Berengaria of Castile, Lady of Guadalajara

Berengaria of Castile (Seville, 1253 Guadalajara, 1300), an infanta of Castile, ruled as Lady of Guadalajara in her own right. She was the eldest daughter of Alfonso X of Castile and Violant of Aragon.

She was the eldest daughter and heir of Alfonso X until the birth of her brother Ferdinand de la Cerda.

She was betrothed to Louis of France (1244–1260), the son and heir of King Saint Louis IX of France, but her fiancé died prematurely in 1260. She entered Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas before 1284.

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