Jimena Sánchez (queen)

Jimena Sánchez (also spelled Ximena) was an infanta of Pamplona and queen of León (1035–1037). She was the daughter of King Sancho III of Pamplona, who probably arranged her marriage to King Vermudo III of León as part of a peace settlement. She was still living in 1062, possibly as a nun.

Her short time as queen to the last king of the Astur-Leonese dynasty assured that by the 13th century she was forgotten, with chroniclers from then onward assigning Vermudo III a queen named Theresa.

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