Bermudo III (1010–4 September 1037), king of León (1028–4 September 1037), son of Alfonso V of León by his wife Elvira Mendes, was the last scion of Peter of Cantabria to rule in the Leonese kingdom. Events The Ly Dynasty in Vietnam is established (or 1009). ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... // Events Construction of the church of Saint Sophia Cathedral is started in Kyiv. ... In the reign of Ordoño I of Asturias (850-866), the kingdom began to be known as that of León. ... Events November 12 - Dying Emperor Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire marries his daughter Zoe of Byzantium to his chosen heir Romanus Argyrus. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... // Events Construction of the church of Saint Sophia Cathedral is started in Kyiv. ... Alfonso V, called the Noble, king of León, son of Bermudo II by his second wife Elvira of Castile, reigned from 999 to 1027, and was the first Spanish monarch to use the title of king of Castile. ... Elvira Mendes, sometimes called Elvira or Geloria Menéndez of Portugal or Galicia, (c. ... The Pérez Dynasty (from the Spanish for son of Peter) is the family of kings which ruled in Asturias, Galicia, and León from the succession of Alfonso the Catholic, son of Peter, duke of Cantabria. ... The city of León was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina, or twin seventh legion). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at Las Médulas nearby. ...

In 1029, Count García II Sánchez of Castile was about to be married to Sancha of León, the sister of Bermudo, an arrangement apparently sanctioned by the king of Navarre, when the count was murdered in the city of León. Sancho III of Navarre then claimed the county of Castile in his wife's name and installed in it their son, Ferdinand, as the new count of Castile. The Navarrese king's policy turned to pure aggrandisement—sometimes ostensibly on behalf of his son and at other times simply on his own behalf. He seized the (linguistic) borderlands between the Cea and the Pisuerga rivers, long a bone of contention between León and Castile. After he had forced the marriage between Fernando and Sancha in 1032, those lands went to Castile as part of her dowry. In 1034, he wrested the city of León itself from Bermudo, who retreated into Galicia, and began to style himself Imperator on his coinage, the ancient style of the Leonese kings. By the time Sancho died in 1035, the meseta north of the Duero was dominated by the Pyrenean pocket kingdom of Navarre. Events Births July 2 - Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. ... Garcia II of Castile, also known as Garcia Sanchez, was the last independent Count of Castile, during 1017 - 1029. ... This is a list of the kings of Navarre. ... Cathedral of León The Palacio de los Guzmanes, the provincial parliament (Diputación) in the capital Old local council Wikimedia Commons has media related to: León The city of León, located at 42. ... Sancho III (c. ... Ferdinand I of Castile, known as El Magno or the Great, (d. ... ... The Río Pisuerga is a river in northern Spain, the Douros second largest tributary. ... A dowry (also known as trousseau) is a gift of money or valuables given by the groomss family to that of the bride to permit their marriage. ... Events April 11 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium marries her chamberlain and elevates him to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael IV. Franche-Comté becomes subject to the Holy Roman Empire. ... Galicia (Spain) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Events Harthacanute becomes king of Denmark. ... The Meseta is the universal currency of the Algol star system in the Phantasy Star series of videogames. ... View of the river mouth from Portos Crystal Palace Gardens, facing West Douro (Latin Durius, Spanish Duero, Portuguese Douro) is one of the major rivers of Portugal and Spain, flowing from its source near Soria across central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Oporto. ... The term Pyrenean refers to things of or from the Pyrenees mountain range. ... Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community in Spain. ...

However, for all of Sancho's diplomatic and military skill, one cannot help but think that such a situation was essentially the fortuitous result of having youthful opponents. Certainly the brute facts of geography and demography militated against its continuance. After his death, Bermudo III was immediately received back into León and soon began a campaign to recover from Castile and his brother-in-law the disputed territory between the Cea and Pisuerga. But now-King Ferdinand defeated and killed Bermudo III at the Battle of Tamarón on September 4, 1037. Since the latter died without an heir, the kingdom of León now recognized Sancha and her husband as its rulers, and Ferdinand was anointed king in the royal city on June 22, 1038. The dynasty of Navarre had triumphed perhaps, but the united realm of Castilla-León, with its rimlands of Asturias and Galicia, had become the political center of the north Spanish, Christian society. June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Events Independent declaration of Western Xia. ... Jiménez (archaic Ximénez) is a surname of Spanish origin. ... Capital Valladolid Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 1st  94,223 km²  18,6% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 6th  2,480,369  5. ... Capital Oviedo Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 10th  10 604 km²  2,1% Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 13th  1 076 635  2,4%  101,53/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Asturian  â€“ Spanish  asturian  asturianu  asturiano Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats  â€“ Senate seats  8  2... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ...

Family

By his wife, Jimena of Castile, Bermudo had one child:

• Alfonso (b. and d. 1030).

External links

• Justo Pérez de Urbel and Ricardo Del Arco y Garay, Historia de España, vol. 6, España cristiana, comienzo de la reconquista (711-I038), 2d ed. (Madrid, 1964)
• Bernard F. Reilly, The Kingdom of León-Castilla under King Alfonso VI, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. 1998