430:
25:
135:
417:, but he recovered his freedom after making various territorial concessions and by forswearing his support for Ordoño IV. Prior to 5 May 964 he cemented the new alliance by remarrying García's own daughter Urraca, the niece of his first wife, while Fernán's daughter of the same name, this time divorced by Ordoño IV, was married to García's heir, the future
407:
in 951, the kingdom of León experienced a dynastic crisis that Fernán played out to his advantage. Initially Fernán supported the demands of Sancho against his elder half-brother Ordoño III, Fernán's own son-in-law. When Sancho failed, Fernán was forced to recognize Ordoño as king, even though the
237:, and founder of the dynasty that would rule a semi-autonomous Castile, laying the foundations for its status as an independent kingdom. In the year 930, Fernán's name appears with the title of count inside the administrative organization of the eastern
383:
and the retreat of the
Muslims, Fernán was dissatisfied because the king of León distributed his troops in the frontier towns and he rose in rebellion against him. In 944, the county of Castile was stripped from him and awarded by the king to his son
69:, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Knowledge (XXG).
412:
and the new husband of Fernán's daughter Urraca. Shortly after 4 September 959, his wife Sancha of
Navarre died, and in 960 Fernán was defeated through Navarrese intervention on Sancho's behalf. He was captured by
408:
latter cast off Fernán's daughter. Ordoño's early death allowed Fernán to recover his maneuvering capacity, although he abandoned his old ally, now king Sancho I, instead supporting his rival Ordoño IV, son of
328:. Following Ordoño's death in 924, she had married count Álvaro Herraméliz. Her marriage to Fernán not only allowed him to unite Castile, but reinforced political alliances across the Christian north.
55:
304:, count of Álava, Cerezo and Lantarón died, and Fernán succeeded him as well, thereby reuniting Rodrigo's county. He also married Álvaro's widow, Sancha Sánchez, the sister of King
421:. With the kingdom of León weakened and in disorder, Fernán slowly solidified a position of autonomy as count of Castile, with only nominal fealty due to León.
635:
640:
72:
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
80:
297:
292:
as count of
Castile, representing a fraction of the previous county of that name. Following Gonzalo's 915 death, the counties would be held by
650:
102:
392:
serving as regent. Fernán was defeated and made prisoner for 3 years until he became reconciled with his sovereign, giving his daughter
414:
305:
576:
483:
442:
196:
446:
655:
250:
210:
300:, Fernando Ansúrez again, and Gutier Núñez. Fernán González was made count of Castile and Burgos before 931. The same year,
276:
Fernán González grew up in the castle of Lara, where his father had begun the process of reuniting the fractured counties of
455:
93:
Content in this edit is translated from the existing
Spanish Knowledge (XXG) article at ]; see its history for attribution.
320:
late in his life as his third wife — two of her sisters, Onneca and Urraca, would marry Sancha's step-sons, Ordoño's sons
357:
472:
285:
645:
605:
88:
493:
397:
265:. His mother Muniadona was so well remembered that the later counts of Castile would sometimes be recorded by
109:
586:
497:
317:
301:
429:
501:
418:
365:
321:
293:
450:
404:
376:
325:
309:
153:
630:
625:
489:
393:
385:
200:
336:
Fernán gathered under his control a strong military force composed of troops from the counties of
434:
409:
380:
361:
345:
281:
37:
558:
459:, written between 1250 and 1271 and preserved as an incomplete copy from the fifteenth century.
389:
353:
238:
289:
254:
234:
134:
84:
516:
565:
288:
in 885. About 899, Gonzalo was named count of Burgos, and around 909 succeeded his kinsman
230:
313:
262:
619:
471:
Gonzalo, who married
Fronilde Gómez, suggested to have been granddaughter of count
506:
Muniadona, wife of Gómez Díaz, count of Saldaña, of the powerful Beni Gómez clan
277:
372:
and repopulated it. As his power increased, so did his independence from León.
467:
By his first wife, Sancha Sánchez of
Pamplona, he had the following children:
266:
261:
around the year 900, and by tradition a descendant of semi-legendary judge
594:
349:
341:
173:
445:, while his widow Urraca returned to the Pamplona court before marrying
437:. The lid is from the nineteenth century and the casket from the fifth.
91:
to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is
337:
166:
396:
in marriage to the king's heir, Ordoño, who afterwards became King
233:. Fernán González was a colourful character of legendary status in
428:
369:
258:
66:
18:
360:, and Lara. His military prowess came to prominence in the
453:. His life and feats are recorded in an anonymous poem,
316:, she had been twice widowed, having first married king
477:
Sancho, named in a charter of his paternal grandmother
441:
After Fernán's death the county was left to his son
62:
58:
a machine-translated version of the
Spanish article.
284:had been split after the death of the latter's son
216:
206:
192:
182:
172:
160:
141:
125:
517:"Fernán González, conde de Castilla y de Álava"
449:. His remains were buried in the monastery of
87:accompanying your translation by providing an
49:Click for important translation instructions.
36:expand this article with text translated from
8:
519:– Historia del Condado de Castilla (Spanish)
522:
133:
122:
16:Count of Castile and Burgos (c. 910–970)
500:, and then of Pamplona, having married
368:, where he wrested the region from the
280:. What had been a single county under
7:
229:(died 970) was the first autonomous
636:People from the Province of Burgos
14:
641:Burials in the Province of Burgos
492:, twice queen of León as wife of
379:against the Arabs, and after the
99:{{Translated|es|Fernán González}}
433:Sepulchre of Fernán González at
23:
606:Count of Cerezo & Lantarón
253:, who had been named count of
97:You may also add the template
1:
651:10th-century counts in Europe
538:
447:William II Sánchez of Gascony
145:
415:García Sánchez I of Pamplona
306:García Sánchez I of Pamplona
211:Gonzalo Fernández of Castile
527:Fernán González of Castile
456:The Poem of Fernán González
273:(descendant of Muniadona).
