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García II Sánchez King of Navarre

Male 919 - Aft 970  (51 years)


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  • Name García II Sánchez King of Navarre  [1, 2
    Born 919 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Conde de Aragón (by right of his first wife) 
    Occupation 925 
    King of Navarre (succeeded his father under the regency of his uncle Jimeno García) 
    Occupation 933 
    Íñigo García seized the regency (on the death of Jimeno García in 931) but was forced out by King García's mother, Toda Aznárez de Larraún 
    Occupation 933 
    The Queen Mother installed herself as regent for her son 
    Occupation 934 
    Caliph Abd al-Rahman III invaded Navarre obliging Regent Toda to submit to Córdoba and release Muslim hostages 
    Occupation 934 
    Queen Toda was obligated to break with the other Christian kingdoms of the peninsula although her son was recognized as king by the caliph 
    Occupation 937 
    Toda Aznárez broke the peace unilaterally but was defeated by the Muslims 
    Occupation 939 
    Regent Toda allied herself with Ramiro II King of León and Fernán González Conde de Castilla to defeat the caliph at Alhandega/al-Khandaq (Simancas 
    Occupation 960 
    King García III (allied with the caliph) helped restore King Sancho to the throne of León 
    Died Aft 25 May 970 
    Buried Bef 13 Oct 970 
    Person ID I14965  Godbout
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2017 

    Father Sancho I García King of Navarre,   b. 880,   d. 11 Dec 925  (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Toda Aznárez de Larraún,   b. Abt 885,   d. Aft 970  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Married 905 
    Family ID F7858  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Endregota Galíndez de Aragón,   b. Abt 915,   d. 972  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Married Abt 935 
    Divorced 940  Repudiation imposed by Caliph Abd al-Rahman III Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sancho II Garcés King of Navarre,   b. Abt 935,   d. Dec 994  (Age ~ 59 years)
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2017 
    Family ID F7846  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Teresa de León,   b. 925,   d. 970  (Age 45 years) 
    Married Abt 943 
    Children 
     1. Urraca García of Navarre,   b. Abt 950,   d. 12 Jul 1041  (Age ~ 91 years)
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2017 
    Family ID F10751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S576] Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France, Anselme de Sainte-Marie, augustin déchaussé, (Troisième Édition, la Compagnie des Libraires, Paris, 2 août 1726-1733), Volume 2, p. 611.
      Également: Histoire de la fortification, La citadelle et la place de Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, de la Renaissance à l'Époque Contemporaine, Gérard Folio, général de division, Centre d'études d'histoire de la Défense, Cahier n° 25, 2005, Tome 2, p. 23.

    2. [S629] Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Herausgegeben Von Detlev Schwennicke, (Verlag Von J. A. Stargardt, Marburg, Deutschland, éditions 1978 à 1993), Volume 2, p. 54.