Bermudo II of León
Bermudo (or Vermudo) II (c. 953 – September 999), called the Gouty (Spanish: el Gotoso), was first a rival king in Galicia (982–984) and then king of the entire Kingdom of León (984–999). His reign is summed up by Justo Pérez de Urbel's description of him as "the poor king tormented in life by the sword of Almanzor and in death by the vengeful pen of a bishop," Pelagius of Oviedo (died 1153), half of whose Chronicon covers the reign of Bermudo and is highly critical of the king. He accuses Bermudo of imprisoning Bishop Gudesteus of Oviedo in the 990s and blames the attacks of Almanzor on Bermudo's sins.
| Bermudo II | |
|---|---|
Bermudo II in the Libro de las Estampas | |
| King of León | |
| Reign | 984–999 |
| Predecessor | Ramiro III |
| Successor | Alfonso V |
| King of Galicia | |
| Reign | 982–999 |
| Predecessor | Ramiro III |
| Successor | Alfonso V |
| Born | c. 953 |
| Died | c. 999 |
| Burial | Monastery of Carracedo later Basilica of San Isidoro |
| Consort | Velasquita Ramírez Elvira García |
| Issue | Alfonso V |
| Dynasty | Astur-Leonese dynasty |
| Father | Ordoño III of León |
| Mother | Urraca Fernández (?) |
| Religion | Chalcedonian Christianity |
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