Sancha, Lady of Alenquer

Blessed Sancha
Lady of Alenquer
Infanta Sancha, in Antonio de Hollanda's Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (1530-1534)
Born	1180 Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	13 March 1229 (aged 48–49) Celas Monastery, Celas, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial	Lorvão Abbey, Portugal
House	Burgundy
Father	Sancho I
Mother	Dulce of Aragon
Religion	Roman Catholic

Sancha of Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃ʃɐ]; 1180 in Coimbra – 13 March 1229 in Celas Monastery), was a Portuguese infanta, second daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon.^[1][2]

Life

She was born 1180 and died in the Monastery of Celas, Celas, which she had founded, on March 13, 1229. Her body was moved to Lorvão Abbey by her sister Theresa of Portugal.^[3] She was also the feudal Lady of Alenquer.

On December 13, 1705 Sancha was beatified by Pope Clement XI's papal bull Sollicitudo Pastoralis Offici, along with her sister Theresa of Portugal.^[3][4]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Sancha, Lady of Alenquer

16. Henry of Burgundy               8. Henry, Count of Portugal                       4. Afonso I of Portugal                             18. Alfonso VI of León and Castile               9. Theresa, Countess of Portugal                       19. Jimena Muñoz               2. Sancho I of Portugal                                   20. Humbert II, Count of Savoy               10. Amadeus III, Count of Savoy                       21. Gisela of Burgundy               5. Maud of Savoy                             22. Guigues III of Albon               11. Mahaut of Albon                       23. Matilda               1. Sancha, Lady of Alenquer                                         24. Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona               12. Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona                       25. Maud of Apulia               6. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona                             26. Gilbert I, Count of Gévaudan               13. Douce I, Countess of Provence                       27. Gerberga, Countess of Provence               3. Dulce of Aragon                                   28. Sancho Ramírez of Navarre and Aragon               14. Ramiro II of Aragon                       29. Felicia of Roucy               7. Petronila of Aragon                             30. William IX, Duke of Aquitaine               15. Agnes of Aquitaine                       31. Philippa, Countess of Toulouse

References

1. Rodrigues Oliveira 2010, pp. 84 y 89.
2. Sottomayor Pizarro 1997, p. 165, vol. I.
3. Rodrigues Oliveira 2010, p. 89.
4. Carvalho Correia 2008, p. 187.

Bibliography

• Carvalho Correia, Francisco (2008). O Mosteiro de Santo Tirso, de 978 a 1588: A silhueta de uma entidade projectada no chao de uma história milenária (in Portuguese). Santiago de Compostela: Facultade de Xeografía e História. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. ISBN 978-8498-8703-81.
• Rodrigues Oliveira, Ana (2010). Rainhas medievais de Portugal. Dezassete mulheres, duas dinastias, quatro séculos de História (in Portuguese). Lisbon: A esfera dos livros. ISBN 978-989-626-261-7.
• Sotto Mayor Pizarro, José Augusto (1997). Linhagens Medievais Portuguesas: Genealogias e Estratégias (1279-1325) (in Portuguese). Porto: Thesis, published by author.