Sancha, heiress of León
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For sister and heiress of Vermudo III, see Sancha of León.
Sancha of León (1191/2 – before 1243) was briefly suo jure Queen of León, reigning alongside her younger sister, Dulce. The eldest child and daughter of Alfonso IX of León by his first wife, Teresa of Portugal, Sancha was made co-heiress following the death of one of her younger brothers and the accession to the throne of Castile of the other. Sancha and her sister did not get to reign, as their stepmother succeeded in setting up her own son on the throne.
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Sancha | |
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Queen of León (de jure) | |
Reign | 24 September – 11 December 1230 (de jure) |
Predecessor | Alfonso IX |
Successor | Ferdinand III |
Co-monarch | Dulce |
Born | 1191/2 |
Died | before 1243 Villabuena, Cacabelos, León |
Burial | Monastery of Villabuena de Carracedo |
House | Castilian House of Ivrea |
Father | Alfonso IX of León and Galicia |
Mother | Teresa of Portugal |
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