110:Knowledge (XXG):Translation
672:
308:. One of the daughters of
188:Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona
186:Sancha Sánchez of Pamplona
61:Machine translation, like
603:
591:
583:
573:
563:
555:
525:
375:After having fought with
132:
38:the corresponding article
486:, his eventual successor
473:Diego Rodríguez Porcelos
286:Diego Rodríguez Porcelos
108:For more guidance, see
656:House of Beni Mamaduna
438:
249:Fernán was the son of
432:
419:Sancho II of Pamplona
245:Early life and family
81:copyright attribution
451:San Pedro of Arlanza
310:Sancho I of Pamplona
296:, Gonzalo's brother
154:Lara de los Infantes
364:in 939 and then at
439:
435:Covarrubias, Spain
403:Upon the death of
381:Battle of Simancas
362:Battle of Simancas
322:Alfonso IV of León
282:Rodrigo of Castile
89:interlanguage link
646:Counts of Castile
614:
613:
587:Álvaro Herraméliz
574:Succeeded by
405:Ramiro II of León
377:Ramiro II of León
326:Ramiro II of León
318:Ordoño II of León
302:Álvaro Herraméliz
251:Gonzalo Fernández
224:
223:
121:
120:
50:
46:
663:
584:Preceded by
577:García Fernández
566:Count of Castile
556:Preceded by
551:
544:
543:
540:
523:
443:García Fernández
294:Fernando Ansúrez
231:count of Castile
156:
150:
147:
137:
123:
100:
94:
67:Google Translate
48:
44:
27:
26:
19:
671:
670:
666:
665:
664:
662:
661:
660:
616:
615:
609:
598:
589:
579:
570:
561:
545:
541:
534:
533:
528:
513:
465:
427:
390:Ansur Fernández
334:
314:Toda of Navarre
247:
239:Kingdom of León
227:Fernán González
199:
187:
165:
152:
151:
148:
128:
127:Fernán González
117:
116:
115:
98:
92:
51:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
669:
667:
659:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
618:
617:
612:
611:
601:
600:
590:
585:
581:
580:
575:
572:
562:
557:
553:
552:
529:
526:
521:
520:
512:
511:External links
509:
508:
507:
504:
487:
481:
478:
475:
464:
461:
426:
423:
333:
330:
298:Nuño Fernández
267:Iberian Muslim
246:
243:
222:
221:
218:
214:
213:
208:
204:
203:
194:
190:
189:
184:
180:
179:
176:
170:
169:
162:
158:
157:
143:
139:
138:
130:
129:
126:
119:
118:
114:
113:
106:
95:
73:
70:
59:
52:
33:
32:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
668:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
623:
621:
608:
607:
602:
597:
596:
588:
582:
578:
569:
567:
560:
554:
549:
537:
532:
531:Beni Mamaduna
524:
518:
515:
514:
510:
505:
503:
499:
495:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
474:
470:
469:
468:
462:
460:
458:
457:
452:
448:
444:
436:
431:
424:
422:
420:
416:
411:
406:
401:
399:
395:
391:
388:, with count
387:
382:
378:
373:
371:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
331:
329:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
274:
272:
271:Ibn Māma Duna
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
244:
242:
240:
236:
232:
228:
219:
215:
212:
209:
205:
202:
198:
195:
191:
185:
181:
178:Beni Mamaduna
177:
175:
171:
168:
163:
159:
155:
144:
140:
136:
131:
124:
111:
107:
104:
96:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
71:
68:
64:
60:
57:
54:
53:
47:
41:
39:
34:You can help
30:
21:
20:
604:
592:
564:
559:Gutier Núñez
547:
535:
530:
466:
454:
440:
402:
374:
335:
275:
270:
269:scholars as
248:
226:
225:
174:Noble family
85:edit summary
76:
43:
35:
568:and Burgos
290:Munio Núñez
278:Old Castile
263:Nuño Rasura
45:(June 2012)
631:970 deaths
626:910 births
620:Categories
542: 910
494:Ordoño III
410:Alfonso IV
398:Ordoño III
346:Santillana
149: 910
40:in Spanish
593:Count of
502:Sancho II
498:Ordoño IV
366:Sepulveda
220:Muniadona
183:Spouse(s)
103:talk page
610:931–970
599:931–970
571:923–970
350:Lantaron
342:Asturias
257:and the
79:provide
358:Castile
255:Arlanza
101:to the
83:in the
42:.
546:
490:Urraca
484:García
394:Urraca
386:Sancho
338:Burgos
332:Career
235:Iberia
217:Mother
207:Father
201:Urraca
197:García
167:Burgos
595:Álava
548:Died:
536:Born:
480:Munio
463:Issue
425:Death
370:Moors
354:Álava
259:Duero
193:Issue
63:DeepL
496:and
324:and
312:and
161:Died
142:Born
77:must
75:You
56:View
550:970
164:970
65:or
622::
539:c.
400:.
356:,
352:,
348:,
344:,
340:,
241:.
146:c.
112:.
105:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
