Sancha Raimúndez

Sancha Raimundez ( probably * 1095, † February 28, 1159 ) was a Spanish Infanta from the House of Burgundy - Ivrea in the 12th century. She was a daughter of Queen Urraca of León - Castile († 1126 ) and their first husband Raymond of Burgundy ( † 1107 ).

Sanchas date of birth is unknown. Bernard F. Reilly identified with that Infanta Sancha, who is mentioned in a document of Elvira of Toro, so her great aunt from November 11, 1095. Thus, they would have been at least ten years older than her brother born in 1105 Alfonso VII. When her self- possession ( infantaticum ) she had received from her father built the castle Grajal de Campos, as their mistress was first mentioned in 1119. Later they had more goods such as Olmedo or Medina de Rioseco. Sancha was left of her life unmarried and had held an influential position at the court of her brother, among other things, as an educator of her nieces. She had participated in May 1135 Leon at the coronation of her brother and founded in 1147 the Monastery of La Santa Espina. On January 25, 1155 it is in a donation to the Abbey of San Pedro of Eslonza first time with the title of a queen ( Sancia regina ) documentary evidence that was her well granted due to their high reputation, similar to already once her great-aunt Urraca of Zamora him had done. The Epitaph of her grave in the Abbey of San Isidoro of Leon to Sancha had died on the last day of the month in February 1159.