to count Gonzalo as ancestor of his wife and not his own blood ancestor, but he was already divorced from Velasquita at the time he executed the charter in question. Children By his first wife, Velasquita Ramírez, Bermudo left a daughter, Cristina, who married Ordoño Ramírez, son of his rival Ramiro III. Vermudo married secondly Elvira García, daughter of the Castilian count García Fernández, with whom he had three children: Alfonso, who succeeded him; Theresa; and Sancha. He also had three bastards: Elvira, Pelayo, and Ordoño, who married Fronilde, daughter of the aforementioned count Pelayo Rodríguez. References Further reading M. Calleja Puerta (1999), "Una generación leonesa del siglo XII: la descendencia de Vermudo II en la obra cronística de Pelayo de Oviedo", La nobleza peninsular en la Edad Media (León), 527-540. 950s births 999 deaths Sons of emperors Year of birth uncertain People from El Bierzo 10th-century Galician monarchs 10th-century Leonese monarchs Beni Alfons Burials in the Royal Pantheon at the Basilica of San Isidoro