Galindo Aznárez I

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Galindo Aznárez I (died 867) was Count of Aragón from 844 to 867.

Biography

Galindo was the son of

Pamplona
in usurping the county.

Abbey of San Pedro de Siresa

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

  1. ^ Ubieto Arteta, Antonio (1967). ¿Un nuevo rey pamplonés para el siglo IX? Princípe de Viana 28(108/109):289-291 [1]
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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.
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Preceded by
Count of Urgell

824–834
Succeeded by
Sunifred I
Count of Cerdanya

824–834
Preceded by Count of Aragon
844–867
Succeeded by