Galicia has about 2,795,422 inhabitants which mainly combines the coastal strip betweenFerrol and A Coruña in the northwest and betweenVilagarcía de Arousa andVigo in the southwest.
The medieval and modernKingdom of Galicia derived of the kingdom of theSuebi, founded by kingHermeric in 409. By the 6th century the kingdom of the Suebi was already known as the Kingdom of Galicia,Gregory of Tours being the first chronicler to use this denomination.[1]
TheVisigoth kings took control of Galicia in 585, which became the sixth province of the Kingdom of Toledo. Galicia maintained a distinguishable administrative and legal identity up to the collapse of the Visigothic monarchy.
In 910,Alfonso III the Great was forced to abdicate in favor of his sons, Ordoño, Fruela and Garcia, who partitioned the kingdom amongst them. Ordoño was the first to adopt the title "King of Galicia".
Bermudo I (982–999). Crowned as anti-king by the Galician nobility inSantiago de Compostela. RoutedRamiro III of León in the battle ofPortela de Areas, after which he acceded to the throne of Leon.
For a more complete overview of the family's domains and divisions, seeJiménez dynasty § Rulers.
Ferdinand I (1037-1065). Upon his death, Castile, León and Galicia were divided amongst his sons.
García II (1065–1071) - reigned in Galicia and in the County of Portugal until he was deposed by his brothersAlfonso andSancho in 1071, after which he was made prisoner until his death in 1090.
Sancho II (1071-1072) - briefly co-reigned as king of Galicia with his brotherAlfonso until he was assassinated in 1072.
Alfonso IV (1071-1109) - co-ruled Galicia until his brother Sancho was assassinated in 1072, whereupon he acceded the throne of Castille as well.
13th century depiction of the coat-of-arms of Galicia
Alfonso V (1111–1157). Son of the former. In 1111, he was crowned king of Galicia in Santiago de Compostela as his mother'sheir apparent. In 1126, he succeeded Urraca as king ofLeón,Castile andToledo. During his reign, Afonso I of Portugal rebelled against León, of which he was a vassal. From 1152 on, Alfonso VII associated his sons to the throne,Ferdinand receiving the title of King of Galicia.
Ferdinand II (1157–1188). Son of the former. Acceded to the throne of León upon his father's death in 1157.
Alfonso VI (1188–1230). Son of the former. On his death, his kingdom was divided between his daughters, who reigned a few monthsde jure.
Ferdinand IV (1369-1371). FollowingPeter I of Castile's death, a succession crisis occurred. During this time, the throne of Galiza was offered toFerdinand I of Portugal, a member of thePortuguese House of Burgundy, and he was acclaimed in Galicia as King. His reign would see the opening of trade between the two nations and economic benefits for both. This reign, however, would be short, as Ferdinand relinquished the throne of Galicia in favour ofHenry II of Castile after the first of theFernandine Wars.
John I (1379–1390) - Son of the former. In 1386,John of Gaunt pressed the claim for his wife (and himself), to the throne of Castile. He successfully invaded Galicia and held most of the country until he was defeated in 1387.
^"Quo defuncto, filius eius Eurichus Leuvichildi regis amicitias expetiit, dataque, ut pater fecerat, sacramenta, regnum Galliciensim suscepit. Hoc vero anno cognatus eius Audica, qui sororem illius disponsatam habebat, cum exercitu venit; adpraehensumque clericum facit ac diaconatus sibi praesbiterii ei inponi honorem iobet. Ipse quoque acceptam soceri sui uxorem, Galliciensim regnum obtenuit."Gregory of Tours, Historiarum, VI.43.
Carballeira Debasa, Ana María (2007).Galicia y los gallegos en las fuentes árabes medievales. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientifícas.ISBN978-84-00-08576-6.(in Spanish)
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