María de Molina was the wife of Sancho IV of Castile. She was queen consort of Castile and León from 1284 to 1295 and then regent until the coming of age of her son Ferdinand IV.
María de Molina was an infanta (princess) from the Kingdom of León. She was the daughter of the infante Alfonso of Molina and Mayor Alonso de Meneses. Her paternal grandparents were King Alfonso IX of León and Queen Berengaria of Castile.
She married her cousin Sancho of Castile in 1281, the second son of Alfonso X the Learned, although the matrimonial dispensation for kinship was not previously granted.
Upon the death of Alfonso X, she became queen consort after her husband was crowned king of Castile and León as Sancho IV. His reign was short since he died in 1295.
After their son, Ferdinand IV, coming of age, María de Molina delivered the regency to him and abandoned politics. However, she had to endure the annoyances and disregards from her son who did not deserve nor was grateful to María's saving of his throne from invading armies.
María and Sancho's children were:
Isabella of Castile (1283–1328). Married first James II of Aragon and secondly John III, Duke of Brittany.
Ferdinand IV (1285–1312).
Alfonso (1286–1291)
Henry (1288–1299)
Peter (1290–1319). Married Maria of Aragon, daughter of James II of Aragon.
Philip (1292–1327). Married his cousin Margarita de la Cerda, daughter of Ferdinand de la Cerda, Infante of Castile.
Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359). Married Afonso IV of Portugal.
María de Molina died in Valladolid in 1321.
María de Molina was an infanta (princess) from the Kingdom of León. She was the daughter of the infante Alfonso of Molina and Mayor Alonso de Meneses. Her paternal grandparents were King Alfonso IX of León and Queen Berengaria of Castile.
She married her cousin Sancho of Castile in 1281, the second son of Alfonso X the Learned, although the matrimonial dispensation for kinship was not previously granted.
Upon the death of Alfonso X, she became queen consort after her husband was crowned king of Castile and León as Sancho IV. His reign was short since he died in 1295.
After their son, Ferdinand IV, coming of age, María de Molina delivered the regency to him and abandoned politics. However, she had to endure the annoyances and disregards from her son who did not deserve nor was grateful to María's saving of his throne from invading armies.
María and Sancho's children were:
Isabella of Castile (1283–1328). Married first James II of Aragon and secondly John III, Duke of Brittany.
Ferdinand IV (1285–1312).
Alfonso (1286–1291)
Henry (1288–1299)
Peter (1290–1319). Married Maria of Aragon, daughter of James II of Aragon.
Philip (1292–1327). Married his cousin Margarita de la Cerda, daughter of Ferdinand de la Cerda, Infante of Castile.
Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359). Married Afonso IV of Portugal.
María de Molina died in Valladolid in 1321.
María de Molina was the wife of Sancho IV of Castile. She was queen consort of Castile and León from 1284 to 1295 and then regent until the coming of age of her son Ferdinand IV.
María de Molina was an infanta (princess) from the Kingdom of León. She was the daughter of the infante Alfonso of Molina and Mayor Alonso de Meneses. Her paternal grandparents were King Alfonso IX of León and Queen Berengaria of Castile.
She married her cousin Sancho of Castile in 1281, the second son of Alfonso X the Learned, although the matrimonial dispensation for kinship was not previously granted.
Upon the death of Alfonso X, she became queen consort after her husband was crowned king of Castile and León as Sancho IV. His reign was short since he died in 1295.
After their son, Ferdinand IV, coming of age, María de Molina delivered the regency to him and abandoned politics. However, she had to endure the annoyances and disregards from her son who did not deserve nor was grateful to María's saving of his throne from invading armies.
María and Sancho's children were:
Isabella of Castile (1283–1328). Married first James II of Aragon and secondly John III, Duke of Brittany.
Ferdinand IV (1285–1312).
Alfonso (1286–1291)
Henry (1288–1299)
Peter (1290–1319). Married Maria of Aragon, daughter of James II of Aragon.
Philip (1292–1327). Married his cousin Margarita de la Cerda, daughter of Ferdinand de la Cerda, Infante of Castile.
Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359). Married Afonso IV of Portugal.
María de Molina died in Valladolid in 1321.
María de Molina was an infanta (princess) from the Kingdom of León. She was the daughter of the infante Alfonso of Molina and Mayor Alonso de Meneses. Her paternal grandparents were King Alfonso IX of León and Queen Berengaria of Castile.
She married her cousin Sancho of Castile in 1281, the second son of Alfonso X the Learned, although the matrimonial dispensation for kinship was not previously granted.
Upon the death of Alfonso X, she became queen consort after her husband was crowned king of Castile and León as Sancho IV. His reign was short since he died in 1295.
After their son, Ferdinand IV, coming of age, María de Molina delivered the regency to him and abandoned politics. However, she had to endure the annoyances and disregards from her son who did not deserve nor was grateful to María's saving of his throne from invading armies.
María and Sancho's children were:
Isabella of Castile (1283–1328). Married first James II of Aragon and secondly John III, Duke of Brittany.
Ferdinand IV (1285–1312).
Alfonso (1286–1291)
Henry (1288–1299)
Peter (1290–1319). Married Maria of Aragon, daughter of James II of Aragon.
Philip (1292–1327). Married his cousin Margarita de la Cerda, daughter of Ferdinand de la Cerda, Infante of Castile.
Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359). Married Afonso IV of Portugal.
María de Molina died in Valladolid in 1321.
