Ordoño III
King of León
Events
Date of Birth: about 926.
Place of Birth: unknown.
The date is given by Torres Sevilla-Quiñones.
Date of Death: 956.
Place of Death: Zamora.
The date and place given by Torres Sevilla-Quiñones.
Relationships
Father: Ramiro II, king of León.
This relationship is given by Salazar y Acha (p. 62) and by Torres Sevilla-Quiñones.
Mother: Adosinda Gutiérrez.
This relationship is given by Salazar y Acha (p. 62) and by Torres Sevilla-Quiñones.
Spouse: Urraca Fernández de Castilla.
This relationship is given by Salazar y Acha (p. 62) and by Torres Sevilla-Quiñones.
Children:
Vermudo II “el Gotoso” (about 953 - September 999), king of León, married (1) Velasquita; married (2) Elvira García de Castilla.
References
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).
Salazar y Acha, Jaime de. Las dinastías reales de España en la Edad Media. (Real Academia de la Historia, 2021).
Torres Sevilla-Quiñones, Margarita.“Ordoño III" in Diccionario Biográfico electrónico (Real Academia de la Historia).