María Rodríguez (1080-1105) was countess consort of Barcelona. Daughter of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, more commonly known as ''El Cid Campeador'' and

Jimena Díaz Doña Jimena Díaz (also spelled Ximena) (before July 1046–c.1116) was the wife of El Cid, whom she married between July 1074 and 12 May 1076, and her husband's successor as ruler of Valencia from 1099 to 1102. The spelling ''Jimena'' is a ...

Marriage and descendants

Sources associated with the legend of her father tell of the marriages of the daughters of ''El Cid'' to the ''

Infantes de Carrión ''Infante'' (, ; f. ''infanta''), also anglicised as Infant or translated as Prince, is the title and rank given in the Iberian kingdoms of Spain (including the predecessor kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, Navarre, and León) and Portugal to th ...

'', their humiliation by the ''Infantes'', and their subsequent remarriage to princes of Navarre and Aragon. The ''Infantes'' are entirely legendary, but given that her sister Cristina did marry a scion of the Navarre royal family, the latter marriages may have a historical basis. If so, the husband of María is presumed to be the son of

Peter I Peter I may refer to: Religious hierarchs * Saint Peter (c. 1 AD – c. 64–88 AD), a.k.a. Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, apostle of Jesus * Pope Peter I of Alexandria (died 311), revered as a saint * Peter I of Armenia (died 1058), Catholico ...

known to have died before reaching adulthood. María was married to the Count of Barcelona,

Ramon Berenguer III Ramon Berenguer III ''the Great'' was the count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona from 1086 (jointly with Berenguer Ramon II and solely from 1097), Besalú from 1111, Cerdanya from 1117, and count of Provence in the Holy Roman Empire, from 1112, ...

, receiving as a dowry '' Tizona'', an ancient sword belonging to the first

counts of Urgel This is a list of the counts of Urgell, a county of the Principality of Catalonia in the 10th through 13th centuries. c. 798–870 Counts appointed by the Carolingians *798–820 Borrell, count of Urgell and Cerdanya *820–824 Aznar Galíndez ...

that

Berenguer Ramon II Berenguer Ramon II "the Fratricide" (1053/54 – 1097/99) was count of Barcelona from 1076 to 1097. He was the son of Ramon Berenguer I and Almodis of La Marche, and initially ruled jointly with his twin brother Ramon Berenguer II. Born in 1053 ...

lost in the Battle of Tébar. From this marriage were born one daughter: * María of Barcelona, countess consort of Besalú.

References

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