Elvira of Toro, Infanta of León
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Who was Elvira of Toro, Infanta of León?
Doña Elvira was a Leonese infanta and the Lady of Toro. She was a daughter of King Ferdinand I of León and Queen Sancha of León.
She made an important donation of lands to the monastery of San Salvador de Oña in the year 1087. She received the city of Toro on the death of her father, while her sister Urraca received Zamora, and her brothers Sancho II, Alfonso VI and García received the kingdoms of Castile, León, and Galicia respectively.
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- Also known as
- Elvira of Toro, Infanta of Castile
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- Died
- Nov 15, 1101
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on July 23, 2013
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