Sancho VI of Navarre

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Sancho VI of Navarre

Sancho VI Garcés (c. 1133 – June 27, 1194), called the Wise (el Sabio), was the king of Navarre from 1150 until his death in 1194.

Son of King García Ramírez and Marguerite de l'Aigle, he was the first to use the title "King of Navarre" as the sole designation of his kingdom, dropping Pamplona

Pamplona

Pamplona is the capital city of Navarre, Spain and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Ferm?n festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls or encierro is one of the main attractions....
out of titular use.

His reign was full of clashes with Castile

Kingdom of Castile

Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. It emerged as a political autonomous entity in the 9th century. It was called County of Castile and was held in vassalage from the Kingdom of Le?n....
and Aragón

Kingdom of Aragon

The Kingdom of Aragon was an old Monarchy in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day Autonomous communities of Spain of Aragon , in Spain....
. He was a monastic founder and many architectural accomplishments date to his reign.

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Pamplona

Kingdom of Castile

Kingdom of Aragon

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He tried to repair his kingdom's borders which had been reduced by the Treaties of Tudellén and Carrión

Carrion

Carrion refers to the carcass of a dead animal. Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters, or scavengers, include Hyenas, Vultures, Virginia Opossum, Tasmanian Devils, Black Bears, Komodo Dragons, Bald Eagles, Raccoons and Blue-tongued lizards....
, which he had been forced to sign with Castile and Aragón in his early reign. By the Accord of Soria

Soria

Soria is a city in north-central Spain, the capital of the Soria in the autonomous communities of Spain of Castile and Le?n. The municipality had a population of 39,078 in 2008 - nearly 40% of the population of the province....
, Castile was eventually confirmed in its possession of conquered territories. He was hostile to Raymond Berengar IV

Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona

Raymond Berengar IV or Ramon Berenguer IV , sometimes called the Holy, was the Count of Barcelona who effected the union between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia into the Crown of Aragon....
of Aragón, but Raymond's son Alfonso II

Alfonso II of Aragon

File:Alfonso II de Arag?n from Liber feudorum maior.jpgAlfonso II or Alfons I , called the Chaste or the Troubadour, was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1162 until his death....
divided the lands taken from Murcia

Murcia

Murcia is the capital city of the Region of Murcia, located at the river Segura in south-eastern Spain. Its population is 433,850 , and the population of its metropolitan area is 743,326 ranking as the ninth-largest metropolitan area of Spain....
with him by treaty of Cazorla

Treaty of Cazorla

The Treaty of Cazorla was signed in 1179 in Soria between Alfonso II of Aragon and Alfonso VIII of Castile. The pact divided Andalusia into separate zones of conquest for the two kingdoms, so that the work of the Reconquista would not be stymied by internecine feudin amongst the Christians over the spoils....
in 1179. In 1190, the two neighbours again signed a pact in Borja of mutual protection against Castilian expansion.

He died on June 27, 1194, in Pamplona, where he is interred.

He married Sancha of Castile in 1157, the daughter of Alfonso VII. Their children were:

Sancho VII of Navarre
Sancho VII of Navarre

Sancho VII Sanches , called the Strong or the Prudent, was the King of Navarre from 1194 to his death. His retirement at the end of his life has given rise to the alternate nickname el Encerrado or "the Retired."...
Ferdinand
Ramiro, Bishop of Pamplona
Berengaria of Navarre
Berengaria of Navarre

Berengaria , was the eldest daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre and Sancha of Castile. Her maternal grandparents were Alfonso VII of Le?n and Berenguela of Barcelona....
(died 1230 or 1232), married Richard I of England
Richard I of England

Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Ireland, Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Nantes and Brittany at various times during the same period....
Constance
Blanca of Navarre, married Count Theobald III of Champagne
Theobald III of Champagne

Theobald III was Count of Champagne from 1197 to his death.Theobald was the younger son of Henry I of Champagne and Marie of Champagne, a daughter of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine....
, then acted as regent of Champagne, and finally as regent of Navarre