Upon Ordoño's death, he took the vacant throne, but only two years later he was deposed by the nobles led by the Fernán González of Castile, because of his extreme obesity.
La moartea lui Ordono, el a preluat tronul vacant, însă doi ani mai târziu a fost detronat de către nobilii conduși de Fernán González de Castilia, din cauza obezității sale extreme.