Queen Urraca, 1109 – 1126
07/01/1109 AD inherited
Urraca succeeded her father, Alfonso VI of León and Castile as the first reigning queen in European history. Her earliest extant diploma, issued in favour of the León Cathedral a day after her father's funeral, referred to her as "queen of whole Spain". Prominent Leonese, Castilian and Galician aristocrats and twelve bishops witnessed the document, showing that her realm's elite acknowledged her as lawful monarch
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Urraca of León and Castile (the reckless, la temeraria) Queen of León and...
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Castile (Crown of Castile) Nation -
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