Berengaria of Barcelona (1116 – January 15, 1149), called in Spanish Berenguela de Barcelona and also known as Berengaria of Provence, was Queen consort of Castile, León and

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. She was the daughter of Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Douce I, Countess of Provence. On November 10/17, 1128 in Saldaña, Berengaria married

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, King of Castile, León and

. Their children were: #

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In fiction

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played Berengaria.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berengaria of Barcelona 1116 births 1149 deaths Hispanic empresses and queens Castilian queen consorts Leonese queen consorts Galician queens consort 12th-century people from the County of Barcelona 12th-century Spanish women House of Barcelona