Mayor of Castile

Mayor of Castile

Mayor of Castile (died 1032 or after 1066) was queen of Navarre. She was originally called Muniadona (or Muñadona) and is variously called Munia (or Muña) Mayor (or just Munia or Muña). In Spanish, she is called Muniadona de Castilla. It is said that her husband Sancho III of Navarre (Sancho the Great) renamed her from her contemporary name Muniadona to Mayor, for she was the eldest in her family, yet since she had an aunt of the same name, the story is clearly apocryphal. She was the daughter of Count Sancho García of Castile. Her marriage to Sancho made her Queen consort of Navarre.

In 1029, the Count García Sánchez of Castile, Mayor's brother, was assassinated by the Vela family, Castilian exiles in León. Mayor's husband, Sancho the Great, claimed his role as feudal overlord to pass the county to their second son, Ferdinand. Likewise this brought a nominal legitimate claim to the counties of Ribagorza and Sobrarbe to her husband, who had already taken control of them militarily.

Mayor was the mother of four sons and perhaps two daughters:

References

Preceded by
Jimena Fernández
Queen consort of Navarre
1010–1032
Succeeded by
Estefanía de Barcelona
New title Empress of Spain
1134–1135
Succeeded by
Sancha of León

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mayor Guillen de Guzmán — Mayor Guillén de Guzmán ( ?, 1205 Alcocer, 1262 ). Born into one of the level two richmen families of King Ferdinand III s court, she was the daughter of Guillén Pérez de Guzmán, and sister of Pedro de Guzmán, Castile s first adelantado and… …   Wikipedia

  • Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile — For other people of the same name, see Maria of Portugal. Maria of Portugal Queen consort of Castile and León Tenure 1328–1350 Spouse Alfonso XI of Castile Issue Peter of …   Wikipedia

  • Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (Admiral of Castile) — Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (1367 – June 1404) was the Admiral of Castile and tenth head of the House of Mendoza. He was the son of Pedro González de Mendoza and Aldonza López de Ayala. Biography Diego was born in the city of Guadalajara. In the… …   Wikipedia

  • Osorno la Mayor — Osorno la Mayor, Spain Seal Country Spain …   Wikipedia

  • Mansilla Mayor — Mansilla Mayor, Spain Flag …   Wikipedia

  • Isabella of Castile, Duchess of Brittany — Infanta Isabella of Castile (1283 in Toro 1328), Viscountess of Limoges, was the first Queen consort of James II of Aragon and the second wife of John III, Duke of Brittany.FamilyIsabella was the eldest daughter of Sancho IV of Castile and María… …   Wikipedia

  • Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor (Toro) — Collegiate of Toro. Pórtico de la Majestad …   Wikipedia

  • Channel of Castile — as it flows silently east of Fromista The Channel of Castile, known in Spanish as the Canal de Castilla, became one of the most important civil engineering works of Modern Spain. It was constructed during the last half of the 18th century and the …   Wikipedia

  • Constable of Castile — (Spanish: Condestable de Castilla) was a title created by John I, King of Castile in 1382, to substitute the title Alférez Mayor del Reino. The constable was the second person in power in the kingdom, after the King, and his responsibility was to …   Wikipedia

  • Carbonero el Mayor — Infobox City official name = Carbonero el Mayor, Spain | nickname = | | image | | map caption = | subdivision type = Country | subdivision name = Spain | subdivision type1 = Autonomous community | subdivision name1 = Castile and León |… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”