Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea, Count of Castile

1070 - 1107  (37 years)

• Name	Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea
  Birth	About 1070	Burgundy, France   [1, 3]
  General Information	He was also Count of Galicia, Coimbra, and d'Amous; and the Governor of Toledo.  [1]
  Military	say 1086 (16 years)  [1, 3]
  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.
  Miscellaneous	1095 (25 years)  [3]
  By his marriage, Raymond received as dowry the government of the Kingdom of Galicia (which included the County of Portugal and the County of Coimbra),[2] 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.
  Death	24 May 1107	Grajal de Campos, Castile and León, Spain   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Aft 24 May 1107	Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain   [1]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 5 sisters
  + 1. Stephen, Count of Vienne, Mâcon, and Burgundy,   b. Abt 1055   d. 27 May 1102, Ramah, Holy Land  (Age 47 years) ▻ Beatrice + 2. Ermentrude of Burgundy,   b. Abt 1060   d. After 8 Mar 1105  (Age 45 years) ▻ Thierry II, Count of Bar-le-Duc and Montbéliard,  m. 1065 + 3. Sibylle of Burgunday,   b. 1065   d. 1103  (Age 38 years) ▻ Eudes I Borel, Duke of Burgundy,  m. 1080 + 4. Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea, Count of Castile,   b. About 1070, Burgundy, France d. 24 May 1107, Grajal de Campos, Castile and León, Spain  (Age 37 years) ▻ Urraca, Infanta of Castile and León, Countess of Galicia,  m. 1087 + 5. Gisela de Bourgogne,   b. About 1070   d. After 1133  (Age 64 years) ▻ Rainer, Margrave of Montferrat,  m. Abt 1080 ;   Humbert II, Count of Maurienne and Savoy,  m. 1090 > 6. Clemence of Burgundy ▻ Godfrey I of Brabant, Duke of Brabant and Lower Lorraine,  m. Abt 1121   7. Pope Calixtus II,   b. Burgundy, France d. 3 Dec 1124 > 8. Berta of Burgundy   d. Bef 15 Jan 1100 ▻ Alfonso VI of León and Castile, King of Castile, León, and Navarre,  m. Aft 25 Nov 1093
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Berenger   (8 x Great Grandfather)  Ermentrudis  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2978	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	William II, Count of Burgundy and Mâcon,   b. About 1024   d. 12 Nov 1087 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Stephanie of Longwy,   b. About 1035   d. After 1088 (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F2364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Urraca, Infanta of Castile and León, Countess of Galicia,   b. Apr 1079, Burgos, Castile and León, Spain d. 8 Mar 1126, Saldaña, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain (Age 46 years)  Other Partners: Alfonso I, King of Aragon  m. Oct 1109
  Marriage	1087	Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain   [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years - She : ~ 7 years and 8 months.
  Information	Urraca’s place in the line of succession made her the focus of dynastic politics, and she became a child bride at age eight (1087) to Raymond of Burgundy, a mercenary adventurer. Urraca's marriage to Raymond was part of Alfonso VI's diplomatic strategy to attract cross-Pyrenees alliances. Author Bernard F. Reilly suggests that, rather than a betrothal, the eight-year-old Urraca was fully wedded to Raymond of Burgundy, as he almost immediately appears in protocol documents as Alfonso VI's son-in-law, a distinction that would not have been made without the marriage. Reilly doubts that the marriage was consummated until Urraca was 13, as she was placed under the protective guardianship of a trusted magnate. Her pregnancy and stillbirth at age 14 suggest that the marriage was indeed consummated when she was 13 or 14 years old.  [3]
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  1. Sancha Raimúndez,   b. Between 11 Nov 1095 and 1102  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon,   b. 1 Mar 1105, Castile, Spain d. 21 Aug 1157, La Fresneda, Aragon, Spain (Age 52 years) ▻ Berengaria of Barcelona  m. Nov 1128;   Richilde of Poland, Queen of Castile and Léon  m. Jul 1152
  Family ID	F2358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea, Count of Castile(1070 – 1107) 2William II, Count of Burgundy and Mâcon(1024 – 1087) 4Renaud I, Count of Mâcon and Burgundy(990 – 1057) 8Otto William, King of Lombardy(958/959 – 1026) 16Adalbert II, King of Lombardy, Joint-King of Italy(0936 – 971) 17Gerberge( – 991) 9Ermentrude de Roucy, Queen of Lombardy, Countess of Mâcon(958 – 1005) 18Renaud, Count of Rheims and Roucy(926 – 967) 19Alberade of Lorraine(930 – 973) 5Judith of Normandy(Abt 1003 – 1037) 10Richard II, Duke of Normandy(963 – 1026) 20Richard I, Duke of Normandy(933 – 996) 21Gunnor of Crêpon(936 – 1031) 11Judith of Brittany(982 – 1017) 22Conan I, Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes( – 992) 23Ermengarde d'Anjou 3Stephanie of Longwy(1035 – 1088) 6Adalbert III, Count of Longwy and Duke of Upper Lorraine(1000 – 1048) 12Gerhard, Count of Metz, Duke of Upper Lorraine( – 1045) 24Adalbert II, Count in the Saargau, of Alsace and of Metz, Duke of Lower Lorraine( – 1033) 25Judith 13Gisela 26Dietrich I, Duke of Upper Lorraine, Count of Bar(965 – 1026) 27Richilde( – 995) 7Clemence de Foix 14Bernard Rodger, Count of Conserans and Bigorre, Lord of Foix 28Roger I, Count of Carcassonne( – 1012) 29Adelaide of Auvergne( – 1011) 15Gersende de Bigorre 30William Beziers 31Ermentrudis

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1070 - Burgundy, France Marriage - 1087 - Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain Death - 24 May 1107 - Grajal de Campos, Castile and León, Spain Burial - Aft 24 May 1107 - Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Raymond of Burgundy Raymond in a miniature of the Tumbo A cartulary in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the chief bishopric of his dominion.

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, Raymond of Burgundy. [S304] Wikipedia, Urraca of León.