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334:"...from at least 899 until 931, the counties of Castile and Burgos are clearly differentiated, even though governed sometimes by the same individual (...) united or separate, with the only exception of the County of Castile in 929, they were governed by members of the same family: such as Munio Núñez, or his nephews, the brothers Gonzalo and Nuño Fernández or the son of the latter, Gutier Núñez. 343:"We can and must state with absolute certainty the fact that Ferdinand was never King of Castile, and that never changed its nature as a county, subordinated to the King of León, and that it did not become a kingdom until the death of Ferdinand I in the year 1065" (translation) 137:(c. 912–c. 916), "...most probably Gonzalo was Count of Burgos from 899 to 915 and, as from 912 until 915, also Count of Castile". He probably died after 915, when he still appears governing the county, and before 13 November 917 when a Fernando is recorded as Count of Castile. 324:
was consecrated, Ferdinand I, announced before the large number of magnates and bishops who went to León for the occasion, his decision to divide the kingdom among his sons to avoid future discord upon his death." (translation)
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to announce his testamentary dispositions pursuant to which he had decided to divide his dominions among his sons. His firstborn, Sancho, became the first king of the former county and reigned as Sancho II of Castile.
262:(1029-1065), who continued to serve as count of Castile after he became king Ferdinand I of León. On his death, Castile was elevated to a kingdom for his firstborn son, Sancho, who ruled as 251:
With the death of Garcia Sánchez, the county of Castile passed to the family of his eldest sister, Muniadona of Castile, wife of Sancho III of Pamplona. Sancho thus became
185:, he reunited the divided counties of Castile, Burgos, Álava, Cerezo and Lantarón into what would become a single semi-autonomous hereditary county of Castile. 194: 49:, Castile was subdivided into several smaller counties that were not reunited until 931. In the later 10th-century, while nominally in vassalage to the 680: 141: 45:. The earliest counts were not hereditary, being appointed as representatives of the Asturian king. From as early as 867, with the creation of the 69:, García's sister, governed the county although he never held the title of count: it was his son, Ferdinand Sánchez, the future King 151: 663: 753: 709: 217:(944–947), son of Ferdinand Ansúrez, in opposition to Fernán González during the latter's rebellion, father-in-law of 728: 644: 225: 17: 674: 321: 208: 161: 145: 134: 237: 58: 758: 701: 158:. Although there is no documentary evidence, Nuño was probably the brother of Gonzalo Fernández of Castile. 748: 231: 106: 296: 286: 281: 38: 276: 301: 291: 122: 154:(c. 922–c. 926) On 13 September 922 appears as Count of Burgos and on 25 February 926 appears as 255:
ruler of Castile, though he was never its count, nominating his younger son to succeed Garcia.
182: 62: 259: 70: 263: 199: 66: 8: 211:(931–970), son of Gonzalo Fernández, married Sancha Sánchez, widow of Álvaro Herrameliz. 42: 218: 97: 30: 245: 214: 101: 50: 46: 724: 705: 684: 659: 640: 181:
Following the appointment of Fernán González in 931 to succeed both Gutier Núñez and
167: 54: 118: 112: 634: 540: 538: 170:(931), probably son of Nuño Fernández, appears as Count of Burgos on 1 March 931. 598: 586: 550: 535: 455: 453: 121:(903), mentioned only once, in 903, as Count of Castile. He was also count in 742: 504: 465: 164:(c.926–c.929) Recorded as Count of Castile on 1 October and 24 November 929. 144:, who on 8 January 918 confirms a charter as Fredinandus Didazi, comes, or 688: 450: 438: 723:. Salamanca: Junta de Castilla y León, Consejería de educación y cultura. 610: 525: 523: 521: 519: 494: 492: 380: 378: 376: 78: 126: 516: 489: 477: 186: 574: 562: 414: 373: 636:
El Condado de Castilla (711–1038): La historia frente a la leyenda
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Castilla y León en el siglo XI, estudio del reinado de Fernando I
718: 604: 592: 556: 544: 140:
Ferdinand (917). Appears without a patronymic. Could have been
53:, the counts grew in autonomy and played a significant role in 402: 363: 361: 359: 696:
Sánchez Candeira, Alfonso (1999). Rosa Montero Tejada (ed.).
