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Born:
919/921
Died:
970
Title / Office:
king (925-970), Navarra
Notable Family Members:
father Sancho I Garcés
son Sancho II Garcés
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GarcĂ­a I Sanchez

king of Pamplona
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GarcĂ­a I (or II) Sanchez (born 919/921—died 970) was the king of Pamplona (Navarre) from 925 to 970, son of Sancho I GarcĂ©s and Queen Toda Aznar. He owed his throne to the support of his cousin ÊżAbd ar-Rahman III, the Umayyad caliph of Cordoba. The end of his reign was taken up with wars against the count of Castile, FernĂĄn GonzĂĄlez. Sancho I of Leon, deposed by the Castilian, took refuge in Navarre; GarcĂ­a took to the field and in 960 managed to capture the famous Castilian, holding him prisoner for many years. GarcĂ­a was succeeded by his son, Sancho II GarcĂ©s.

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