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There are several places where the monarchs of the ancient kingdoms of Spain were buried.
Pantheon of the Kings of Asturias:
The Pantheon of Kings of the Cathedral of Oviedo is located inside the chapel of Our Lady of the Chaste King of the Cathedral of San Salvador de Oviedo, which is located on the north side of the transept, and numerous members of the Asturian-Leonese royalty were buried there during the High Middle Ages.
The members of the Asturian-Leonese royalty who are currently buried in the baroque urns of the pantheon of kings, according to various historians, are the following:
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Pantheon of the Kings of Leon:
The pantheon of the kings of León, which is located at the foot of the Basilica of San Isidoro de León, is the place where most of the kings and queens of the kingdom of León were buried during the Middle Ages.
There are several stone tombs in it, in which the remains of various kings of León were deposited, as well as some members of the Leonese royal family. The royal persons buried here were:
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Royal crypts of the Crown of Castile:
In the Monastery of San Salvador de Oña, located in the province of Burgos, several Counts of Castile are buried, a territory that was elevated to the dignity of a kingdom. In this religious complex, in fact, rests the first king of Castile, Sancho II, son of Fernando I and Sancha I of León, along with other princes.
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Royal Pantheon of Las Huelgas in Burgos:
Alfonso VIII of Castile, who has gone down in history as the one from La Navas, and Queen Leonor founded the Monastery of Las Huelgas Reales in the city of Burgos in 1187. A total of 30 royal bodies rest in this pantheon, accompanied by a multitude of knights who fought in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. María Ana de Austria, daughter of Juan de Austria and granddaughter of Carlos V, was the last person to be buried in Las Huelgas, in the 17th century.
Royal persons buried in the monastery:
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Pantheon of the Kings of Asturias:
The Pantheon of Kings of the Cathedral of Oviedo is located inside the chapel of Our Lady of the Chaste King of the Cathedral of San Salvador de Oviedo, which is located on the north side of the transept, and numerous members of the Asturian-Leonese royalty were buried there during the High Middle Ages.
The members of the Asturian-Leonese royalty who are currently buried in the baroque urns of the pantheon of kings, according to various historians, are the following:
- Fruela I of Asturias (722-768), son of Alfonso I of Asturias and Queen Ermesinda.
- Bermudo I of Asturias (d. 797), successor of King Mauregato of Asturias.
- Alfonso II of Asturias (c.760-842), son of Fruela I and Munia of Álava.
- Ramiro I of Asturias (c.790-850), cousin and successor of the former and son of Bermudo I.
- Ordoño I of Asturias (821-866), son and successor of Ramiro I.
- Alfonso III of Asturias (c.852-910), son of the former and Queen Nuña.
- García I of León (c.870-914), son of the former and Queen Jimena of Asturias.
- Fruela II of León (c.875-925), brother of the former and son of Alfonso III.
- Munia of Álava (d. after 768), wife of King Fruela I of Asturias and mother of Alfonso II of Asturias.
- Berta, wife of King Alfonso II.
- Nuña, wife of Ordoño I of Asturias and mother of Alfonso III.
- Urraca, wife of Ramiro I and mother of Ordoño I.
- Jimena of Asturias (d. 912), wife of Alfonso III and mother of Kings García I, Ordoño II and Fruela II of León.
- Elvira Menéndez (d. 921), wife of Ordoño II and mother of Alfonso IV and Ramiro II of León.
- Nunilo Jimena, wife of Fruela II of León.
- Urraca Sánchez (d. 956), wife of Ramiro II and mother of Sancho I of León.
- Teresa Ansúrez (d. 997), wife of Sancho I of León and mother of Ramiro III of León.
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Pantheon of the Kings of Leon:
The pantheon of the kings of León, which is located at the foot of the Basilica of San Isidoro de León, is the place where most of the kings and queens of the kingdom of León were buried during the Middle Ages.
There are several stone tombs in it, in which the remains of various kings of León were deposited, as well as some members of the Leonese royal family. The royal persons buried here were:
- Alfonso IV of León (d. 933). Son of Ordoño II of León and nephew of Fruela II of León.
- Ramiro II of León (900-951). Younger son of Ordoño II of León and brother of Alfonso IV of León.
- Ordoño III of León (926-956). Son and successor of Ramiro II of León.
- Ordoño IV of León (924-960). Son of Alfonso IV of León and cousin of Sancho I of León.
- Sancho I of León (935-966). Son of Ramiro II of León.
- Ramiro III of León (961-984). Son and successor of Sancho I of León.
- Bermudo II of León (956-999). Son of Ordoño III of León.
- Alfonso V of León (994-1028). Son and successor of Bermudo II of León.
- Bermudo III of León (1016-1037). Son and successor of Alfonso V of León.
- Sancho Garcés III, King of Navarre (990-1035). Father of Ferdinand I of León.a
- Ferdinand I, King of León by his marriage to Queen Sancha of León (1016-1065). Son of Sancho Garcés III, King of Pamplona.
- García of Galicia, (1042-1090). King of Galicia. Son of Ferdinand I of León.
- Urraca I of León, (1081-1126). Daughter and successor of Alfonso VI of León.
- Sancha of León (1013-1067), queen (with potestas inherited from her brother Bermudo III of León). Daughter of Alfonso V of León and wife of Fernando I of León.
- Onneca Sánchez of Pamplona (d. 931), daughter of Sancho Garcés I of Pamplona and wife of Alfonso IV of León.
