King Ordoño of León III
- Born: Cir 926
- Marriage (1): Urraca Fernández in 951
- Died: 956 aged about 30
 General Notes:
He confronted Navarre and Castile, who supported his half-brother Sancho the Fat in disputing Ordoño's claim to the throne.
He also had to deal with internal rebellion, attacks from the Moors of al-Andalus, and the rebellion of Galicia. In response to the Muslims, Ordoño III sent troops as far as Lisbon (955). Before this great show of force, the Muslims had nothing to do but ask for peace. Negotiations ended with a treaty between the king of León and the caliph of Córdoba Abd al-Rahman III (912-961).
He tried to continue the actions of his father in fortifying the land and the royal authority in the face of the contumacious and secessional Fernán González of Castile. He even married Fernán's daughter Urraca and later repudiated her over her father's alliance with Sancho.
Ordoño married Urraca Fernández, daughter of Count Fernán González of Castile and Sancha of Navarre, in 951. (Urraca Fernández died in 1007.)
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