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The Rest of the Story: The Ancestors of Sarah May Paddock Otstott
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Elvira MENDES ( - )
| Name: | Elvira MENDES 1 |
| Sex: | Female |
| Father: | Menendo GONZÁLEZ (945-1008) |
| Mother: | - |
Individual Events and Attributes
| Occupation | frm 1008 to 1022 | Queen Consort of León |
Marriage
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| Alfonso V of Leon | Alfonso V of Leon | Sancha of León, Queen Consort of León | Ferdinand (left) and his wife Sancha, from an illumination in a contemporary manuscript. | ||||
| Spouse | Alfonso V OF LEÓN (994-1027) | |
| Children | Ximina (Jimina) OF LEÓN ( - ) | |
| Sancha OF LEÓN (1013-1067) | ||
Individual Note
Elvira Mendes, sometimes called Elvira or Geloria Menéndez of Portugal or Galicia, (c. 996 – 20 December 1022), was Queen of León (1008–1022).
Daughter of Count Mendo Gonçalves II of the First County of Portugal and corregente of León, descendant of the highest nobility of Portugal and Galicia, she married Alfonso V of León (before 1010). She was the mother of King Bermudo III of León.
By her husband, Alfonso V of León, Elvira had two children:
Bermudo III of León (c.1015-1037)
Sancha of León (c.1020-1067), married Ferdinand I of León
SOURCE:
The Royal Ancestry Bible, Royal Ancestors of 300 Colonial American Families Vol. 3 (chart 2186) by Michel L. Call ISBN 1-933194-22-7
Sources
| 1 | "Wikipedia". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvira_Mendes. |