Flaín Díaz

  Noted events in his life were:

• Web Reference:
Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands, Family of Flaín Muñoz
Munio Flainez was the son of Flain Díaz. It is likely that Flaín Díaz was the son Diego Flaínez. It is also possible that this Diego Flaínez was the son of Flaín Purcélliz who donated to the monastery of San Felicies de Oca by a charter dated 869. Flaín Purcélliz may be the son of Purcello who defeated the Moors at Río de las Dueñas in 853. Purcello was reward by Ordoño I rey de Asturias mby confirmation of his position in the area of Valdoré [Santa María de Otero de las Dueñas", Vol. I, 1, p. 47].

• Pedigree:
Carlos E. Solivérez, Álvar Fáñez, su familia y sus hechos, pp. 25-28

1-Flaín Purcélliz was the father of:

2-Diego Flaínez was the father of:

3-Flaín Díaz, brother-in-law of rey Ramiro II de León and fought in 932 against the rebels wo supported the abdicated rey Alfonso IV. He was the father of:

4- Muñio Flaínez (962-Before 13 Aug 947) married Froiloba Vermúndez, daughter of conde Cea Vermudo Núnez and Argila. Their son was:

5-Conde Flaín Muñoz married to Justa Fernández (who according to Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands, was the same woman as Justa Pépiz, but here Justa Pépiz is given as different wife). The son of Flaín Muñoz and his wife Justa is:

6.1-Conde Fernando Flaínez who married Elvira Peláez, daughter of Palyo Rodríguez and Gotina Fernández de Cea. Among their seven children were:

7.1-Conde Flaín Fernández who married Toda Fernández and they were the parents of: 8.1- Fernando Flaínez, alférez del rey Alfonso VI, who fell into disgrade and was expelled from his lands in 1078; and 8.2-Martín Flaínez, señor de Aguilar, was at the battle of Uclés on 29 May 1108. He was married to Sancha Fernández, daughter of conde don Fernando Y Tegridia Gutiérrez.
7.2-Doña Justa Fernádez who married Ansur Díaz, the son of conde Saldaña Diego Fernández and his wife Marina
7.3-Conde Diego Fernández who married Cristina Fernández, daughter of don Fernando Gundemáriz and possibly Jimena de León (daughter of rey Alfonso V de León and Urraca García de Navarra. Diego and Jimena were the parents of: 8-Doña Jimena Díaz who married don Rodrigo (Ruy) Díaz "el Cid Campedor."

Conde Fernando married a second time to Jimena Núnez and their son was:
7.4-Álvar Fáñez who married Mayor Pérez

5-Conde Flaín Muñoz married to Justa Fernández had a son:

6.2-Pedro Flaínez (son of Flaín Muñon and Justa Fernández) who married Bronilde and they were the parents of:

7-Diego Pérez who married Mayor Fróilaz and they were the parents of 8-Froila Díaz who married Estefania Sánchez

6.3-Diego Flaínez (son of Flaín Muñon and Justa Fernández) who was the father of:

7-Rodrigo (Ruy) Díaz de Vivar "el Cid Campedor" who married Jimena Díaz