Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea ~ Count of Castile

     Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea ~ Count of Castile was born circa 1070 at Burgundy, France.^1,2 He was the son of William II the Great ~ Comte de Bourgogne et Mâcon and Stephanie de Longwy. Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea's full titles were the Count of Castile, Galicia, Coimbra, and d'Amous; and the Governor of Toledo.¹ When Raymond and his cousin, Henry of Burgundy, first arrived in Iberia is uncertain, but it probably was with the army of Duke Odo I of Burgundy in 1086. In April 1087, the army abandoned the siege of Tudela. While most of the army returned home, Odo and his retinue went west. By 21 July 1087 they were probably at Burgos, at the court of King Alfonso VI of León and Castile, and by 5 August he was in the capital city of León. There Odo most likely arranged Raymond's marriage to Alfonso's heiress, Urraca.^1,2

Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea ~ Count of Castile married Urraca la Temeraria ~ Infanta of Castile and León, Countess of Galicia, daughter of Alfonso VI the Brave of León and Castile ~ King of Castile, León, and Navarre and Constance of Burgundy, in 1087 at Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain. By this marriage, Raymond received as dowry the government of the Kingdom of Galicia (which included the County of Portugal and the County of Coimbra), although shortly after, in 1095, Alfonso VI gave the County of Portugal and the County of Coimbra to Henry of Burgundy, father of the first Portuguese King Afonso Henriques of Portugal, basing it in Bracara Augusta (nowadays Braga).^1,3,2 Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea ~ Count of Castile died on 24 May 1107.^1,3,2 He was buried at Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.¹

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