García Sánchez II of Pamplona
García Sánchez II | |
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Sancho III | |
Died | c. 1000 |
Consort | Jimena Fernández |
Issue |
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House | House of Jiménez |
Father | Sancho II of Pamplona |
Mother | Urraca Fernández |
García Sánchez II (
King of Pamplona and Count of Aragon from 994 until his death c. 1000. He was the eldest son of Sancho II of Pamplona and Urraca Fernández and the second Pamplonese monarch to also hold the title of count of Aragon. Modern historians refer to him as the Tremulous, though this appellation likely originally applied to his grandfather, García Sánchez I of Pamplona.[1]
Biography
Throughout his reign, his foreign policy seems to have been closely linked to that of
García Gómez of Carrión
, and she appears to have played a role in forming a bridge between the kingdom and county.
He joined his cousin Sancho in attempting to break from the submission his father had offered to
Sancho Garcés III
first appears as king.
Domestically, he granted the rule in Aragon to his brother Gonzalo, under the tutelage of his mother Urraca.Muslim captives being held in the kingdom.
Marriage and children
García Sánchez II was married to Jimena Fernández, daughter of Fernando Bermúdez, Count of Cea and a distinguished member of the highest ranks of the nobility of the Kingdom of León. They had the following children:[3]
- Sancho Garcés III, King of Navarre and Count of Aragonfrom 1004 until his death in 1035.
- Elvira Garcés, nun in the Monastery of Leyre.
- García Garcés
- Urraca Garcés, Queen consort of León by her marriage to Alfonso V of León from 1023 until her death in 1031.
Ancestry
Ancestors of García Sánchez II of Pamplona Galindo II, Count of Aragon | |||||||||||||||
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5. Andregoto Galíndez, Countess of Aragon | |||||||||||||||
11. Sancha Garcés of Pamplona | |||||||||||||||
1. García Sánchez II of Pamplona | |||||||||||||||
12. Gonzalo Fernández, Count of Castile | |||||||||||||||
6. Fernán González, Count of Castile | |||||||||||||||
13. Muniadona | |||||||||||||||
3. Urraca Fernández | |||||||||||||||
Sancho I, King of Pamplona | |||||||||||||||
7. Sancha Sánchez of Pamplona | |||||||||||||||
Toda of Pamplona | |||||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Cañada Juste 2012, pp. 79–132.
- ^ Pérez de Urbel 1964, p. 318, says it was his brother Ramiro, but this appears to be an unintended slip, as his supporting endnote includes a quotation explicitly naming Gonzalo as the count.
- ^ Collins 2012, p. 164.
- ^ Salas Merino 2008, pp. 216–18.
Sources
- Collins, Roger (2012). Caliphs and Kings: Spain, 796–1031. London: Wiley Blackwell.
- Cañada Juste, Alberto (1988). "Un posible interregno en la monarquía pamplonesa (1000–1004)". Príncipe de Viana. Anejo. 8: 15–18. ISSN 1137-7054.
- Cañada Juste, Alberto (2012). "¿Quién fue Sancho Abarca?" (PDF). Príncipe de Viana (in Spanish) (Año 73, N. 255): 79–132. ISSN 0032-8472.
- Martínez Díez, Gonzalo (2007). Sancho III el Mayor Rey de Pamplona, Rex Ibericus (in Spanish). Madrid: Marcial Pons Historia. ISBN 978-84-96467-47-7.
- Pérez de Urbel, Justo (1964). "Los primeros siglos de la Reconquista (años 711–1038)". In Ramón Menéndez Pidal (ed.). España Christiana: Comienzo de la Reconquista (711–1038). Historia de España. Vol. 6. Madrid: Espasa Calpe.
- Salas Merino, Vicente (2008). La Genealogía de Los Reyes de España [The Genealogy of the Kings of Spain] (in Spanish) (4th ed.). Madrid: Editorial Visión Libros. pp. 216–218. ISBN 978-84-9821-767-4.