Bermudo II of León 3628955 220550919 2008-06-20T12:07:35Z SpBot 7016748 robot Modifying: [[gl:Vermudo II]] '''Bermudo II''', called '''the [[gout|Gouty]]''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''el Gotoso'') ([[956]]-[[999]]), [[king of Galicia]] ([[982]]-[[999]]) and [[king of León|León]] ([[984]]-[[999]]), was the son of [[Ordoño III of León]]. He was raised by the nobility against the king [[Ramiro III of Leon|Ramiro III]] in Galicia in 982. He married firstly [[Velasquita Ramirez]], with whom he had a daughter, Cristina. He married secondly [[Elvira García of Castile]], daughter of the [[List of Castilian monarchs|Castilian count]] [[García Fernández of Castile|García Fernández]], with whom he had three children: [[Alfonso V of Leon|Alfonso]], Theresa, and Sancha. He also had two bastards: Elvira and Pelayo. He was brought to power only through the support of the Galician and [[Portugal|Portuguese]] nobilities and required the protection of the [[Caliphate of Córdoba]]. There was much unrest in [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] in his early years and the Cordoban armies of [[Almanzor]] came, not as allies, but as conquerors. He recuperated [[Zamora (Spain)|Zamora]], but did not succeed in expelling the [[Moors]], through force of arms, until 987. For this, Almanzor set out to destroy [[Coimbra]]. After advancing on León, he besieged it and razed it. Bermudo took refuge in Zamora. The [[Moslem | Moslems]] continued rampaging. Troops conquered [[Astorga, Spain|Astorga]] (996) and sacked [[Santiago de Compostela]] (997). In 999, the gout from which he suffered was aggravated and this made it impossible for him to ride any longer. He travelled by litter. That year, he died in [[Villanueva del Bierzo]] and was buried in the monastery of [[Carracedo]]. Later, his remains were transferred to the [[Cathedral of León]]. {{s-start}} {{s-bef|before=[[Ramiro III of Leon|Ramiro III]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[King of Galicia]]|years=[[982]]–[[999]]}} {{s-aft|after=[[Alfonso V of León|Alfonso V]]}} {{s-bef|before=[[Ramiro III of Leon|Ramiro III]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[King of León]]|years=[[984]]–[[999]]}} {{s-aft|after=[[Alfonso V of León|Alfonso V]]}} {{end}} [[Category:Kings of Leon]] [[Category:956 births]] [[Category:999 deaths]] [[ca:Beremund II de Lleó]] [[de:Bermudo II. (León)]] [[es:Bermudo II de León]] [[fr:Bermude II de León]] [[gl:Vermudo II]] [[it:Bermudo II di León]] [[ka:ბერმუდო II (ლეონი)]] [[hu:II. Bermudo leóni király]] [[nl:Bermudo II van León]] [[pt:Bermudo II de Leão]]