García Fernández de Villamayor Señor de Celada

  Noted events in his life were:

• Web Reference:
Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands, Family of Villamayor

• Web Reference:
García Fernánez de Villamayor from Wikipedia. García Fernández served as Mayordomo Mayor to Queen Eleanor, Queen Berengaria and King Ferdinand III. Along with his wife, Mayor Arias, he was in charge of the education of Alfonso, the eldest son of King Ferdinand and who was King Alfonso X.

• Background Information:
Luis Vilar y Pascual, Diccionario Histórica, Genealógico y Heráldico de Familias Ilustres de la la Monarquia Española, Vol. IV, p. 453-455

Don García married doña María, señora de Almenara, the daughter of Armengol, conde de Urjel, señor of Valladolid, and his wife doña Dulce, the daughter of don Ramón Berenguel, conde de Barcelona and doña Petronila, reina propietaria de Aragón. The son and heir of Don García and Doña María was don Fernán García señor de Villamayor.

Don Fernán was Mayordomo de Alonso IX. He married doña Sancha Rodríguez Salvadores, daughter and heiress of conde Rodrigo Gómez Salvadores. Their son and successor was don García Fernández de Villamayor. The senior steward to the Queen doña Berenguela and her son San Fernando.

Don García Fernández married doña Mayor Arias. Don García died in 1271 when it was recorded that doña Mayor Arias was a widow. Among their many children was don Alonso García.

García married Mayor Arias, daughter of Arias Fumaz Señor de Letamo and Unknown.<