Estefania of Barcelona (fl. 1038)

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Estefania of Barcelona (fl. 1038)

Queen of Navarre. Name variations: Etienette of Barcelona; Estefania of Foix. Flourished around 1038; daughter of Bernard I, count of Foix, and Gersenda , countess of Bigorre; married Garcia III, king of Navarre, in 1038; children: Sancho IV (1039–1076), king of Navarre (r. 1054–1076); Fernando (who married Nuna de Biscaya ); Raimundo also known as Ramon of Navarre (d. 1084); Cameros; Hermesinda (who married Fortun Sanchez de Yarnoz); Mayor of Navarre (who married Guy II, count of Beaune and Mascon); Urraca (who married Garcia, count of Najera and Granon); Jimena.

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