Royalty. She was born around 1176 as the oldest daughter of Sancho I and Dulcia of Aragon. She married her first cousin Alfonso IX of Leon in 1191 and bore him three children. They separated in 1195 and their marriage was annulled on grounds of consanguinity in 1198. She returned to Portugal and settled in Lorvão. Under her leadership, the monastery in Lorvão came into the possession of the Cistercians and was converted into a convent with three hundred nuns. After Alfonso's death, she tried in vain to assert her two daughters claims to the throne in León. King Ferdinand II of Castile bought the throne claims of his half-sisters with 30,000 gold pieces. After having settled the dispute she retired to Lorvão and became a nun. In 1705, she and her sister Sacha were beatified by Pope Clement XI.
Royalty. She was born around 1176 as the oldest daughter of Sancho I and Dulcia of Aragon. She married her first cousin Alfonso IX of Leon in 1191 and bore him three children. They separated in 1195 and their marriage was annulled on grounds of consanguinity in 1198. She returned to Portugal and settled in Lorvão. Under her leadership, the monastery in Lorvão came into the possession of the Cistercians and was converted into a convent with three hundred nuns. After Alfonso's death, she tried in vain to assert her two daughters claims to the throne in León. King Ferdinand II of Castile bought the throne claims of his half-sisters with 30,000 gold pieces. After having settled the dispute she retired to Lorvão and became a nun. In 1705, she and her sister Sacha were beatified by Pope Clement XI.
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