Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Alfonso VI, King of Leon, Castile, and Galicia
Abt 1039 - 1109 (~ 70 years)1. Alfonso VI, King of Leon, Castile, and Galicia was born about 1039 (son of Ferdinand I, King of Leon and Sancha of Leon); died on 1 Jul 1109 in Toledo, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; was buried in Royal Monastery of San Benito, Sahagun, León, Spain. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 30 Jun 1109, Toledo, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Family/Spouse: Ximena Moniz. Ximena died in 1128. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Elvira Alfonso was born about 1079.
- Teresa of León And Castile was born about 1080; died on 11 Nov 1130.
Family/Spouse: Isabel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Elvira of Castile was born about 1097; died in 1135.
Alfonso married Constance of Burgundy in 1079. Constance (daughter of Robert I and Helie of Semur) was born in 1046; died in 1092; was buried in Royal Monastery of San Benito, Sahagun, León, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Urraca, Queen of Galicia, Castile, Leon, and Toledo was born on 24 Jun 1081 in León, León, Spain; died on 8 Mar 1126 in Saldaña, Palencia, Castilla-Leon, Spain; was buried in Monastery of San Isidoro, León, Spain.
2. Ferdinand I, King of Leon was born about 1016 (son of Sancho Garcés III "el Mayor", King of Navarre and Munia Mayor of Castile); died on 27 Dec 1065 in León, León, Spain. Ferdinand married Sancha of Leon. Sancha (daughter of Alfonso V, King of Leon and Elvira Menéndez) was born in 1013; died on 27 Nov 1067. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Sancha of Leon was born in 1013 (daughter of Alfonso V, King of Leon and Elvira Menéndez); died on 27 Nov 1067. Children:
- 1. Alfonso VI, King of Leon, Castile, and Galicia was born about 1039; died on 1 Jul 1109 in Toledo, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; was buried in Royal Monastery of San Benito, Sahagun, León, Spain.
Generation: 3
4. Sancho Garcés III "el Mayor", King of Navarre was born about 990 (son of Garcia Sanchez II, King of Navarre and Jimena Fernandez); died on 18 Oct 1035. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Between 990 and 992
Notes:
Count of Aragón and Castile. "Sancho Garces III, first appears as king in 1004, he would reign for 3 decades and came to be called Sancho el Mayor (the Great). He was successful in overthrowing the submission his family had been forced into over the previous three generations." [Todd A. Farmerie, citation details below.]
Sancho married Munia Mayor of Castile in 1010. Munia (daughter of Sancho Garcia and Urraca Gomez) died 1032 or after 1066. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Munia Mayor of Castile (daughter of Sancho Garcia and Urraca Gomez); died 1032 or after 1066. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Aft 13 Jul 1066
Notes:
Also called Muniadona.
Children:
- Garcia Sanchez III, King of Pamplona died on 15 Sep 1054.
- 2. Ferdinand I, King of Leon was born about 1016; died on 27 Dec 1065 in León, León, Spain.
6. Alfonso V, King of Leon was born about 996 (son of Bermudo II, King of Galicia & Leon and Elvira Garcia); died in 1027; was buried in Monastery of San Isidoro, León, Spain. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 1028
Alfonso married Elvira Menéndez in 1013. Elvira (daughter of Menendo Goncalves and Toda de Coimbra) was born about 995; died on 2 Dec 1022; was buried in Monastery of San Isidoro, León, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Elvira Menéndez was born about 995 (daughter of Menendo Goncalves and Toda de Coimbra); died on 2 Dec 1022; was buried in Monastery of San Isidoro, León, Spain. Children:
- 3. Sancha of Leon was born in 1013; died on 27 Nov 1067.
Generation: 4
8. Garcia Sanchez II, King of Navarre was born about 964 (son of Sancho Garcés II, King of Navarre and Urraca Fernandez); died before 8 Dec 999. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Bef 1001
Notes:
According to Todd A. Farmerie (citation detail below), he was not called "el Tremblón" or "el Tremuloso," the Trembler; this was a latter-day confusion with his paternal grandfather. He succeeded his father in 994 and ruled less than ten years; he was last recorded as being present at a defeat in 1000.
Garcia married Jimena Fernandez before 981. Jimena (daughter of Fernándo Vermodéz and Elvira Diaz) died after 1035. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Jimena Fernandez (daughter of Fernándo Vermodéz and Elvira Diaz); died after 1035. Children:
- 4. Sancho Garcés III "el Mayor", King of Navarre was born about 990; died on 18 Oct 1035.
10. Sancho Garcia was born about 965 (son of Garcia Fernandez and Ava of Ribagorza); died on 5 Feb 1017; was buried in San Salvador de Oña, Burgos, Spain. Notes:
Count of Castile.
Sancho married Urraca Gomez. Urraca (daughter of Gomez Diaz and Munia Fernández) died on 20 May 1025. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Urraca Gomez (daughter of Gomez Diaz and Munia Fernández); died on 20 May 1025. Children:
- 5. Munia Mayor of Castile died 1032 or after 1066.
- Sancha Sanchez died on 26 Jun 1026.
12. Bermudo II, King of Galicia & Leon (son of Ordono III, King of Leon and Urraca Fernandez); died in Sep 999. Notes:
Also called Vermuto, Vermudo, "el Gotoso" ("the Gouty").
Bermudo married Elvira Garcia in Nov 991. Elvira (daughter of Garcia Fernandez and Ava of Ribagorza) was born about 973; died in Dec 1017. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Elvira Garcia was born about 973 (daughter of Garcia Fernandez and Ava of Ribagorza); died in Dec 1017. Children:
- 6. Alfonso V, King of Leon was born about 996; died in 1027; was buried in Monastery of San Isidoro, León, Spain.
14. Menendo Goncalves was born about 960 (son of Gonçalo Menéndez de Porto and Ilduara Pelaez de Deza); died after 1008. Notes:
Count of Portugal.
Menendo married Toda de Coimbra. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Toda de Coimbra Children:
- 7. Elvira Menéndez was born about 995; died on 2 Dec 1022; was buried in Monastery of San Isidoro, León, Spain.