Galindo Aznárez II (died 922) was
Count of Aragon from 893 to 922. He was the son of
Aznar Galíndez II
Aznar Galíndez II was a Count of Aragón (867–893), son and successor of Galindo Aznárez I.
Aznar married Oneca, daughter of the king of Pamplona, Garcia Iñíguez, and had:
*Galindo Aznárez II
*García
*Sancha, wife of Muhammad al-Tawil, wa ...
and his wife Onneca Garcés, daughter of King
García Íñiguez of Pamplona.
Life
Galindo succeeded his father as count of Aragon. In 905 he was part of a coalition that sponsored a ''
coup d'état
A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...
'' in
Pamplona
Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region.
Lying at near above ...
in favor of his brother-in-law,
Sancho I, that overthrew the ruling Íñiguez dynasty which was replaced by the
Jiménez dynasty, another branch that was more favorable to the interests of Aragon. However, he turned on this new king and in 911 attacked him in concert with brother-in-law
Muhammad al-Tawil Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik al-Tawil ( ar, محمد بن عبد الملك الطويل, died 913 or 914) was a Muwallad Wāli of Huesca and a prominent Muslim lord in the Upper March ( ar, الثغر الأعلى , ''Aṯ-Ṯaḡr al-Aʿlà'') ...
and
Abd Allah ibn Lubb al-Qasawi. This coalition was defeated, al-Tawil killed, and Galindo forced to become
vassal
A vassal or liege subject is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. While the subordinate party is called a vassal, the dominant party is called a suzerai ...
of Sancho.
Marriages and issue
Galindo was married twice. By his first wife, Acibella, daughter of Count
García II Sánchez of Gascony García II Sánchez (Basque: ''Gartzia Antso'', French: ''Garsie-Sanche le Tors'' or ''le Courbé'', Gascon: ''Gassia Sans'', Latin: ''Garsia Sancius Corvum'', died circa 930), called the Bent, was the duke of Gascony from sometime before 887 to h ...
, and his wife Amuna of Périgord, he had three children:
* Toda Galíndez, married to
Bernat I,
Count of Ribagorza, to whom she brought
Sobrarbe
Sobrarbe is one of the comarcas of Aragon, Spain. It is located in the northern part of the province of Huesca, part of the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain. Many of its people speak the Aragonese language locally known as ''fabla''.
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.
* Redemptus Galíndez, bishop.
* Mirón Galíndez, who probably died before his father since he did not inherit the county in spite of being a legitimate son.
By his second wife, Sancha Garcés of Pamplona, daughter of
García Jiménez
García or Garcia may refer to:
People
* García (surname)
* Kings of Pamplona/Navarre
** García Íñiguez of Pamplona, king of Pamplona 851/2–882
** García Sánchez I of Pamplona, king of Pamplona 931–970
** García Sánchez II of Pam ...
and Onneca Rebelle of Sangüesa, and half-sister of Sancho I, he had:
*
Andregoto Galíndez, who inherited the Aragonese county. She was queen of
Pamplona
Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region.
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by her marriage with her first cousin
García Sanchez, king of Pamplona (925–970).
* Velasquita Galíndez, first married Íñigo López de Estigi y Ciligueta. She could also have been the wife of Count
Fortún Jiménez of Aragon ( 943–958).
Galindo also sired several illegitimate sons:
Guntislo, Sancho, Belasco, Banzo—father of a Galindo—and Aznar.
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922 deaths
Counts of Aragon
9th-century births
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