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Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León, Margarita Cecilia (1999).
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Linajes nobiliarios de León y Castilla: Siglos IX-XIII
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The County of Castile had its origin in a fortified
320:"...probably on 22 December , the day on which the 91: 57:politics. After the assassination in 1029 of Count 656:Sancho III el Mayor Rey de Pamplona, Rex Ibericus 740: 695: 408: 396: 681:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 672: 76:Near the end of 1063, Fernando I convened the 658:(in Spanish). Madrid: Marcial Pons Historia. 653: 632: 616: 580: 568: 529: 510: 498: 483: 471: 459: 444: 432: 420: 384: 367: 100:(850–873),. He could have also been count in 73:who inherited the county from his mother. 639:. Valladolid: Junta de Castilla y León. 14: 741: 189:sources referred to the family as the 605:Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León 1999 593:Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León 1999 557:Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León 1999 545:Torres Sevilla-Quiñones de León 1999 86: 234:(995–1017), son of García Fernández 156:Comite Nunu Fredinandiz in Castella 148:who appears in 929 with this title. 24: 244: 240:(1017–1029), son of Sancho García. 176:Semi-autonomous, hereditary counts 25: 770: 228:(970–995), son of Fernán González 676:Historia del Condado de Castilla 131:Munio Núñez (again, c.904–c.909) 92:The early, non-hereditary counts 654:Martínez Díez, Gonzalo (2007). 633:Martínez Díez, Gonzalo (2005). 625: 337: 328: 41:on the eastern frontier of the 673:Pérez de Urbel, Justo (1945). 314: 13: 1: 350: 65:, because of his marriage to 702:Real Academia de la Historia 135:Gonzalo Fernández of Castile 7: 754:Spain history-related lists 270: 10: 775: 297:List of Navarrese monarchs 287:List of Castilian consorts 282:List of Castilian monarchs 277:List of Asturian monarchs 59:García Sánchez of Castile 307: 302:List of Spanish monarchs 292:List of Leonese monarchs 107:Diego Rodríguez Porcelos 322:Basilica of San Isidoro 700:(in Spanish). Madrid: 513:, vol. 1, pp. 196–197. 474:, vol. 1, pp. 199–200. 462:, vol. 1, pp. 192–193. 447:, vol. 1, pp. 161–185. 63:Sancho III of Pamplona 409:Sánchez Candeira 1999 397:Sánchez Candeira 1999 193:, the descendants of 619:, Vol 1, p. 127,136. 264:Sancho II of Castile 759:Kingdom of Asturias 399:, pp. 220–230. 204:, Fernán's mother. 71:Ferdinand I of León 43:Kingdom of Asturias 749:Castilian nobility 617:Martínez Díez 2005 581:Martínez Díez 2005 569:Martínez Díez 2005 530:Martínez Díez 2005 511:Martínez Díez 2005 499:Martínez Díez 2005 484:Martínez Díez 2005 472:Martínez Díez 2005 460:Martínez Díez 2005 445:Martínez Díez 2005 433:Martínez Díez 2005 421:Martínez Díez 2005 385:Martínez Díez 2005 368:Martínez Díez 2007 29:list of counts of 665:978-84-96467-47-7 532:, vol. 1, p. 197. 501:, vol. 1, p. 196. 486:, vol. 1, p. 195. 423:, vol. 1, p. 157. 387:, vol. 2, p. 713. 260:Ferdinand Sánchez 195:Muniadona de Lara 183:Álvaro Herraméliz 162:Ferdinand Ansúrez 146:Ferdinand Ansúrez 87:Counts of Castile 16:(Redirected from 766: 734: 715: 711:978-84-8951241-2 692: 669: 650: 620: 614: 608: 602: 596: 590: 584: 583:, Vol 1, p. 197. 