Galindo Aznárez I
Galindo Aznárez I (died 867) was Count of Aragón from 844 to 867.
Biography
Galindo was the son of
Pamplona
in usurping the county.
Aznar was compensated by French king
Counts of Toulouse. Upon the heirless death in 844 of count Galindo Garcés
, son of his father's rival, Galindo was allowed to assume the countship of Aragón in exchange for recognition of the suzerainty of Pamplona over the formerly-French county.
Personal life
Galindo Aznárez and an unknown woman had a son,
García Íñiguez of Pamplona, Sancho Garcés, father of Aznar Sánchez of Larraun and grandfather of queen Toda of Pamplona.[1][2]
Count Galindo donated money to the Abbey of San Pedro de Siresa.[3][4]
Sources
- ^ Ubieto Arteta, Antonio (1967). ¿Un nuevo rey pamplonés para el siglo IX? Princípe de Viana 28(108/109):289-291 [1]
- ^ Cañada Palacio, Fernando (1988). El círculo nobilario y la «familia regis» en la monarchía pamplonesa hasta el s. XI. Princípe de Viana: Anejo 8:19-25
- ^ Sénac, Philippe (1999). "Estudio sobre los primeros condes aragoneses". Aragón en la Edad Media (Zaragoza: Universidad de Zaragoza) (14-15, opseg 2): 1501-1506. ISSN 0213-2486.
- ISBN 84-7013-217-2.