Urraca bint Qasi was the queen consort of Asturias as the second wife of King Fruela II between about 913 and 925. She is the earliest recorded person named Urraca. [1]
Urraca was the daughter of Abdallah ibn Mu-hammad, the Banu Qasi governor of Tudela, who died in 915. Her family background is mentioned by both Ibn Hazm and Ibn Khaldun. [1] She was raised a Muslim. [1] [2] She was married to Fruela around 913. [3] She gave birth to two sons: Ordoño and Ramiro. Her marriage and sons are mentioned by Ibn Hazm. She also issued a charter with her sons that is cited in a later charter of 976. In 932, her sons were blinded by their cousin, Ramiro II, and sent to the monastery at Ruiforco . [1] She and Fruela may have been the parents of Urraca, wife of Aznar Purcélliz in 969–978. [1]
Fruela's younger brother Ramiro appears married to a woman named Urraca in 926–929. This was probably Urraca bint Qasi, his brother's widow, since the name was otherwise unknown in Asturias at the time. [1]