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Birth:           995 of Castile
Death:          AFT 13 Jul 1066 Fromista
Burial:         St. Salvador de Ona

Notes
co-heir of Castile and of the countship of Alava
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muniadona_of_Castile
Muniadona of Castile (c.?995 – 1066), also called Mayor or Munia, was Queen consort 
of Pamplona (1011 – 1035) by her marriage with King Sancho Garcés III, who later 
added to his domains the Counties of Ribagorza (1017) and Castile (1028) using her 
dynastic rights to these territories.
Biography[edit]

Dynastic rights[edit]

Eldest child and daughter of the Sancho García, Count of Castile and his wife Urraca 
Gómez,[1] probably a member of the Banu Gómez family,[2] she married King Sancho 
Garcés III of Pamplona before 27 June 1011 when both appear confirming certain 
privileges of the Monastery of San Millán.[3]

In 1017, William Isarn, Count of Ribagorza was assassinated during an expedition to 
the Val d'Aran.[4] William's illegitimacy had resulted in his claim to the county being 
challenged, and it had been partitioned between him and his cousin Mayor García, 
daughter of García Fernández of Castile by William's aunt, Ava de Ribagorza, along 
with her husband Count Raymond III of Pallars Jussà. William's death without heirs led 
Mayor and Raymond to claim the entire county, but this was contested by Sancho 
Garcés III of Pamplona, asserting the dynastic rights of his wife Muniadona, who as 
eldest daughter of Mayor's brother, Count Sancho García, could claim to be the 
rightful heiress of her grandmother Ava, and hence of Ava's father Count Raymond II 
of Ribagorza.[5] In 1017 the troops of Sancho III invaded Ribagorza and he took 
control over William's half of the county, while the rest remained in the hands of Mayor 
García until 1025 when, having been repudiated by her husband, Mayor transferred 
most of the remainder to Sancho III, Raymond III only retaining the Noguera 
Ribagorçana basin.[6]

Again, in 1028, Muniadona's dynastic rights were invoked. Following the assassination 
of Count García Sánchez of Castile by the Vela family in León, Sancho III took control 
of Castile since his wife was the eldest sister of the late count. Their son Ferdinand 
Sánchez was named count in 1029.[7]

Widowhood and testament[edit]

Muniadona outlived her husband and most of her children, except perhaps Jimena who 
was still alive in December 1063.[8] After the death of her husband in 1035, 
Muniadona founded the monastery of San Martín de Tours de Frómista, and in her 
testament dated 13 June 1066,[8] she requested to be buried there.[9] She probably 
died shortly after executing her last will.[10]

Her last will also "determined the definitive transfer of the horses that she had lent to 
those who enjoyed them until then. She also freed the Saracens who had converted to 
Christianity that were under her dependence. In addition, she declared the monastery 
of San Martín de Tours de Frómista owner of the estates that it had been exploiting 
and gave it other properties in Bobadilla and Agero, the thirds of the tithes of Frómista 
and Población de Campos, as well as a half meadow and a serna in Villota. She also 
divided her sheeps, cows and horses in Frómista among the ecclesiastical centers of 
Santa María, San Juan Bautista and San Martín, and the cows she had in Asturias 
among the place of her burial, the monastery of San Martín de Tours de Frómista and 
the three monks who were in charge of praying for her soul".[9]

Family and children[edit]

From her marriage to King Sancho Garcés were born:[a]
García Sánchez III,[12][13] nicknamed "the one from Nájera", King of Pamplona from 
1035 until his death in 1054 and married to Stephanie of Foix.
Fernando Sánchez,[12][13] King of León married to Sancha of León.
Gonzalo Sánchez,[12][13] petty King of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza.
Jimena Sánchez, queen consort of León by her marriage to Bermudo III.[14][10]

Parents
GARCIA Sancho (ABT  965 - 5 Feb 1017)
SALVADORES Urraca (ABT  978 - 20 May 1025)

Siblings
MAYOR Munia ( 995 - AFT 13 Jul 1066)
SANCHEZ DE CASTILE Sancha (ABT 1006 - 26 Jun 1026)

Marriage To GARCIA Sancho III "the Great" (ABT  985 - 18 Oct 1035)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
SANCHEZ Garcia IV (ABT  964 - BEF 8 Dec  999)
FERNANDEZ Ximena (Jimena) (Chimene) (ABT  960 - )

Children by GARCIA Sancho III "the Great" ABT  985 - 18 Oct 1035
____ Garcia IV (ABT 1015 - 1 Sep 1054)
____ Fernando I "the Great" (ABT 1016 - 27 Dec 1065)

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