Alfonso was the son of Bermudo II, King of Leon and Elvira Garcia, born about 995.
His first wife was Elvira Melendez, the daughter of his tutor Menendo González at whose house he was raised as a child. They had two children:
* Bermudo III
* Sancha who would marry Fernando I, King of Castile
Elvira died in 1022 and Alfonso became the husband of Urraca, the daughter of Garcia Sanchez II. The King of Pamploma would protest the marriage on the basis of incest, but the marriage took place in 1023. They had one daughter, Jimena Leon.
Alfonso was the King of Leon 999 to 1028, and Alfonso V "the Noble", Emperor of Spain.
His father died when he was a young child of four or five, his mother acted as regent until she retired to a nunnery in 1007.
He was killed by an arrow while besieging the town of Viseu in northern Portugal, then held by the Muslims. According to his wishes, King Alfonso was buried next to his first wife at the Church of Saint John the Baptist and San Pelayo which became the Basilica of San Isidoro when the latter saint's remains were transferred from Seville.
His first wife was Elvira Melendez, the daughter of his tutor Menendo González at whose house he was raised as a child. They had two children:
* Bermudo III
* Sancha who would marry Fernando I, King of Castile
Elvira died in 1022 and Alfonso became the husband of Urraca, the daughter of Garcia Sanchez II. The King of Pamploma would protest the marriage on the basis of incest, but the marriage took place in 1023. They had one daughter, Jimena Leon.
Alfonso was the King of Leon 999 to 1028, and Alfonso V "the Noble", Emperor of Spain.
His father died when he was a young child of four or five, his mother acted as regent until she retired to a nunnery in 1007.
He was killed by an arrow while besieging the town of Viseu in northern Portugal, then held by the Muslims. According to his wishes, King Alfonso was buried next to his first wife at the Church of Saint John the Baptist and San Pelayo which became the Basilica of San Isidoro when the latter saint's remains were transferred from Seville.
Alfonso was the son of Bermudo II, King of Leon and Elvira Garcia, born about 995.
His first wife was Elvira Melendez, the daughter of his tutor Menendo González at whose house he was raised as a child. They had two children:
* Bermudo III
* Sancha who would marry Fernando I, King of Castile
Elvira died in 1022 and Alfonso became the husband of Urraca, the daughter of Garcia Sanchez II. The King of Pamploma would protest the marriage on the basis of incest, but the marriage took place in 1023. They had one daughter, Jimena Leon.
Alfonso was the King of Leon 999 to 1028, and Alfonso V "the Noble", Emperor of Spain.
His father died when he was a young child of four or five, his mother acted as regent until she retired to a nunnery in 1007.
He was killed by an arrow while besieging the town of Viseu in northern Portugal, then held by the Muslims. According to his wishes, King Alfonso was buried next to his first wife at the Church of Saint John the Baptist and San Pelayo which became the Basilica of San Isidoro when the latter saint's remains were transferred from Seville.
His first wife was Elvira Melendez, the daughter of his tutor Menendo González at whose house he was raised as a child. They had two children:
* Bermudo III
* Sancha who would marry Fernando I, King of Castile
Elvira died in 1022 and Alfonso became the husband of Urraca, the daughter of Garcia Sanchez II. The King of Pamploma would protest the marriage on the basis of incest, but the marriage took place in 1023. They had one daughter, Jimena Leon.
Alfonso was the King of Leon 999 to 1028, and Alfonso V "the Noble", Emperor of Spain.
His father died when he was a young child of four or five, his mother acted as regent until she retired to a nunnery in 1007.
He was killed by an arrow while besieging the town of Viseu in northern Portugal, then held by the Muslims. According to his wishes, King Alfonso was buried next to his first wife at the Church of Saint John the Baptist and San Pelayo which became the Basilica of San Isidoro when the latter saint's remains were transferred from Seville.
Inscription
H. IACET ADEFONSUS QUI POPVLATIT LEGIONEM...
Here lies Adefonsus who populated this legion
ET DEDIT BONOS FOROS ET FECIT
He did and gave a good bargain
ECCLESIAM HANC LVTO ET LATERE.
(This church of clay and brick)
HABVIT PRAELIA CUM
I battle with
SARRACENIS, ET INTERFECTUS,
Saracens, and was killed,
EST SAGITTA APUD VISEUM
With an arrow's visit
PORTUGAL FUIT FILIUS VEREMUNDI ORDONII
Portugal's son Veremundus Ordonie
OBIIT ERA M SEXAGESIMA QUINTA III NAS M
Obit era 1000 followed by unknown
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