María Rodríguez (1080–1105) wascountess consort of Barcelona.

Daughter ofRodrigo Díaz de Vivar, more commonly known asEl Cid Campeador andJimena Díaz.^[1]

Sources associated with the legend of her father tell of the marriages of the daughters ofEl Cid to theInfantes de Carrión, their humiliation by theInfantes, and their subsequent remarriage to princes of Navarre and Aragon. TheInfantes are entirely legendary, but given that her sisterCristina did marry a scion of the Navarre royal family, the latter marriages may have a historical basis. If so, the husband of María is presumed to be the son ofPeter I known to have died before reaching adulthood. María was married to the Count of Barcelona,Ramon Berenguer III, receiving as a dowryTizona,^{[citation needed]} an ancient sword belonging to the firstcounts of Urgel thatBerenguer Ramon II lost in theBattle of Tébar. From this marriage were born one daughter:

• María of Barcelona,countess consort of Besalú.

• Countesses of Barcelona
• 12th-century people from the County of Barcelona
• 1080 births
• 1105 deaths
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