Alfonso V, king of León

Events

Date of Birth: 994.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by María Fernández del Pozo. Salazar y Acha (p. 67) gives between 994 and 996.

Date of Death: 7 August 1028.

Place of Death: Viseu, in battle.

The date and place are given by María Fernández del Pozo. Ubieto Arteta (p. 66) notes that different chronicles give different dates. He prefers August, before the walls of Lamego. Salazar y Acha (p. 67) gives 4 July 1028.

Relationships

Father: Vermudo II “el Gotoso”, king of León.

This relationship is given by Martínez Diez (2005, p. 394; 2007, p. 120), by Salazar y Acha (p. 67), and by Riera Melis.

Mother: Elvira García de Castilla.

This relationship is given by Martínez Diez (2005, p. 394; 2007, p. 120), by Salazar y Acha (p. 67), and by Riera Melis.

Spouse: Elvira Menéndez.

This relationship is given by Martínez Diez (2005, p. 394; 2007, p. 120), by Salazar y Acha (p. 67), , and by María Fernández del Pozo.

Spouse: Urraca García de Navarra.

This relationship is given by Martínez Diez (2005, p. 394; 2007, p. 120),, by Salazar y Acha (p. 67), and by María Fernández del Pozo.

Children (by Elvira):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Sancha (1013 - 7 November 1067) married Fernando I “el Magno”, king of León.

Vermudo III (1017 or 1018 - 4 September 1037), king of León, married Jimena Sánchez.

References

María Fernández del Pozo, José. "Alfonso V" in Diccionario Biográfico electrónico (Real Academia de la Historia).

Martínez Diez, Gonzalo. El Condado de Castilla (711-1038): la historia frente a la leyenda. (Macial Pons: 2005).

Martínez Díez, Gonzalo. Sancho III el Mayor: rey de Pamplona, Rex Ibericus. (Madrid: 2007).

Riera Melis, A. "Alfons V., König von León" in Lexikon des Mittelalters Band 1 (Stuttgart 1980).

Salazar y Acha, Jaime de. Las dinastías reales de España en la Edad Media. (Real Academia de la Historia, 2021).

Ubieto Arteta, Antonio. Orígenes de los reinos de Castilla y Aragón, (Zaragoza, 1991).