Sancha was born on February 2, 1264.[1] Little is known about her life. She travelled with her mother and sister
Blanche to
Seville[1] where she died in 1279[2] or around 1284.[1] In 1302, her remains were transferred to Portugal where she was buried at the
Monastery of Alcobaça,
Alcobaça.[1]
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abcdefRodrigues Oliveira, Ana (2010). Rainhas medievais de Portugal. Dezassete mulheres, duas dinastias, quatro séculos de História (in Portuguese). Lisbon: A esfera dos livros. pp. 138 and 148.
ISBN978-989-626-261-7.
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abSotto Mayor Pizarro, José Augusto (1997). Linhagens Medievais Portuguesas: Genealogias e Estratégias (1279-1325) (in Portuguese). Vol. I. Oporto: Doctorate thesis, author’s edition. p. 171.
hdl:
10216/18023.
* also an infanta of Spain and an archduchess of Austria,** also an imperial princess of Brazil,*** also a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony,◙ Also a princess of Braganza,ƒ title of pretense