García Fernández of Castile
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Name García Fernández of Castile Gender Male Reference Number 37400 Person ID I37400 Thompson-Milligan Last Modified 12 Apr 2018
Father Fernán González of Castile, d. 970 Relationship natural Family ID F12430 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ava De Ribagorza Children 1. Elvira García of Castile, b. 965, d. 1017 (Age 52 years) [natural] 2. Sancho García of Castile, d. 1017 [natural] Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 Family ID F12429 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - García Fernández, called of the White Hands (Spanish: Él de las Manos Blancas) (Burgos, 938 - Córdoba, 995), was the count of Castile and Alava from 970 to 995.
The son of Count Fernán González, he continued to recognise the suzerainty of the Kingdom of León, even though he was practically autonomous. In order to expand his frontiers at the expense of the Moors, in 974 he expanded the social base of the nobility by promulgating decrees stating that any villein of Castrojeriz who equipped a knight for battle would enter the ranks of the nobility. He was succeeded by his son, Sancho I of Castile.
- García Fernández, called of the White Hands (Spanish: Él de las Manos Blancas) (Burgos, 938 - Córdoba, 995), was the count of Castile and Alava from 970 to 995.
