Sancha of Castile (–5 August 1177 or 1179) was daughter of

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and his first wife

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. Sancha was the fifth child of seven born to her parents. On 20 July 1153, Sancha married Sancho VI of Navarre. He is responsible for bringing his kingdom into the political orbit of

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. As "la reyna de Navarra, filla del emperador" (the queen of Navarre, daughter of the Emperor) her 5 August 1179 death was reported in the ''Annales Toledanos,'' while in the ''Chronacles of Navarre'' she died in August 1179.A. Huici, ''Las Crónicas Latinas de la Reconquista'', Valencia, 1913, vol. 1, p. 349

Issue

Sancho and Sancha's children were: * Sancho VII *Ferdinand *Ramiro,

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* Berengaria (died 1230 or 1232), married King Richard I of England *Constance * Blanche, married Count

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, then acted as regent of Champagne, and finally as regent of Navarre Sancha was buried in Pamplona.

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References

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