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Urraca Henriques
Urraca Henriques (born in Guimarães, 1095 - died in Pontedeume, 1173) was an infanta of Portugal, daughter of Henry, Count of Portugal, Henrique de Borgonha, County of Portugal, count of Portucale and Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Teresa de Leão, Condado Portucalense, condessa of Portugal. She was the sister of Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal. She married Bermudo Pérez de Traba, Bermudo Pérez de Trava, a Galician magnate and member of the House of Traba, the most powerful in medieval Galicia (Spain), Galicia, around 1122. He was the son of Pedro Froilaz de Trava and his first wife Urraca Froilaz. In 1148, her husband commissioned the abbot of the Monastery of San Xusto to build a convent in the village of Nogueirosa near the town of Pontedeume. This place was part of the arras that he had given to the Infanta Urraca on 25 July 1122. Later, in 1150, Urraca donated various assets to the abbot and the monastery on the condition that she and four ladies from her fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urraca Henriques De Portugal
Urraca (also spelled ''Hurraca'', ''Urracha'' and ''Hurracka'' in medieval Latin) is a female given name, first name. In Spanish language, Spanish, the name means magpie, derived perhaps from Latin ''furax'', meaning "thievish", in reference to the magpie's tendency to collect shiny items. The name may be of Basque language, Basque origin, as suggested by onomastic analysis. *Urraca (9th century), purported wife of García Íñiguez of Pamplona *Urraca bint Qasi (floruit, fl. 917–929), wife of Fruela II of León *Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona (10th century), wife of Ramiro II of León *Urraca Fróilaz (fl. 969–978), wife of Aznar Purcelliz *Urraca Garcés (died before 1008), wife of Fernán González of Castile and William II Sánchez of Gascony *Urraca Fernández (died 1005/7), wife of Ordoño III of León, Ordoño IV of León and of Sancho II of Pamplona *Urraca of Covarrubias (died 1038), abbess and daughter of García Fernández of Castile *Urraca, apparently Gómez (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
