Claim: Born about 935, Elvira Ramírez was the daughter of the King Ramiro II of León (son of Ordoño II) and was made a nun by her father.
Evidence: Born about 935, she was the daughter of the King Ramiro II of León by his second wife, Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona. She was made a nun by her father, who built the "wonderfully large" monastery of San Salvador in León. Ramiro II (c. 900 – 1 January 951), son of Ordoño II, was a King of León from 931 until his death.