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Sancho Ramírez

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

King of Aragon and Navarre, son of Ramiro I; after succeeding in 1063 he pushed the reconquest eastward, besieged Huesca in the 1080s and expanded Ar…

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  1. c. 1042–1063Jaca · AragonSon of Ramiro I, he grew up under his father's rule and received military and courtly education, preparing for the future unification of the Aragonese and Navarrese thrones.
  2. 1064–1080Around Zaragoza · AragonHe succeeded to Aragon in 1063 and took over Navarre in 1076, consolidating royal power, pushing toward the Muslim frontier, and establishing contacts with the pope and French powers.
  3. 1081–1094Huesca · AragonHe captured Graus in 1083 and thereafter besieged Huesca for a long period; he continued expanding eastward through the 1080s and was killed in the siege of Huesca on 4 June 1094, his son Pedro I subsequently completing the conquest.

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