Berengaria of Navarre
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Berengaria of Navarre was Queen of England as the wife of Richard I of England. She was the eldest daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre and Sancha of Castile. As is the case with many of the medieval Engl
Effigy of Berengaria in the chapter house of L'Épau Abbey, Le Mans, which she founded
Berengaria's Alarm (Charles Allston Collins, 1850)
Coloured illustration of Berengaria's tomb effigy
Joan of England, also known as Joanna, was by marriage Queen of Sicily and Countess of Toulouse. She was the seventh child of King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine. From her birth,
Berengaria of Navarre
…catch up with him. They arrived at Messina in Sicily in 1191 during Lent (when the marriage could not take place) and were joined by Richard's sister Joan, the widowed queen of Sicily. Berengaria was left in Joan's custody. En route to the Holy Land, the ship carrying Berengaria and Joan ran aground off…
Joan of England
William II of Sicily’s death-bed
Joan's seal