Monreal, Navarre
Monreal (Basque: Elo) is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. It had a population of 295 in 2002. It lies on the old Aragonese pilgrim's road to Santiago de Compostela, a tributary path of the Way of St James.
History
In 1185 Berengaria of Navarre was given the fief of Monreal by her father Sancho VI of Navarre, possibly to enhance her status in view of her bethrothal to Richard I of England.[1]
Demography
Notes
- ↑ Hilton, Lisa (2008). Queens Consort, England's Medieval Queens. Great Britain: Weidenfeld & Nichelson. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-7538-2611-9.
External links
Coordinates: 42°42′N 1°30′W / 42.700°N 1.500°W
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/8/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.