Vermudo II King of León

953 - 999  (46 years)

• Name	Vermudo II King of León  [1]
  Born	953
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	982-985
  	Challenged the rule of his cousin King Ordoño IV triggering a bitter civil war in León
  Occupation	988
  	García Gómez (Conde de Saldaña) rebelled against him
  Occupation	993
  	Gonzalo Vermúdez (married to Ildontia Ramírez, sister of Queen Velasquita) succeeded in temporarily expelling him from León
  Occupation	995
  	Muhammad bin Abi Amir "Al-Mansur" (the Victorious, Regent of Córdoba) attacked León and destroyed Santa María de Carrión
  Occupation	995
  	Sought refuge in Astorga from where he was obliged to offer an annual tribute and the hand of his daughter Teresa Vermúdez to Al-Mansur
  Occupation	982-999
  	King of Galicia
  Occupation	985-999
  	King of León
  Died	Sep 999	El Bierzo, León, España
  Buried	Villabuena de Álava, España
  Person ID	I14976	Godbout
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Ordoño III Ramírez King of León,   b. 926,   d. 955, Zamora, León, España  (Age 29 years)
  Mother	Aragonta Peláez de Deza
  Married	N
  Not married	Partners
  Family ID	F7852	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elvira García de Castilla,   b. 970,   d. Dec 1017  (Age 47 years)
  Married	Nov 991
  Children	1. Alfonso V King of León,   b. 996, León, España ,   d. 7 Aug 1028, Viseu, Portugal  (Age 32 years)
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F7851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S629] Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Herausgegeben Von Detlev Schwennicke, (Verlag Von J. A. Stargardt, Marburg, Deutschland, éditions 1978 à 1993), Volume 2, p. 50.