Elvira Menéndez (Portuguese and Galician: Elvira Mendes; c. 996 – 2 December 1022) was a queen consort of Leon by marriage to King Alfonso V.
| Elvira Menéndez/Mendes | |
|---|---|
| Died | 2 December 1022 |
| Spouse | Alfonso V of León |
| Father | Menendo González |
| Mother | Tutadona Moniz |
Life
editShe was a member of the highest ranks of the nobility of Portugal and Galicia as the daughter of count Menendo González, Count of Portucale and his wife Toda Moniz (also known as Tutadomna, Tota).[1][2]
She became Queen of León as the wife of King Alfonso V with whom she was raised as a child. Her father, Menendo, was a member of the curia regis of King Bermudo II of León and the tutor and co-regent, jointly with Queen Elvira Garcia, of Infante Alfonso,[3][1] who later ruled as Alfonso V of León.
Queen Elvira died on 2 December 1022[4] and was buried in the Royal Pantheon of the Basilica of San Isidoro in León.[5]
Issue
editElvira had two children with Alfonso V whom she married in 1013:[6]
- Bermudo III of León,[6] killed in 1037 in the Battle of Tamarón by count Ferdinand who was married to Sancha, Bermudo's sister;[7]
- Sancha of León, queen of León and the wife of Ferdinand I.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León 1999, p. 297.
- ^ Mattoso 1981, p. 148.
- ^ Mattoso 1981, p. 146.
- ^ Fernández del Pozo 1999, p. 2184.
- ^ Arco y Garay 1954, pp. 163–164.
- ^ a b c Fernández del Pozo 1999, p. 214.
- ^ Fernández del Pozo 1999, p. 264.
Bibliography
edit- Arco y Garay, Ricardo del (1954). Sepulcros de la Casa Real de Castilla (in Spanish). Madrid: Instituto Jerónimo Zurita. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. OCLC 11366237.
- Fernández del Pozo, José María (1999). Reyes de León: Alfonso V (999-1028) -Vermudo III (1028-1037) (in Spanish). Burgos: La Olmeda, S.L. ISBN 84-89915-07-5.
- Mattoso, José (1981). A nobreza medieval portuguesa, a família e o poder (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Editorial Estampa. OCLC 8242615.
- Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León, Margarita Cecilia (1999). Linajes nobiliarios de León y Castilla: Siglos IX-XIII (in Spanish). Salamanca: Junta de Castilla y León, Consejería de educación y cultura. ISBN 84-7846-781-5.