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Sancho II

Type Figure Region Iberian Peninsula Time 937–994 Also known as Sancho II (Pamplona)

Sancho II (937–994), of the Garcés line, king of Navarre (Pamplona) from 970 to 994;…

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  1. 937–970Pamplona · PamplonaSon of Navarrese king García Sánchez I, raised at the Pamplona court. He succeeded to the throne after his father's death in 970, becoming a key heir of the Garcés dynasty.
  2. 970–994Pamplona · PamplonaDuring his twenty-four-year reign he navigated between León, Castile, and Córdoba, joining Christian coalitions against the Muslims while also submitting to al-Mansur under military pressure. He died in 994, succeeded by his son García Sánchez II.

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