Marguerite de l'Aigle
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Marguerite de l'Aigle was a daughter of Gilbert de l'Aigle, Seigneur de l'Aigle and his wife Juliana du Perche. She was Queen consort of Navarre, by her marriage to García Ramírez of Navarre.
Marguerite’s siblings included Richer de l’Aigle, successor to their father, as Baron
de l'Aigle.
Marguerite was a descendent of Hedwig of France
, daughter of Hugh Capet. Marguerite was also a distant cousin of Felicia of Roucy
, second queen of Sancho Ramírez, King of Aragon.
. "Garsias Ranimiriz" confirmed the rights and privileges of the church of Pamplona on the advice of "uxoris mee Margarite regina" by charter dated 1135.
Marguerite was to bear García Ramírez a son and heir, Sancho VI
, as well as two daughters who each married kings: the elder, Blanca, born after 1133, married Sancho III of Castile
, while the younger, Margaret
, named after her mother, married William I of Sicily
. García's relationship with Marguerite was, however, unstable. She took many lovers and showed favouritism to her French relatives. She bore a second son named Rodrigo, whom her husband refused to recognise as his own. He was never acknowledged as a son by the Navarrese king, even after Marguerite's death, and he was widely considered a bastard, though his sister, Margaret did not treat him as such. He certainly never behaved as anything other than the son of a king.
Marguerite died disgraced in 25 May 1141. Her husband later remarried, to Urraca
, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of Castile.
Family
Marguerite's paternal grandparents were Richer de l'Aigle, Seigneur de l'Aigle and his wife, Judith d'Avranches. Her maternal grandparents were Geoffrey II du Perche, Count of Perche and Mortagne, and his wife, Beatrix de Montdidier.Marguerite’s siblings included Richer de l’Aigle, successor to their father, as Baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
de l'Aigle.
Marguerite was a descendent of Hedwig of France
Hedwig of France
Hedwig of France , also called Avoise, Hadevide or Haltude, was Countess of Mons. She was the daughter of Hugh Capet, the first King of France, and Adelaide of Aquitaine.-Family:...
, daughter of Hugh Capet. Marguerite was also a distant cousin of Felicia of Roucy
Felicia of Roucy
Felicia of Roucy was a daughter of Hilduin IV of Montdidier and his wife Alice of Roucy.She married in 1076 to Sancho Ramírez, then king of Aragon after he had divorced his first wife, Isabella of Urgell. His accession to the crown of Navarre later that year made her the first Aragonese consort to...
, second queen of Sancho Ramírez, King of Aragon.
Queen of Navarre
Marguerite married in 1130 to García Ramírez of Navarre, shortly before his accession to the throne of NavarreNavarre
Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
. "Garsias Ranimiriz" confirmed the rights and privileges of the church of Pamplona on the advice of "uxoris mee Margarite regina" by charter dated 1135.
Marguerite was to bear García Ramírez a son and heir, Sancho VI
Sancho VI of Navarre
Sancho VI Garcés , called the Wise , was the king of Navarre from 1150 until his death in 1194....
, as well as two daughters who each married kings: the elder, Blanca, born after 1133, married Sancho III of Castile
Sancho III of Castile
Sancho III was King of Castile and Toledo for one year, from 1157 to 1158. During the Reconquista, in which he took an active part, he founded the Order of Calatrava...
, while the younger, Margaret
Margaret of Navarre (Sicilian queen)
Margaret of Navarre was the queen consort of the Kingdom of Sicily during the reign of William I and the regent during the minority of her son, William II....
, named after her mother, married William I of Sicily
William I of Sicily
William I , called the Bad or the Wicked, was the second king of Sicily, ruling from his father's death in 1154 to his own...
. García's relationship with Marguerite was, however, unstable. She took many lovers and showed favouritism to her French relatives. She bore a second son named Rodrigo, whom her husband refused to recognise as his own. He was never acknowledged as a son by the Navarrese king, even after Marguerite's death, and he was widely considered a bastard, though his sister, Margaret did not treat him as such. He certainly never behaved as anything other than the son of a king.
Marguerite died disgraced in 25 May 1141. Her husband later remarried, to Urraca
Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre
Urraca Alfonso of Castile-León , also known as Urraca the Asturian , was the regent of the Asturias from 1153 to 1164. She was an illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso VII of León and Castile and his mistress Guntroda Pérez...
, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of Castile.