Sancho VII of Navarre
King of Navarre from 1194 to 1234 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Sancho the Strong" redirects here. For the 11th-century king, see Sancho II of León and Castile.
Sancho VII (Basque: Antso VII.a; c. 1157 – 7 April 1234)[1] called the Strong (Basque: Azkarra, Spanish: el Fuerte) was King of Navarre from 1194 until his death in 1234. He was the son and heir of Sancho VI, whom he followed as the second king to hold the title of King of Navarre. Sancho VII was the first to use the chains of Navarre as his blazon, a symbol that later would become the main one of Navarre, and the last member of the Jiménez dynasty, which had ruled since the 9th century.
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Sancho VII | |
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King of Navarre | |
Reign | 1194–1234 |
Predecessor | Sancho VI |
Successor | Theobald I |
Born | c. 1157 |
Died | 7 April 1234 (aged 76–77) Tudela |
Spouse | Constance of Toulouse |
House | House of Jiménez |
Father | Sancho VI of Navarre |
Mother | Sancha of Castile |
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