Fruela Diaz de Cifuentes

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Fruela (or Froila) Díaz (died 1119), known in contemporary sources as Froila Didaci or Didaz, was a nobleman in the Kingdom of León, the dominant figure in the centre of the realm during the late reign of Alfonso VI and the early reign of Urraca. A man of great private wealth who expanded his landholdings through numerous purchases, he was able to marry royalty and maintain good terms with his sovereigns of León as well as the rulers of Galicia and Portugal, whose territories lay immediately to the west of his area of influence. He also founded a hospital, a traveller's inn and a settlement that grew into a town. His lands raised some of the most valuable horses in Spain, he was buried in the royal pantheon of the kings of León, and his high rank—highest in the kingdom after the king and the rulers of Galicia and Portugal—is remembered in the most famous of cantares de gesta. ... ... ....

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1. FRUELA Díaz (-19 Feb [1119/1121], bur San Isidro). "Fafila Petrizi" granted "villa…qui…eridauit de filia mea qui est ad seculo migrata Bronildi…in territorio Luna…" to "afiliato meo Fafila Didazi" by charter dated 2 Apr 1061[638]. “Doña María Froilaz con sus hijos Froila Didaci y Antonino Didaci” donated property, confiscated from Pedro Flaínez by King Fernando I and returned to Diego Pérez by King Alfonso VI, to León by charter dated 18 Dec 1073[639]. "…Froyla Didat comes…" subscribed the charter dated 17 Aug 1077 which records an agreement between Bishop Diego Peláez and the abbot of Antealtares, San Fagundo[640]. “Maior Froilaz cognomento Maria con sus hijos Froila y Antonino, hijos de Diego Petriz y nietos del conde Pedro Flainiz” sold property to the church of Oviedo by charter dated 5 Apr 1078[641]. “Comitissa Gunterodo...cum filia mea comitissa Maior Froilaz et filiis suis neptis meis Froila Didaz et Antoninus Didaz” donated “monasterio...in Asturias in valle de Orna...Sancti Antonini” to Oviedo by charter dated 23 May 1080[642]. Conde [1086/87]. “...Froila Didaz comes...” confirmed the charter dated 7 Sep 1090 which records a dispute between Sahagún and “comite domno Petro et comite domno Martino” concerning “medietate de villa...Fonticellas”[643]. "Froylani comite et uxor mea Stefania comitessa et…Maior Honoriquiz et filiis meis Fernando et Geloira" granted fueros to the settlers in Santa María de Otero de las Dueñas by charter dated 28 Dec 1090[644]. Tenente in Valdeorras 1091-1106. The dating clauses of charters dated between 26 Sep [1095] and 9 Mar [1115], recording donations to the monastery of San Pedro de Montes, name "Comes Froyla Didaz imperante in ipsa terra de Iorres"[645]. Tenente in Lemos and Sarria, e founded Monforte de Lemos in 1104[646]. "…Froila Didaci comes…" subscribed the charter dated 16 Dec 1105 under which "Raimundus totus Gallecie consul ac Hispanie imperatoris dni. Adefonsi gener" confirmed the ancient privileges ("fueros") of Santiago de Compostela[647]. Mayordomo of Alfonso VI King of Castile 1 May 1106[648]. Conde de León: Queen Urraca donated property to León Santa María by charter dated 22 Jul 1109, subscribed by "Petrus Ansuriz Carrionensium comes, Gumez Gunzaluiz Castellanorum comes, Rudericus Munioni Asturensium comes, Froila Didaci Legionensium comes, Petrus Froilaz Gallecie comes, Suarius Ueremudiz consul Gallecie, Aluarus Fanniz Toletule dux, Munio Guterriz maiordomus palacii, Petrus Gunzaluiz armiger regis, Fernandus Gunzaluiz, Adefonsus Telliz, Tellus Telliz, Fernandus Telliz"[649]. “...Froila Diaz comes..." confirmed the charter dated 15 Dec 1110 which lists the properties and vines of Sahagún monastery[650]. Conde in Aguilar: The dating clause of the charter dated 21 Dec 1111, under which “Tello Telliz...cum coniuge mea Maior Suariz” donated "divisa...in villa...Oterolo iusta flumen Aratogie territorio Castro Froila...que fuit de Pelagio Pelaiz" to “Iohan Flainiz”, records “...Froila Diaz in Aguilar comes...”[651]. Conde in Astorga: The dating clause of the charter dated 22 Jan 1113, under which “Uermudo Uelaci et uxor mea Oro Diaci et filiis meis” donated "solare in Uilla Abduce...de prima pars (palacio) que fuit de Monio Diaci" to “Pelagio Milianici”, records “...Comite don Froyla in Astorga...”[652]. Conde in Ceia Jun 1115. He founded the hospital of Santa María de Arbás jointly with his wife and four children in 1116[653]. "...Comes Froila Didaz, Petrus Didaz, Rodericus Didaz" subscribed the charter dated 15 Nov 1118 under which Queen Urraca granted protection to the monastery of San Martín de Valdepueblo[654]. He confirmed a donation of Queen Urraca to the cathedral of Oviedo 2 Dec 1118[655]. The necrology of León Cathedral records the death “XI Kal Mar” of “comes Froila Didaci”[656].

m (before 11 Sep 1087) ESTEFANÍA Sánchez, daughter of SANCHO García de Navarra Señor de Uncastillo y Sangüesa & his wife Constanza --- (-after 19 Apr 1129, bur San Isidro). The carta de arras of “Froila prole de Diego” to “Estefanía hija de Sancho” is dated 11 Sep 1087, confirmed by “comes Fredenando Didaz”[657]. Estefanía´s royal ancestry is referred to in the charter dated 1 Mar 1112 under which “commes Henricus” (conde de Portugal) granted property to “commes Froila et uxori vestre Stephania, commitissa, ex regali sanguine et prosapie horta”[658]. Her connection with Sancho García, illegitimate son of García IV King of Navarre, is suggested by the charter dated to [1110/15] which refers to the donation of land “en Puente de la Reina” which previously belonged to “comes don Fruila et uxor eius domna Stephania et infans Ranimirus” to Pamplona Cathedral[659], “infans Ranimirus” in this document being identified by Canal Sánchez-Pagín (it would appear correctly) as the son of Sancho García[660]. The only element of doubt is the fact that Ramiro is called “infans” even though he was not the son of the monarch, although it should be noted that Ramiro Sánchez is accorded this title in both the “Corónicas” Navarras and the Crónica latina de los reyes de Castilla (see the document NAVARRE KINGS). "Froylani comite et uxor mea Stefania comitessa et…Maior Honoriquiz et filiis meis Fernando et Geloira" granted fueros to the settlers in Santa María de Otero de las Dueñas by charter dated 28 Dec 1090[661]. Estefanía made a purchase of property at Corniero without her husband in 1121, presumably a widow[662]. She granted a fuero to the community of Villarmildo 19 Apr 1129[663].

 Fruela & his wife had four children: