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Berengaria of Navarre

c. 1165–1230 · 13th century

Berengaria of Navarre was queen of England as the wife of Richard I. A daughter of King Sancho VI of Navarre, she sailed east with Richard's crusading fleet; storms drove her ship to Cyprus, and after Richard conquered the island they married at Limassol in May 1191. She never visited England as queen and later lived at Le Mans.

Berengaria of Navarre
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Cyprus under Isaac Komnenos

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