Sancha of Castile was daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Castile and his first wife Berenguela of Barcelona

Berenguela of Barcelona

Berenguela or Berengaria of Barcelona was Queen consort of Castile, León and Galicia She was the daughter of Raimon III of Barcelona and Dulce Aldonza Milhaud...

. She was a member of the Castilian House of Burgundy

Anscarids

The Anscarids or Anscarii or the House of Ivrea were a medieval Frankish dynasty of Burgundian origin which rose to prominence in Italy in the tenth century, even briefly holding the Italian throne. They also ruled the County of Burgundy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries and it was one of their...

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Sancha was the fifth child of seven born to her parents, and sister of Sancho III of Castile

Sancho III of Castile

Sancho III was King of Castile and Toledo for one year, from 1157 to 1158. During the Reconquista, in which he took an active part, he founded the Order of Calatrava...

, 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...

, Constance, Queen of France

Constance of Castile

Constance of Castile may refer to:* Constance of Castile, wife of Louis VII of France* Constance of Penafiel , wife of Alfonso XI of Castile and Peter I of Portugal* Infanta Constance of Castile, claimant to the throne of Castile...

, and half-sister of Sancha, Queen of Aragon and predecessor as queen consort, Urraca the Asturian

Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre

Urraca Alfonso of Castile-León , also known as Urraca the Asturian , was the regent of the Asturias from 1153 to 1164. She was an illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso VII of León and Castile and his mistress Guntroda Pérez...

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In 1157, Sancha married Sancho VI of Navarre

Sancho VI of Navarre

Sancho VI Garcés , called the Wise , was the king of Navarre from 1150 until his death in 1194....

. His reign was full of clashes with Castile

Kingdom of Castile

Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. It emerged as a political autonomous entity in the 9th century. It was called County of Castile and was held in vassalage from the Kingdom of León. Its name comes from the host of castles constructed in the region...

 and Aragon

Aragon

Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...

. He was a monastic founder and many architectural accomplishments date to his reign. He is also responsible for bringing his kingdom into the political orbit of Europe

Europe

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Sancho and Sancha had six children:

• Sancho VII of Navarre
  Sancho VII of Navarre
  Sancho VII Sánchez , called the Strong or the Prudent, was the King of Navarre from 1194 to his death...
  
  
• Ferdinand
• Ramiro, Bishop of Pamplona
• Berengaria of Navarre
  Berengaria of Navarre
  Berengaria of Navarre was Queen of the English as the wife of King Richard I of England. She was the eldest daughter of King Sancho VI of Navarre and Sancha of Castile. As is the case with many of the medieval queens consort of the Kingdom of England, relatively little is known of her life...
  
   (died 1230 or 1232), married Richard I of England
  Richard I of England
  Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period...
  
  
• Constance
• Blanca of Navarre, married Count Theobald III of Champagne
  Theobald III of Champagne
  Theobald III was Count of Champagne from 1197 to his death.Theobald was the younger son of Henry I of Champagne and Marie, a daughter of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine...
  
  , then acted as regent of Champagne, and finally as regent of Navarre

Sancha died in 1179, aged forty and she left her husband a widower, he never remarried.

Ancestry