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Dulce AragonQueen Consort of Portugal
Date of Birth: 01.01.1160
Country:  Portugal |
Content:
- Princess Dulce of Barcelona
- Marriage and Queen Consort
- Children
- Sancha (1180-1229): Abbess, beatified by the Catholic Church.
- Later Life and Death
Princess Dulce of Barcelona
Dulce was born to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, and Petronilla, Queen of Aragon. She had two brothers, King Alfonso II of Aragon and Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence.
Marriage and Queen Consort
In 1175, Dulce married Infante Sancho of Portugal. This marriage was a strategic alliance between Portugal and Aragon against the Moors, Castile, and Leon. Upon Sancho's accession to the Portuguese throne in 1185, Dulce became Queen Consort. It is believed that she held some lands in Portugal as her own.
Children
Dulce and Sancho had ten children:Teresa (1178-1250): Queen of Leon, wife of Alfonso IX, beatified by the Catholic Church.
Sancha (1180-1229): Abbess, beatified by the Catholic Church.
Raimundo (c. 1180-1189): Died in infancy.Constança (1182-1202): Died unmarried.
Afonso II (1185-1223): King of Portugal.
Pedro (1187-1258): Count of Urgell.
Ferdinand (1188-1233): Count of Flanders.
Henrique (1189): Died as an infant.
Branca (1192-1240): Lady of Guadalajara.
Berengaria (1194-1221): Queen of Denmark, wife of Valdemar II.
Mafalda (1195-1257): Queen of Castile, wife of Henrique I, beatified by the Catholic Church.
Later Life and Death
Dulce died and was buried in Coimbra, Portugal. Her legacy continues through her beatified daughters, Teresa and Sancha, and her many influential children.
