See also

Elvira of TORO (1038-1101)

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Elvira of TORO

Name: Elvira of TORO
Sex: Female
Father: Fernando I + (1016-1065)
Mother: Sancha + of LEON (1013-1067)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth 1038 Burgos, Castile-Leon, Spain
Death 15 Nov 1101 (age 62-63) Toro, Zamora, Castile-Leon, Spain

Individual Note

 

Dona Elvira ( 1038/9 - 15 November 1101) was a Leonese infanta and the Lady of Toro. She was a daughter of Ferdinand I of León and wife Sancha. She made an important donation of lands to the monastery of San Salvador de Oña in the year 1087. She received the city of Toro on the death of her father, while her sister Urraca received Zamora, and her brothers Sancho II, Alfonso VI and García received the kingdoms of Castile, León, and Galicia respectively.