Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Elvira of Castile
Abt 1097 - 1135 (~ 38 years)1. Elvira of Castile was born about 1097 (daughter of Alfonso VI, King of Leon, Castile, and Galicia and Isabel); died in 1135. Elvira married Roger II, King of Sicily in 1120. Roger (son of Roger I d'Hauteville and Adelaide de Savona) was born between 22 Dec 1095 and 1097; died between 27 Jan 1154 and 26 Feb 1154. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Roger was born about 1121; died on 12 May 1148.
2. 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:
- Alternate death: 30 Jun 1109, Toledo, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Alfonso married Isabel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Isabel Children:
- 1. Elvira of Castile was born about 1097; died in 1135.
Generation: 3
4. 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]
5. Sancha of Leon was born in 1013 (daughter of Alfonso V, King of Leon and Elvira Menéndez); died on 27 Nov 1067. Children:
- 2. 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: 4
8. 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:
- 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]
9. Munia Mayor of Castile (daughter of Sancho Garcia and Urraca Gomez); died 1032 or after 1066. Other Events:
- Alternate death: Aft 13 Jul 1066
Notes:
Also called Muniadona.
Children:
- Garcia Sanchez III, King of Pamplona died on 15 Sep 1054.
- 4. Ferdinand I, King of Leon was born about 1016; died on 27 Dec 1065 in León, León, Spain.
10. 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:
- 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]
11. 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:
- 5. Sancha of Leon was born in 1013; died on 27 Nov 1067.