Felicia of Roucy

Felicia of Roucy (French Felicie de Roucy, † May 3, 1123 ) was the second wife of King Sancho Ramírez a queen of Aragon and Navarre.

Life

Felicia was a daughter of the Earl Hilduin IV of Montdidier - Ramerupt (House Montdidier ) and the Countess Adela of Roucy (House Roucy ) that were rich wealthy in northern France, in the Champagne region. Had been When and under what circumstances their marriage agreed with the King of Aragon is unclear; the first time it is mentioned in a document from the year 1076 as his wife. However, you should have married in the period shortly after 1070, after King Sancho had separated from his first wife, Isabella of Urgell. 1073 already her second son was born. Maybe Hilduin had IV of Montdidier on so-called "crusade of Barbastro " (1064 /65) competition and so can the opportunity to teach a marriage arrangements perceive. Felicia was the first northern French nobles who had married into a Spanish royal house and thus a dynastic ties between the two kingdoms has Feudalwelten can beat that were particularly well for Aragón of great value. The military support by French knights should favor it decisively in its territorial expansion during the Reconquista. 1073 was her brother, Count II of Roucy Ebles, drawn with a large army into Aragon. After her death, Felicia had been buried in the San Juan de la Peña Monastery.

His marriage to Sancho of Aragon- Navarra three sons have emerged:

• Ferdinand ( † after 1086 ).
• Alfonso the Battler (* 1073, † 1134 ), 1104 King of Aragon and Navarre.
• Ramiro II the Monk (* 1086, † 1157 ), 1134 King of Aragon.