Sancha of Aragon, Countess of Toulouse

Sancha of Aragon (1186, Zaragoza –1241) was the daughter of King Alfonso II of Aragon and his wife, Sancha of Castile.^[1] Sancha was married to Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse in 1211. Upon the death of Raymond's father, Raymond VI, in 1222, she acquired the titles Countess consort of Toulouse and Marquise consort of Provence until their divorce in 1241.

Sancha of Aragon
Infanta of Aragon
Countess consort of Toulouse
Tenure	1222 - 1241
Born	1186 Zaragoza
Died	1241
Spouse	Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse
Issue	Joan, Countess of Toulouse
House	Barcelona
Father	Alfonso II of Aragon
Mother	Sancha of Castile

Sancha's paternal grandparents were Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona and Petronilla of Aragon; her maternal grandparents were Alfonso VII of León and Castile and Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile. She was the sister of Peter II of Aragon and Alfonso II, Count of Provence. She and Raymond had one child, Joan, Countess of Toulouse, who inherited the same titles upon the death of her father from 1249 to 1271.^[2][3]

References

1. Janet Shirley (2017-03-02). The Song of the Cathar Wars: A History of the Albigensian Crusade. Taylor & Francis. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-351-88171-5.
2. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, 2011. Douglas Richardson. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-4610-4513-7.
3. Moréri, Louis (1740). Le grand dictionaire historique, ou Le mêlange curieux de l'histoire sacrée et profane, Vol. V, Letters I–L (in French) (18th ed.). Netherlands. p. 49.