Alfonso V (994 – 7 August 1028), called the Noble, was King of León from 999 to 1028. Enough is known of him to justify the belief that he had some of the qualities of a soldier and a statesman. Like other kings of León, he used the title emperor to assert his standing among the Christian rulers of Spain. Alfonso was three years old when he succeeded his father, Bermudo II, in 999. His mother, Elvira García, and count Menendo González, who raised him in Galicia, acted as his co-regents until 1007, when the queen mother retired and became a nun.