Bermundo/Vermundo was the son of Ordono III, King of Leon and Aragonta Pelaez, and grandson of Ordono II, born about 956 and died in 999. Controversy over his true parentage continues.
He was the husband of Velasquita Ramírez and father of Cristina, who married Ordoño Ramírez, son of his rival Ramiro III.
Secondly, husband of Elvira Garcia, the daughter of the Castilian count García Fernández and father of:
* Alfonso V, King of Leon
* Theresa
* Sancha
Bermundo also had three illegitimate children; Elvira, Pelayo and Ordono.
He was King of Galicia 982 to 999 and King of Leon 984 to 999, with the nickname of "El Gotoso" translated to "The Gouty."
Justo Pérez de Urbel's described his reign as "the poor king tormented in life by the sword of Almanzor and in death by the vengeful pen of a bishop." Between 991 and 992 he was expelled from the kingdom by three magnates, but restored soon thereafter. He finally expelled the Muslims from Zamora, triggering off reprisals that resulted the razing of Leon. In 999, the gout from which he suffered was aggravated and it became impossible for him to ride a horse. As a military leader of Christians of northwestern Spain, he traveled by litter.
Bermundo died in Villanueva del Bierzo and was buried in the Monastery of Carracedo, then his remains were moved to the Cathedral of León (also known as the Basilica in Leon?). He is also listed as being buried at Pantheon of Kings of San Isidoro de León along with most of the kings and queens of the kingdom of Leon.
He was the husband of Velasquita Ramírez and father of Cristina, who married Ordoño Ramírez, son of his rival Ramiro III.
Secondly, husband of Elvira Garcia, the daughter of the Castilian count García Fernández and father of:
* Alfonso V, King of Leon
* Theresa
* Sancha
Bermundo also had three illegitimate children; Elvira, Pelayo and Ordono.
He was King of Galicia 982 to 999 and King of Leon 984 to 999, with the nickname of "El Gotoso" translated to "The Gouty."
Justo Pérez de Urbel's described his reign as "the poor king tormented in life by the sword of Almanzor and in death by the vengeful pen of a bishop." Between 991 and 992 he was expelled from the kingdom by three magnates, but restored soon thereafter. He finally expelled the Muslims from Zamora, triggering off reprisals that resulted the razing of Leon. In 999, the gout from which he suffered was aggravated and it became impossible for him to ride a horse. As a military leader of Christians of northwestern Spain, he traveled by litter.
Bermundo died in Villanueva del Bierzo and was buried in the Monastery of Carracedo, then his remains were moved to the Cathedral of León (also known as the Basilica in Leon?). He is also listed as being buried at Pantheon of Kings of San Isidoro de León along with most of the kings and queens of the kingdom of Leon.
Bermundo/Vermundo was the son of Ordono III, King of Leon and Aragonta Pelaez, and grandson of Ordono II, born about 956 and died in 999. Controversy over his true parentage continues.
He was the husband of Velasquita Ramírez and father of Cristina, who married Ordoño Ramírez, son of his rival Ramiro III.
Secondly, husband of Elvira Garcia, the daughter of the Castilian count García Fernández and father of:
* Alfonso V, King of Leon
* Theresa
* Sancha
Bermundo also had three illegitimate children; Elvira, Pelayo and Ordono.
He was King of Galicia 982 to 999 and King of Leon 984 to 999, with the nickname of "El Gotoso" translated to "The Gouty."
Justo Pérez de Urbel's described his reign as "the poor king tormented in life by the sword of Almanzor and in death by the vengeful pen of a bishop." Between 991 and 992 he was expelled from the kingdom by three magnates, but restored soon thereafter. He finally expelled the Muslims from Zamora, triggering off reprisals that resulted the razing of Leon. In 999, the gout from which he suffered was aggravated and it became impossible for him to ride a horse. As a military leader of Christians of northwestern Spain, he traveled by litter.
Bermundo died in Villanueva del Bierzo and was buried in the Monastery of Carracedo, then his remains were moved to the Cathedral of León (also known as the Basilica in Leon?). He is also listed as being buried at Pantheon of Kings of San Isidoro de León along with most of the kings and queens of the kingdom of Leon.
He was the husband of Velasquita Ramírez and father of Cristina, who married Ordoño Ramírez, son of his rival Ramiro III.
Secondly, husband of Elvira Garcia, the daughter of the Castilian count García Fernández and father of:
* Alfonso V, King of Leon
* Theresa
* Sancha
Bermundo also had three illegitimate children; Elvira, Pelayo and Ordono.
He was King of Galicia 982 to 999 and King of Leon 984 to 999, with the nickname of "El Gotoso" translated to "The Gouty."
Justo Pérez de Urbel's described his reign as "the poor king tormented in life by the sword of Almanzor and in death by the vengeful pen of a bishop." Between 991 and 992 he was expelled from the kingdom by three magnates, but restored soon thereafter. He finally expelled the Muslims from Zamora, triggering off reprisals that resulted the razing of Leon. In 999, the gout from which he suffered was aggravated and it became impossible for him to ride a horse. As a military leader of Christians of northwestern Spain, he traveled by litter.
Bermundo died in Villanueva del Bierzo and was buried in the Monastery of Carracedo, then his remains were moved to the Cathedral of León (also known as the Basilica in Leon?). He is also listed as being buried at Pantheon of Kings of San Isidoro de León along with most of the kings and queens of the kingdom of Leon.
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