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Constance of Burgundy | |
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Queen consort of León and Castile Empress of Spain | |
Tenure | 1079–1093 |
Born | 8 May 1046 |
Died | 1093 |
Spouse | Hughes II, Count of Chalon Alfonso VI of León and Castile |
Issue | Urraca of León |
House | House of Burgundy |
Father | Robert I of Burgundy |
Mother | Helie de Semur-en-Brionnais |
Constance of Burgundy (8 May 1046 – 1093) was the daughter of Duke Robert I of Burgundy and Helie de Semur-en-Brionnais.[1] She was Queen of Castile and León by her marriage to Alfonso VI of León and Castile. She was the granddaughter of King Robert II of France, the second monarch of the French Capetian dynasty. She was the mother of Urraca of León, who succeeded her father in both Castile and León.