- Sancha Gómez (d. 983), daughter of Count Gómez Díaz, wife of King Ramiro III of León.
- Elvira García (d. 1027), daughter of Count García Fernández, wife of Bermudo II of León and mother of Alfonso V of León.
- Elvira Menéndez (d. 1022), wife of Alfonso V of León and mother of Bermudo III of León.
- Jimena Sánchez (1012-1063), daughter of Sancho Garcés III and wife of Bermudo III of León.
- Zaida, wife of Alfonso VI of León.
- Urraca of Portugal (1148-1188), daughter of Alfonso I of Portugal, wife of Ferdinand II of León and mother of Alfonso IX of León.
- Teresa Fernández de Traba (d. 1180), second wife of Ferdinand II of León and daughter of Count Fernando Pérez de Traba.
- Urraca de Zamora (1033-1101), Infanta of León and Lady of Zamora. Daughter of Ferdinand I of León and Sancha of León.
- Elvira de Toro (1039-1099), Infanta of León and Lady of Toro. Daughter of Ferdinand I of León and Sancha of León.
- Sancha Raimúndez (1102-1159), daughter of Urraca I of León and Raimundo of Burgundy and sister of Alfonso VII of León.
- Estefanía Alfonso la Desdichada (1151-1180), illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Urraca Fernández de Castro.
- Fernando de León (1178-1187), son of King Ferdinand II of León and Teresa Fernández de Traba.
- García Fernández de León (1180-1184), son of King Ferdinand II of León and Urraca López de Haro.
- Eleanor of Leon (1198-1202), daughter of King Alfonso IX of Leon and Queen Berenguela of Castile.
- Maria of Castile (1235-1235), daughter of Ferdinand III of Castile and Queen Beatrice of Swabia.
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Royal crypts of the Crown of Castile:
In the Monastery of San Salvador de Oña, located in the province of Burgos, several Counts of Castile are buried, a territory that was elevated to the dignity of a kingdom. In this religious complex, in fact, rests the first king of Castile, Sancho II, son of Fernando I and Sancha I of León, along with other princes.
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Royal Pantheon of Las Huelgas in Burgos:
Alfonso VIII of Castile, who has gone down in history as the one from La Navas, and Queen Leonor founded the Monastery of Las Huelgas Reales in the city of Burgos in 1187. A total of 30 royal bodies rest in this pantheon, accompanied by a multitude of knights who fought in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. María Ana de Austria, daughter of Juan de Austria and granddaughter of Carlos V, was the last person to be buried in Las Huelgas, in the 17th century.
Royal persons buried in the monastery:
- Ferdinand de la Cerda, son of Alfonso X the Wise and Violante of Aragon. (1255-1275)
- Henry I of Castile, son of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of Plantagenet. (1204-1217)
- Sancho of Castile, son of Alfonso VIII of Castile. (1181-1181)
- Ferdinand of Castile, son of Alfonso VIII of Castile. (1189-1211)
- Ferdinand, illegitimate son of Alfonso X the Wise.
- Manuel of Castile, son of Ferdinand III of Castile and Queen Beatrice of Swabia and father of Don Juan Manuel. (1234-1283)
- Ferdinand, son of Sancho VI of Navarre. (d. 1208)
- Alfonso de la Cerda, grandson of Alfonso X of Castile. (1270–1333)
- Sancho of Castile, son of Ferdinand III. (1233–1261)
- Philip of Castile, son of Sancho IV of Castile and Queen Maria de Molina. (1292–1327)
- Sancho Alfonso of Castile, illegitimate son of Alfonso XI of Castile. (1331–1343)
- Pedro of Castile, son of Sancho IV and Queen Maria de Molina, (1290–1319)
- Mafalda of Castile, daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile. (1191–1204)
- Blanche of Portugal, daughter of Alfonso III of Portugal and granddaughter of Alfonso X the Wise. (1259-1321)
- Berenguela of Castile, Infanta, daughter of Ferdinand III and Queen Beatrice of Swabia. (1228-1279)
- Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Mantua. (1589-1655)
- Alfonso VIII of Castile, son of Sancho III of Castile. (1155-1214)
- Eleanor of Plantagenet, wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile and daughter of Henry II of England. (1162-1214) and Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124-1204).
- Berenguela of Castile, wife of Alfonso IX of Leon and mother of Ferdinand III the Saint. (1180-1246)
- Mary Anne of Austria, daughter of Don Juan of Austria and granddaughter of Charles I of Spain. Abbess of the Monastery.
- Constance of Castile, daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile. (c. 1195-1243)
- Constance of Leon, daughter of King Alfonso IX of Leon. (1200-1242)
- Blanca of Castile, daughter of Prince Pedro of Castile and granddaughter of Sancho IV the Brave. (d. 1375)
- Mary of Aragon, daughter of James II of Aragon, and wife of Prince Pedro of Castile. (1299-1347)
- Constance of Castile, daughter of Alfonso X the Wise and Queen Violante of Aragon. (1259-1280)
- Isabel Alfonso de Molina, granddaughter of Prince Alfonso de Molina and great-granddaughter of Alfonso IX of Leon. (d. 1292)
- Eleanor of Castile, daughter of Ferdinand IV of Castile and wife of Alfonso IV of Aragon. (1307-1359)
- María de Almenara (d. 1196), daughter of Count Ermengol VI of Urgel and Elvira Rodríguez de Lara, and great-granddaughter of Alfonso VI of León.
- María de Aragón, illegitimate daughter of Ferdinand the Catholic, king of Aragon. (d. 1543).
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