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Sancho III

Type Figure Region Castile Time c. 1016–1037 Also known as Sancho García、Sancho III of Castile、桑乔·加西亚(卡斯蒂利亚)

Sancho III (c. 1016–1037), Count of Castile (1029–1037), grandson of Count Sancho García of Castile, who expanded Castilian independence and died alo…

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  1. c. 1016–1029Castile · CastileSon of García Sánchez, he acceded in 1029 after his father's assassination and consolidated his rule over Castile with the support of his grandfather in Navarre.
  2. 1029–1037County of Castile · CastileDuring his reign he contested border territories with King Bermudo III of León, launching the Battle of Tamarón in 1037; though he killed Bermudo, he himself fell in battle, and Castile passed to his son Ferdinand I.

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