García Sánchez II of Pamplona

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García Sánchez II
Sancho III
Diedc. 1000
ConsortJimena Fernández
Issue
  • Sancho III, King of Navarre
  • Elvira
  • García
  • Urraca, Queen of León
HouseHouse of Jiménez
FatherSancho II of Pamplona
MotherUrraca 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]

Ancestry

Notes

  1. ^ Cañada Juste 2012, pp. 79–132.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Collins 2012, p. 164.
  4. ^ 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.
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  • Cañada Juste, Alberto (2012). "¿Quién fue Sancho Abarca?" (PDF). Príncipe de Viana (in Spanish) (Año 73, N. 255): 79–132.
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  • Martínez Díez, Gonzalo (2007). Sancho III el Mayor Rey de Pamplona, Rex Ibericus (in Spanish). Madrid: Marcial Pons Historia. .
  • 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. .
García Sánchez II of Pamplona
House of Jiménez
Born: c. 964 Died: c. 1000–1004
Preceded by King of Pamplona
994–1004
Succeeded by
Sancho III