Urraca Fernández


Urraca Fernández, was queen consort of two Kings of León and one King of Navarre between 951 and 994. She acted as regent for her son Gonzalo in the County of Aragon in circa 996-997, and served as co-regent of the Kingdom of Navarre, along with her daughter-in-law Jimena Fernández and the bishops of Navarre, during the minor regency of her grandson Sancho III in circa 1004-1010.

Life

She was infanta of Castile and daughter of Count Fernán González and queen Sancha Sánchez of Pamplona.
She was first married by her father to Ordoño III of León in 951. By him she had one child:
In 958, after Ordoño's death, she was remarried to Ordoño IV. He died in 960.
Her third and most important marriage was contracted in 962 to Sancho II of Pamplona. Both Sancho and Urraca were grandchildren of Sancho I of Pamplona. With Sancho, she had several children: