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Sancho Ramírez

Type Figure Region Aragon Time 1042–1094 Also known as Sancho V (Aragon)

Sancho Ramírez (1042–1094), king of Aragon and Navarre, drove the southward expansion of Christian power east of the Pyrenees in the second half of t…

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  1. 1063–1076Jaca · Kingdom of AragonSancho Ramírez acceded to the throne of Aragon in 1063, pursued church reform and contacted the pope, consolidated royal authority, and began a systematic expansion into Muslim territories south of the Ebro River.
  2. 1076–1090Pamplona · Kingdom of NavarreAfter the Navarrese throne fell vacant in 1076, Sancho also took up the crown of Navarre, uniting the Christian territories on the eastern slope of the Pyrenees and increasing military pressure on the taifas to the south.
  3. 1091–1094Huesca · AragonIn his later years Sancho continued attacking Muslim strongholds such as Huesca; in 1094, while personally leading a large army to besiege Huesca, he was struck by an arrow and killed. His son Pedro I succeeded him and carried on the work of the Reconquista.

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