Father Hermenegildo Gutiérrez Died 921 Grandparent Gutierre Fernández | Mother Ermesenda Gatónez Spouse Ordoño II of León | |
Children Ramiro II of León, Alfonso IV of León, Sancho Ordóñez Parents Hermenegildo Gutiérrez, Ermesenda Gatónez Grandchildren Sancho I of León, Ordoño III of León, Ordoño IV of León, Elvira Ramírez Great grandchildren Bermudo II of León, Ramiro III of León Similar Ordoño II of León, Alfonso IV of León, Ramiro II of León, Hermenegildo Gutiérrez, Ordoño III of León | ||
Elvira Menéndez, (Portuguese and Galician: Elvira Mendes; died between 20 February and 12 October 921), was Queen Consort of León due to her marriage with King Ordoño II.
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Biography
Elvira was the daughter of Hermenegildo Gutiérrez, a Galician noble, count in Tuy and Oporto, who was responsible for the reconquest of Coimbra, and his wife Ermesenda Gatónez. Around 892, Elvira married Infante Ordoño, the son of King Alfonso III of Asturias, who first ruled as King of Galicia and later of León after the death of his brother García I in 914. Elvira confirmed numerous charters with her husband, many of these being privileges and donations to Galician nobles and religious establishments, especially to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
Elvira died between 20 February and 12 October 921. According to the chronicle of Sampiro, when King Ordoño received the news of her death upon his return from a successful campaign against the Moors in Zamora, "...the pain was as great as the joy for his triumph". She was buried in the Pantheon of Asturian Kings in the Cathedral of San Salvador in Oviedo.
Issue
From her marriage with King Ordoño she had the following children: