CASTILLA Sancha Sánchez

Abt 0998 - 1026  (28 years)

• Name	CASTILLA Sancha Sánchez
  Birth	Abt 0998	Castile, Spain
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Jun 1026	Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  Notes	Sancha Sánchez de Castilla was a "Reconquista-era" Spanish noblewoman, born about 0998 CE in what is now Castile, Spain. She was the daughter of Sancho Garcés, Count of Castile (Sancho Garcés (Castilla) Conde de Castilla (abt.0950-1017)) and Urraca (Saldaña) de Castilla (aft.0954-abt.1038). Sancha's sister: Munia Elvira de Castilla was the reigning King of Navarre Sancho Garcés (Pamplona) de Navarra (0985-1035)'s wife, making her a powerful and sought-after bride. [1] Sancha married Ramón Berenguer (Barcelona) de Barcelona (abt.1005 -1035), Count of Barcelona, Gerona, and Ausona, in 1021 CE when he was 16 years and she was at least 5 years older. Their marriage was part of Ramón's plan to gain his rightful place as Count from his mother, who had been declared Regent when his father: Raymond Borrell (Sunifred) Conde de Barcelona (0972-1018) died in 1018 when he was too young to take his throne directly. [2] Sancha and Ramón de Barcelona had 2 sons:[1] Raimund Berenguer (Barcelona) Conde de Barcelona (1023-1076) Sanç (Sancho) Berenguer (Barcelona) de Barcelona, b: ca. 1025 - after 1050 when he ceded his rights to his brother and became the prior of Sant Benet de Bages monastery in Catalonia, Spain. Sancha de Castilla, Countess of Barcelona, died 26 June 1026 in Barcelona, Catalonia, and was buried in Santa Marie De Ripoll Abbey, Ripoli, Gerona, Catalonia, Spain. Her husband remarried and had 2 more sons but when he died in 1035 he was buried next to Sancha at Santa Marie de Ripoli.[3] [4] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berenguer_Ramon_I,_Count_of_Barcelona ↑ Brian A. Catlos, The Victors and the Vanquished: Christians and Muslims of Catalonia and Aragon, 1050-1300, (Cambridge University Press, 2004), 74. Cited as note 4: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berenguer_Ramon_I,_Count_of_Barcelona ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_de_Ripoll Santa Maria de Ripoli article on Wikipedia ↑ Burial: Title: Eula Maria McKeaig II - 061204.FTW Citing: Date of Import: Jul 25, 2005 (accessed before 1 March 2013)
  Person ID	I59716	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	CASTILLA Sancho,   b. Abt 0965, Castile, Spain d. 05 Feb 1017, Oña, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	SALDAÑA Urraca,   b. Aft 0954, Castilla d. Abt 1038, Covarrubias, Burgos, Castilla (Age < 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BERENGUER Ramón Berenguer,   b. Abt 1005, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain d. 26 May 1035, Santa Maria, Ripoll, Girona, Catalonia, Spain (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1021	Diocese of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  Children	1. BERENGUER Raimund,   b. 1024, Barcelona, Spain d. 26 May 1076, Barcelona, Spain (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026