12th Century Castile and León: Urraca I, Spain's First Queen

Urraca I, daughter of Alfonso VI, ruled for nearly twenty years over Castile, León, and Galicia.

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Her accession to the throne marked a first for a female sovereign in medieval Spain.

Her political and dynastic legacy had a lasting impact on the Iberian Peninsula.

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