Jimena Muñoz, a royal concubine

- 1128

• Name	Jimena Muñoz
  	After the death of Agnes, the king had an affair with Jimena Muñoz, "most noble" (nobilissima) concubine "derived from royalty" (real generacion), according to Bishop Pelagius of Oviedo. [3]
  Death	1128  [2]
  Burial	1128	San Andrés Monastery, Vega de Espinareda, Castile and León, Spain   [2]
  	Epitaph of Jimena Muñoz Her grave, now lost, was once marked with an inscribed memorial stone that is now held by the Museo de León in that city. The epitaph reads: Quam deus a pena defendat dicta Semena Alphonsi vidui regis amica fui; Copia, forma, genus, dos morum, cultus amenus, Me regnatoris prostituere thoris, Me simul et Regem mortis persolvere legem. Fata coegerunt, que fera queque terunt Terdenis demptis super hec de mille ducentis, Quator eripies, que fuit era. Scies84
  Person ID, Branch	I25059	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	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;   Constance of Burgundy  m. 1080/81;   Zaïda of Seville, Princess of Seville and Dania  m. not married;   Berta of Burgundy  m. Aft 25 Nov 1093;   Isabel  m. yes date unknown;   Beatrice of Aquitaine  m. 1108
  Marriage	Not married  [1, 3]
  Children	2 daughters
  >   1. Elvira Alfónsez,   b. Abt 1079   d. Aft Apr 1157 (Age 78 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] ▻ Raymond IV of Toulouse  m. yes date unknown;   Fernando Fernández de Carrión  m. yes date unknow +   2. Teresa Alfónsez of Castile and León,   b. Abt 1080   d. 1 Nov 1130 (Age 50 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] ▻ Henry I of Burgundy, Count of Portugal  m. 1093
  Family ID	F9111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2021

  
  

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• Event Map		Burial - 1128 - San Andrés Monastery, Vega de Espinareda, Castile and León, Spain  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Jimena Muñoz Non-contemporary portrayal of Jimena Muñoz from the 16th-century Liber genealogiae regum Hispanie.

  
  

• 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). [S304] Wikipedia, Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of León and Castile. [S304] Wikipedia, Alfonso VI of León and Castile.