

Tavoa Primeira
(f. 4r)
[Genealogical tree of the kings of Navarra]
First (lower tier): Iñigo Arista (†852), 1st king of Pamplona,
on a gold throne, and his queen (here named Iñiga) in a red dress.
Second tier: García Iñiguez (†882) and his queen, Urraca, holding
a ring. Third tier: Sancho Garcés I (here named Sancho Abarca) (†925),
founder of the Jiménez dynasty, his daughter, Velasquita, on his
left side, followed by his queen, Theodora (Toda), seated on a throne.
Above are some of Sancho' Garcés' other children, including Violante,
a son called Reymão, Queen Urraca Sánchez, Queen María (Oneca) Sánchez,
Queen Sancha Sánchez, and Braca.
Left margin: the Coronation of García Iñiguez when young; the death
of García Iñiguez and Queen Urraca, and the posthumous birth of
Sancho Abarca; a miraculous vision of the cross. Lower margin: probably
a battle where Sancho Abarca defeated the Moors at Pamplona.
From the unfinished manuscript Add MS 12531, Genealogical
Tree of the Royal House of Portugal, designed to show the descent
and alliances of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal, from the
earliest period to the beginning of the 16th century, executed for
the Infante Don Fernando. Drawn on thirteen leaves of parchment
by Antonio
de Holanda, and illuminated by Simon
Bening (ff. 2, 4,
5, 5*, 10) and Antonio de Holanda (ff.
1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9*). F. 11r remains unpainted. Completed 1530–1534,
The British Museum.