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F7389  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S371] Berengaria, Queen of England: Webster's Biographi.

    2. [S580] Gedcom - Rein-Shwayder, Carol.

    3. [S578] Webster's Biographical Dictionary, Webster's Biog. Dict. page 139.

    4. [S578] Webster's Biographical Dictionary, Webster's Biog. Dict. page 1307.