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Fernan Gonzalez of Castile
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970
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Fernan Gonzalez made Castile independent of Leon and is the founder-hero of Castilian identity, celebrated in one of the earliest poems in the language.
Research notes
(Standard, undisputed medieval royal/comital genealogy, entered 29 Jul 2026 under the project's relaxed rule for standard royal accounts.) FERNAN GONZALEZ, first Count of all CASTILE (d.970), founder of the autonomous county; m. SANCHA SANCHEZ of Pamplona, sister of Garcia Sanchez I of Pamplona (I99909, in this file - a LOOP to the Navarre line). Son of Gonzalo Fernandez. Father of Garcia Fernandez (our line). Direct ancestor - the founder of Castile.