María Rodríguez de Vivar
María Rodríguez (1080-1105) was countess consort of Barcelona. Daughter of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, more commonly known as "El Cid Campeador" and Jimena Díaz. Marriage and descendants. Sources associated with the legend of her father tell of the marriages of the daughters of "El Cid" to the "Infantes de Carrión", their humiliation by the "Infantes", and their subsequent remarriage to princes of Navarre and Aragon. The "Infantes" are entirely legendary, but given that her sister Cristina did marry a scion of the Navarre royal family, the latter marriages may have a historical basis. If so , the husband of María is presumed to be the son of Peter I known to have died before reaching adulthood. María was married to the Count of Barcelona, Ramon Berenguer III, receiving as a dowry "Tizona", an ancient sword belonging to the first counts of Urgel that Berenguer Ramon II lost in the Battle of Tébar. From this marriage were born two daughters: