Galindo Aznárez II(died 922) wasCount of Aragonfrom 893 to 922. He was the son ofAznar Galíndez IIand his wife Onneca Garcés, daughter of KingGarcía Íñiguez of Pamplona.[1]
Life
editGalindo succeeded his father as Count of Aragon. In 905 he was part of a coalition that sponsored acoup d'étatinPamplonain favor of his brother-in-law,Sancho I,that overthrew the ruling Íñiguez dynasty which was replaced by theJiménez dynasty,another branch that was more favorable to the interests of Aragon. However, he turned on this new king and on 911 attacked him in concert with brother-in-lawMuhammad al-TawilandAbd Allah ibn Lubb al-Qasawi.This coalition was defeated, al-Tawil killed, and Galindo forced to becomevassalof Sancho.
Marriages and issue
editGalindo was married twice. By his first wife, Acibella,[2]daughter of CountGarcía II Sánchez of Gascony,[3]and his wife Amuna of Périgord, he had three children:
- Toda Galíndez, married toBernat I,Count of Ribagorza,[4]to whom she broughtSobrarbe.
- Redemptus Galíndez, bishop.[3]
- Mirón Galíndez,[3]who probably died before his father since he did not inherit the county in spite of being a legitimate son.
By his second wife, Sancha Garcés of Pamplona, daughter ofGarcía Jiménezand Onneca Rebelle of Sangüesa, and half-sister of Sancho I, he had:
- Andregoto Galíndez,who inherited the Aragonese county. She was queen ofPamplonaby her marriage with her first cousinGarcía Sanchez,king of Pamplona (925–970).[5]
- Velasquita Galíndez,[3]first married Íñigo López de Estigi y Ciligueta.[6]She could also have been the wife of CountFortún Jiménezof Aragon (fl.943–958).[7]
Galindo also sired several illegitimate sons:Guntislo,Sancho, Belasco, Banzo—father of a Galindo[8]—and Aznar.[9]
References
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- ^Lacarra de Miguel 1945,p. 212.
- ^Martín Duque 2002,p. 904.
- ^abcdLacarra de Miguel 1945,p. 244.
- ^Lacarra de Miguel 1945,pp. 219 and 244.
- ^Lacarra de Miguel 1945,pp. 214 y 244.
- ^Lacarra de Miguel 1945,p. 232.
- ^Ubieto Arteta 1989,pp. 202–06.
- ^Settipani 2004,p. 90.
- ^Lacarra de Miguel 1945,pp. 244–245.
Bibliography
edit- Iglesias Costa, Manuel (2001).Historia del Condado de Ribagorza(PDF)(in Spanish). Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses. Diputación de Huesca.ISBN84-8127-121-7.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2014-09-14.
- Martín Duque, Ángel J. (2002)."Vasconia en la alta edad media: somera aproximación histórica".Príncipe de Viana(in Spanish) (227). Pamplona: Institución Príncipe de Viana: 871–908.ISSN0032-8472.
- Lacarra de Miguel, José María (1945)."Textos navarros del Códice de Roda"(PDF).Estudios de Edad Media de la Corona de Aragón(in Spanish).1:193–284.OCLC694519776.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2016-03-03.Retrieved2017-02-20.
- Lacarra de Miguel, José María (1980)."Acerca de las fronteras en el Valle del Ebro (Siglos VIII-XIII)"(PDF).En la España Medieval(in Spanish) (1): 181–192.ISSN0214-3038.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2017-02-21.Retrieved2017-02-20.
- Settipani, Christian(2004).La noblesse du midi carolingien: études sur quelques grandes familles d'Aquitaine et du Languedoc du IXe siècle(in French). Oxford Univ. Unit for Prosopographical Research.ISBN9781900934046.
- Ubieto Arteta, Antonio (1989).Historia de Aragón, VI: Orígenes de Aragón.Zaragoza: Anubar.