Elvira of Toro, Infanta of Castile

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Doña Elvira, Lady of Toro, Infanta of Castile (1038/1039November 15, 1101) was a Spanish princess.

[edit] Life

Elvira, Lady of Toro, was a daughter of Ferdinand I of Castile and wife Sancha of León. She made an important donation of lands to the Monastery of Ona in the era of 1087.

She married don Sancho Fernández de Ovando and they were the parents of don Fernando Joanes de Ovando, 1st Duke of Limia.

[edit] Sources

  • Cunha, Fernando de Castro Pereira Mouzinho de Albuquerque e (1906-1998), Instrumentário Genealógico - Linhagens Milenárias. MCMXCV, p. 402
  • Genealogy