a granddaughter of Gutier Menéndez and niece of the saint-bishop Rudesind. In accordance with Visigothic law, she did not remarry after his death but entered the monastery of Santa María in Castrelo de Miño, where she became abbess and was still living in 947. Sancho died before 16 August 929, and Alfonso succeeded him in Galicia. His reign was marginalized in subsequent historiography. He does not normally receive a numeral, the first numbered Sancho being his nephew, Sancho I (reigned 956–58). He should not, however, be seen as a king of a lesser grade than his father or brothers. Notes Bibliography 890s births 929 deaths Year of birth uncertain 10th-century Galician monarchs 10th-century Leonese monarchs 9th-century Asturian people Sons of emperors