Zaïda of Seville, Princess of Seville and Dania

Abt 1070 - 1107  (37 years)

• Name	Zaïda of Seville
  Nickname	Isabel
  Birth	Abt 1070	Dénia, Valencian Community, Spain   [4, 6]
  General Information	She married Abu Nasr Al-Fath al-Ma'mun, ruler of the Taifa of Córdoba. In March 1091, the Almoravid army besieged the city of Córdoba. Zaida's husband, who died during the siege on 26–27 March, sent his wife and children to Almodóvar del Río as a precautionary measure. After becoming a widow, Zaida sought protection at the court of the Leonese king and she and her children converted to Christianity; she was baptized with the name "Isabel" and became the king's concubine.  [7]
  Living	May 1107 (37 years)  [6]
  Zaida was last seen in May of 1107.
  Death	12 Sep 1107	Spain   [4, 6]
  Zaida is said to have died in childbirth. [6]
  Person ID, Branch	I5359
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Parents: While many early researchers have given Mohammad Ibin 'Abbad as her father, he was in fact he father-in-law. Her parentage is unknown. [2, 3] Epitaph: A funerary marker formerly at Sahagun but later moved to Leon bore the inscription: H.R. Regina Elisabeth, uxor regis Adefonsi, filia Benabet Regis Sevillae, quae prius Zayda, fuit vocata ("Queen Isabel, wife of King Alfonso, daughter of Aben-abeth, king of Seville; previously called Zayda.") A second inscription memorializes Queen Isabel, making her daughter of Louis, King of France, although there was no French king named Louis in the generation prior to Queen Isabel. Neither memorial is contemporary and neither is generally viewed as credible. [6]

  
  

Spouse / Partner 1	Abu Nasr Al-Fath al-Ma'mun, Prince of Seville
Family ID	F4162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	8 Jul 2021




Spouse / Partner 2	Alfonso VI of León and Castile, King of Castile, León, and Navarre,   b. Jun 1040   d. 1 Jul 1109, Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain (Age 69 years)  Other Partners: Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of León and Castile  m. 1073/74;   Jimena Muñoz, a royal concubine  m. Not married;   Constance of Burgundy  m. 1080/81;   Berta of Burgundy  m. Aft 25 Nov 1093;   Isabel  m. yes date unknown;   Beatrice of Aquitaine  m. 1108
Marriage	not married  [3, 5, 7]
Children	1. Sancho Alfónsez,   b. Abt 1093   d. 29 May 1108 (Age 15 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
Family ID	F2365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	8 Jul 2021




• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1070 - Dénia, Valencian Community, Spain Death - 12 Sep 1107 - Spain  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2208] Evans, Charles F. "The Princess Zaida", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, Volume 39, 1963). [S2209] Evans, Charles F. "The Princess Zaida: Addenda", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, Volume 52, 1976). [S2210] Kelley, David H. "A Mediæval Miscellany", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, Volume 69, 1994). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S2207] Washington, George. "The Princess Zaïda", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, Volume 38, 1962), Use with Caution. [S304] Wikipedia, Zaida of Seville. [S304] Wikipedia, Alfonso VI of León and Castile.