RAMIRO de León, son of ORDOÑO II King of León & his first wife Elvira Menéndez ([900]-1 Jan 951, bur San Salvador de León). "Ordonius princeps et uxor Gelvira regina" donated property to Sahagún by charter dated 25 May 920, subscribed by their children "Sanzo, Adefonso principi, Ranemiro, Xemena"[263]. "Hordonis rex et Gilvira regina" confirmed the possessions of the monastery of Santa Eugenia de Calaberas by charter dated 20 Feb 921, subscribed by "Sanzo prolis regis, Adefonsus, Ranimirus, Scemena, Garsea"[264]. "Ordonius rex et Gelvira regina" donated property to Sahagún by charter dated 1 Mar 921, subscribed by "Sanzio prolis regis, Adefonsus, Ranimirus, Froila"[265]. "Taion" donated property given "Ordonio rege et Gelvira regina" to Sahagún by charter dated 10 Mar 921, subscribed by the king's children "Sancius, Adefonsus, Ranemirus, Garsia, Xemena"[266]. The Cronica de Sampiro records that "fratre suo Ramiro" succeeded King Alfonso IV[267]. The Chronicon Regum Legionensium names "King Ramiro" as the son of "Ordoño and Mummadonna", when reporting his reburial in light of the threatened invasion of the kingdom of León and Asturias by Al-Mansur, incorrectly naming his wife "Teresa"[268]. He succeeded his brother in 931 as RAMIRO II King of León. He defeated the troops of Abd al-Rahman III Caliph of Córdoba at Osma in 933[269]. However, the Caliph counter-attacked and, following the humiliating peace imposed on the kingdom of Navarre in 934, and the sack of Burgos in Castile, defeated King Ramiro and forced him to agree a position of neutrality while the Muslims besieged Zaragoza in 935[270]. However, King Ramiro succeeded in defeating the caliph's troops at Alhandega/al-Khandaq, near Simancas in 939, allied with Fernán González Conde de Castilla and Queen Toda regent of Navarre[271]. The victory increased the prestige of King Ramiro who was able to increase the territory of León into the valley of Tormes, repopulating Salamanca and Ledesma with Christian settlers, and agree a peace treaty with the caliph[272]. "Ranimirus…rex" donated property to Celanova by charter dated 11 Aug 941, confirmed by "Hurraca regina, Hordonius prolis regis, Santius prolis regis"[273]. "Ranimirus rex" donated property to Sahagún by charter dated 29 Mar 945, subscribed by "Veremudus rex proles Adefonsi principis, Ordonius proles regis, Sancius frater Ordonius proles regis, Osorio Munniz, Assur Fernandiz, Aurelius Baroncelli"[274]. "Ranimiro rex" donated property to Sahagún by charter dated 3 Apr 945, subscribed by "Hordonius prolis regis, Sanczius frater Hordonius prolis regis, Veremudus rex prolis Adefonsi principis"[275]. "Veremudus rex prolis Adefonsi principis" has not been identified from these two charters. Although Muslim forces made considerable advances in Galicia from 947, King Ramiro was again victorious at Talavera in 950[276]. The Cronica de Sampiro records that King Ramiro II died after reigning 19 years and two months, and was buried "iuxta ecclesiam sancti Salvatoris, ad cimiterium"[277].
m firstly ([925], divorced 930) his first cousin[278], ADOSINDA Gutiérrez, daughter of conde GUTIERRE Osórez & his wife Aldonza Menéndez (-after 941). The Codex de Roda records that "domni Ranimiri regis, frater Adefonsi regis et Froila" had "alia uxore Galliciensis" but omits her name[279]. "Solarius Guttiheriz, Roderico Guttiherriz, Hosorius Guttiheriz, Froyla Guttiherriz, Gunterodes abbatissa, Adosinda olim regina, Giluira confessa…" confirmed the charter dated 9 Jan 941 under which "Guttierr et Yldonzia…cum filiis filiabusque nostris" donated property to Celanova[280].
m secondly ([932/34]) URRACA Sánchez de Navarra, daughter of SANCHO I García King of Navarre & his second wife Toda Aznárez de Larraún (-23 Jun 956). The Codex de Roda names "Garsea rex et domna Onneca et domna Sanzia et domna Urraca…domna Belasquita, necnon et domna Orbita" as the children of "Sanzio Garseanis" and his wife "Tota Asnari", stating that Urraca married "domni Ranimiri regis, frater Adefonsi regis et Froila"[281]. Her marriage is indicated by the Cronica de Sampiro which records that Sancho, son of King Ramiro II, challenged the succession of King Ordoño III together with "avunculo suo…Garsiano rege Pampilonensium", on the assumption (as explained below) that the passage indicates that the second wife of King Ramiro was Sancho's mother[282]. Another passage in another manuscript of the Chronicon de Sampiro records that "Ranimirus…Rex" and "Tarasia Regina cognomento Florentina" had "Ordonium, Sanctium et Geloiram"[283]. "Ranimirus Rex Hordonii quondam…Principis proles…cum conjuncta…Urraca Regina" confirmed previous donations to the church of Santiago by charter "IX Kal Mar" dated to 934[284]. "Ranimirus…rex" donated property to Celanova by charter dated 11 Aug 941, confirmed by "Hurraca regina, Hordonius prolis regis, Santius prolis regis"[285].
note Philippe: trop d'incertitude sur son épouse