Alberta, Queen of Castile

Alberta (fl. 1071) was the queen consort of King Sancho II of Castile (1065–1072). She is known only from two documents. The earlier, dated 26 March 1071, is a charter issued by Sancho to the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña. The occasion of this charter was a meeting of Sancho with his brother, King Alfonso VI of León, and his sisters Elvira and Urraca along with the higher clergy of his kingdom in Burgos, probably to discuss the misrule of their brother, King García II of Galicia. The second document, dated 10 May 1071, is a private charter for the monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza. It is dated by the reign of Sancho and Alberta in Castile and Galicia, indicating that the deposition of García agreed at Burgos earlier in the year had been effected by Sancho: "King Sancho and Queen Alber

Alberta, Queen of Castile

Alberta (fl. 1071) was the queen consort of King Sancho II of Castile (1065–1072). She is known only from two documents. The earlier, dated 26 March 1071, is a charter issued by Sancho to the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña. The occasion of this charter was a meeting of Sancho with his brother, King Alfonso VI of León, and his sisters Elvira and Urraca along with the higher clergy of his kingdom in Burgos, probably to discuss the misrule of their brother, King García II of Galicia. The second document, dated 10 May 1071, is a private charter for the monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza. It is dated by the reign of Sancho and Alberta in Castile and Galicia, indicating that the deposition of García agreed at Burgos earlier in the year had been effected by Sancho: "King Sancho and Queen Alber