578: 572: 571:, Vol 1, p. 309. 566: 560: 554: 548: 542: 533: 527: 514: 508: 502: 496: 487: 481: 475: 469: 463: 457: 448: 442: 436: 430: 424: 418: 412: 406: 400: 394: 388: 382: 371: 365: 344: 341: 335: 332: 326: 318: 226:García Fernández 219:Sancho I of León 203: 21: 18:Count of Castile 774: 773: 769: 768: 767: 765: 764: 763: 739: 738: 737: 731: 712: 666: 647: 628: 623: 615: 611: 603: 599: 591: 587: 579: 575: 567: 563: 555: 551: 543: 536: 528: 517: 509: 505: 497: 490: 482: 478: 470: 466: 458: 451: 443: 439: 431: 427: 419: 415: 407: 403: 395: 391: 383: 374: 366: 357: 353: 348: 347: 342: 338: 333: 329: 319: 315: 310: 273: 249: 246:Jiménez Dynasty 215:Ansur Fernández 209:Fernán González 197: 179: 94: 89: 51:Kingdom of León 47:County of Álava 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 772: 762: 761: 756: 751: 736: 735: 729: 716: 710: 693: 670: 664: 651: 645: 629: 627: 624: 622: 621: 609: 607:, p. 215. 597: 595:, p. 213. 585: 573: 561: 559:, p. 209. 549: 547:, p. 211. 534: 515: 503: 488: 476: 464: 449: 437: 435:, p. 198. 425: 413: 411:, p. 230. 401: 389: 372: 370:, p. 181. 354: 352: 349: 346: 345: 336: 327: 312: 311: 309: 306: 305: 304: 299: 294: 289: 284: 279: 272: 269: 268: 267: 248: 243: 242: 241: 238:García Sánchez 235: 229: 223: 222: 221: 178: 173: 172: 171: 165: 159: 152:Nuño Fernández 149: 138: 132: 129: 119:Gonzalo Téllez 116: 110: 104: 93: 90: 88: 85: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 771: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 746: 744: 732: 730:84-7846-781-5 726: 722: 717: 713: 707: 703: 699: 694: 690: 686: 682: 678: 677: 671: 667: 661: 657: 652: 648: 646:84-9718-275-8 642: 638: 637: 631: 630: 618: 613: 606: 601: 594: 589: 582: 577: 570: 565: 558: 553: 546: 541: 539: 531: 526: 524: 522: 520: 512: 507: 500: 495: 493: 485: 480: 473: 468: 461: 456: 454: 446: 441: 434: 429: 422: 417: 410: 405: 398: 393: 386: 381: 379: 377: 369: 364: 362: 360: 355: 340: 331: 323: 317: 313: 303: 300: 298: 295: 293: 290: 288: 285: 283: 280: 278: 275: 274: 265: 261: 258: 257: 256: 254: 247: 239: 236: 233: 232:Sancho García 230: 227: 224: 220: 216: 213: 212: 210: 207: 206: 205: 201: 196: 192: 191:Beni Mamaduna 188: 184: 177: 169: 166: 163: 160: 157: 153: 150: 147: 143: 142:Fernando Díaz 139: 136: 133: 130: 128: 124: 120: 117: 115:(c.899–c.901) 114: 111: 108: 105: 103: 99: 96: 95: 84: 81: 80: 74: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 35: 33: 32: 19: 720: 697: 675: 655: 635: 626:Bibliography 612: 600: 588: 576: 564: 552: 506: 479: 467: 440: 428: 416: 404: 392: 339: 330: 316: 252: 250: 190: 180: 175: 168:Gutier Núñez 155: 77: 75: 36: 28: 26: 198: [ 113:Munio Núñez 79:Curia regis 743:Categories 679:. 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Index

Count of Castile
Castile
march
Kingdom of Asturias
County of Álava
Kingdom of León
Iberian
García Sánchez of Castile
Sancho III of Pamplona
Muniadona
Ferdinand I of León
Curia regis
Rodrigo
Álava
Diego Rodríguez Porcelos
Munio Núñez
Gonzalo Téllez
Cerezo
Lantarón
Gonzalo Fernández of Castile
Fernando Díaz
Ferdinand Ansúrez
Nuño Fernández
Ferdinand Ansúrez
Gutier Núñez
Álvaro Herraméliz
Al Andalus
Muniadona de Lara
es
Fernán González

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