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Byname:
Sancho The Desired
Spanish:
Sancho El Deseado
Born:
c. 1134
Died:
Aug. 31, 1158, Toledo, Castile
Title / Office:
king (1157-1158), Castile
Notable Family Members:
father Alfonso VII
brother Ferdinand II
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Sancho III

king of Castile
Also known as: Sancho el Deseado, Sancho the Desired
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Sancho III (born c. 1134ā€”died Aug. 31, 1158, Toledo, Castile) was the king of Castile from 1157 to 1158, the elder son of the Spanish emperor Alfonso VII.

His fatherā€™s will partitioned the realm between his two sons, Sancho III receiving Castile and Ferdinand II receiving Leon. After a military show of force, Sancho was able to reaffirm by treaty the vassalage of Aragon and Navarre won by his imperial father, but, after reigning but one year and 11 days, he died.

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