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Byname:
Sancho The Fat
Spanish:
Sancho El Craso
Died:
966/967
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Sancho I

king of Leon
Also known as: Sancho el Craso, Sancho the Fat
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Sancho I (died 966/967) was the king of the Spanish state of Leon from 956, a younger son of Ramiro II.

After succeeding his brother, OrdoƱo II, Sancho was overthrown by a revolt of his nobles and replaced by his cousin OrdoƱo IV. Sancho sought help from the Umayyad caliph ŹæAbd ar-Raįø„mān III, who helped him regain his throne in 960.

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