Sancha of León

1013 - 1067  (54 years)

• Name	Sancha of León
  Born	1013
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	37403
  Died	27 Nov 1067
  Person ID	I37403	Thompson-Milligan
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Alfonso V of León,   b. 994,   d. 1028  (Age 34 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elvira Mendes,   b. 996,   d. 20 Dec 1022  (Age 26 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F12432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ferdinand I of León And Castile,   b. Abt 1015,   d. 24 Jun 1065  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Children	1. Alfonso VI of León And Castile,   b. Bef Jun 1040,   d. 1 Jul 1109  (Age > 69 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F12423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sancha of León (1013 - 27 November 1067) was a daughter of Alfonso V of León by Elvira Mendes and Queen consort of León and Castile. In 1029, a political marriage was arranged between her and count García Sánchez of Castile. However, having traveled to León for the marriage, García was assassinated by a group of disgruntled vassals. In 1032, Sancha was married to García's nephew and successor, Ferdinand, Count of Castile in 1032. At the Battle of Tamarón in 1037 Ferdinand defeated and killed Sancha's brother Bermudo III of León, making Sancha the heir and allowing Ferdinand to have himself crowned King of León and Castile, Sancha thereby became Queen consort. Following Ferdinand's 1065 death and the division of her husband's kingdom, she is said to have played the futile role of peacemaker among her sons. She was a devout Catholic, who, with her husband, commissioned the crucifix that bears their name as a gift for the basilica of San Isidoro.