King of León Alfonso V of León
994 - 1028 (34 years)
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Name Alfonso V of León Title King of León Born 994 Gender Male Reference Number 37405 Died 1028 Person ID I37405 Thompson-Milligan Last Modified 12 Apr 2018
Father Bermudo II of León, b. 956, d. 999 (Age 43 years) Relationship natural Mother Elvira García of Castile, b. 965, d. 1017 (Age 52 years) Relationship natural Family ID F12433 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elvira Mendes, b. 996, d. 20 Dec 1022 (Age 26 years) Children 1. Sancha of León, b. 1013, d. 27 Nov 1067 (Age 54 years) [natural] 2. Bermudo III of León, b. Abt 1015, d. 4 Sep 1037 (Age ~ 22 years) [natural] Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 Family ID F12432 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Alfonso V of León
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Notes - Alfonso V (994-1028), called the Noble, was King of León from 999 to 1028. He was the son of Bermudo II by his second wife Elvira García of Castile. The Abbot Oliva called him "Emperor of Spain".
Because of his youth at his father's death, his mother acted as a regent. She retired in 1007 and became a nun. He began the work of reorganizing the Christian kingdom of the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula after a most disastrous period of civil war and Arab inroads. Enough is known of him to justify the belief that he had some of the qualities of a soldier and a statesman.
His name, and that of his wife Elvira Mendes (sometimes Geloria Mendes), are associated with the grant of the first franchises of León (1017). He was killed by an arrow while besieging the town of Viseu in northern Portugal, then held by the Muslims.
- Alfonso V (994-1028), called the Noble, was King of León from 999 to 1028. He was the son of Bermudo II by his second wife Elvira García of Castile. The Abbot Oliva called him "Emperor of Spain".
