Alfonso V of León

Alfonso V
Alfonso V in the Libro de las Estampas
King of León
Reign9991028
PredecessorBermudo II
SuccessorBermudo III
Bornc.994
Died4 July/7 August 1028 (aged 3334)
Viseu, Portugalia
Burial
ConsortElvira Menéndez
Urraca of Pamplona
IssueBermudo III of León
Sancha of León
Jimena of León
DynastyAstur-Leonese dynasty
FatherBermudo II of León
MotherElvira García of Castile
ReligionChalcedonian Christianity

Alfonso V (c. 994  7 August 1028), called the Noble, was King of León from 999 to 1028. Like other kings of León, he used the title emperor (Imperator totius Hispaniae) to assert his standing among the Christian rulers of Spain. He succeeded his father, Bermudo II, in 999. His mother Elvira García and count Menendo González, who raised him in Galicia, acted as his co-regents. Upon the count's death in 1008, Alfonso ruled on his own.