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The Rest of the Story: The Ancestors of Sarah May Paddock Otstott
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Elvira GARCÍA ( - )
| Name: | Elvira GARCÍA 1 |
| Sex: | Female |
| Father: | Garcia Fernández OF CASTILE (938-998) |
| Mother: | Ava DE RIBAGORZA ( - ) |
Individual Events and Attributes
| nun | 1007 |
Marriage
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| Bermudo II of León | ||
| Spouse | Bermudo (or Vermudo) II (956-999) | |
| Children | Bermudo III OF LEÓN (1010-1037) | |
Individual Note
Elvira García of Castile (965–1017) was the daughter of García Fernández of Castile and Ava de Ribagorza.
She married to Bermudo II of León and had three children from this marriage: Alfonso, Theresa, and Sancha.
After the death of her husband in 999, she shared the regency for her son with count Menendo Gonzales until 1007, when she retired and became a nun.
SOURCES:
Women in power 750-1000" from Guide2womenleaders.com, last accessed January 15, 20071
Sources
| 1 | "Wikipedia". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvira_Garc%C3%ADa_of_Castile. |