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Raymond of Burgundy

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role in Spanish history

In Spain: The medieval empire, 1035–1157
…fortunate among them, the cousins Raymond and Henry of Burgundy, married Alfonso VI’s daughters, Urraca and Teresa, and thereby became the ancestors of the dynasties that governed León and Portugal until the late 14th century.
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