   urraca (april 1079 â 8 march 1126) was queen of leÃ³n, castile, and galicia, and claimed the imperial title as suo jure empress of all the spainsthe actual title in the text is queen of spain (ispanie regina), a title analogous to that of imperator totius hispaniae, according to bernard f. reilly from 1109 until her death in childbirth, as well as empress of all galicia.la reina urraca  == childhood == urraca was the eldest surviving child of alfonso vi of leÃ³n with his second wife constance of burgundy, and as eldest legitimate child of her father was heiress presumptive from her birth until 1107, when alfonso recognized his illegitimate son sancho as his heir. urraca became heiress presumptive again after sanchoâs death the following year, when he was killed after the battle of uclÃ©s. == first marriage and widowhood == urracaâs place in the line of succession made her the focus of dynastic politics, and she became a child bride at age eight to raymond of burgundy, a mercenary adventurer.klapisch-zuber, christine; a history of women: book ii silences of the middle ages, the belknap press of harvard university press, cambridge, massachusetts,
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