Elvira Mendes

Elvira Mendes, sometimes called Elvira or Geloria Menéndez of Portugal or Galicia, (c. 996 – 20 December 1022), was Queen of León (1008–1022).

She was the daughter of Count Mendo Gonçalves II of the First County of Portugal and corregente of León, descendant of the highest nobility of Portugal and Galicia, she married Alfonso V of León (before 1010). She was the mother of King Bermudo III of León.

Family

By her husband Elvira had two children:

1. Bermudo III of León (c. 1015–1037)
2. Sancha of León (c. 1020–1067)

References

• The Royal Ancestry Bible, Royal Ancestors of 300 Colonial American Families Vol. 3 (chart 2186) by Michel L. Call ISBN 1-933194-22-7

Preceded by Elvira of Castile

Queen Consort of León 1008–1022

Succeeded by Urraca of Navarre