García Sánchez
García Sánchez (* 1009 - 13 May 1029 in León ) was Count of Castile from 1017 to 1029 .
Life
García was the son of Sancho García , Count of Castile. He followed in 1017 after the death of his father as Count of Castile. As a minor, his mother Urraca was regent until 1025. His brother-in-law, King Sancho III , had a great influence on the government . from Navarre, who was married to García's older sister Munia Mayor . García was murdered in León in 1029, where he was supposed to marry Infanta Sancha . He was buried in the monastery of San Salvador de Oña, which his father founded in 1011. His sister Munia Mayor and her husband Sancho III followed him in the county of Castile. of Navarre.
family
Garcia was with Sancha of León (* 1013, † 1067), daughter of King Alfonso V , engaged. Sancha married Ferdinand , son of Sancho III in 1032 . of Navarre and Munia Mayor, who became King of Castile in 1035.
literature
- Ludwig Vones : García Sánchez, Gf. of Castile . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 4, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-7608-8904-2 , Sp. 1111-1122.
Web links
- CASTILE & LEON, Counts & Kings. In: Medieval Lands. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, accessed May 15, 2012 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | García Sánchez |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Castile (1017-1029) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1009 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1029 |
| Place of death | Leon |