Sancho IV Garcés (c. 1039 - 4 June 1076), called of Peñalén or the Noble (Spanish: El de Peñalén), was King of Navarre from 1054 to 1076. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. This is a list of the kings of Pamplona ( Iruña in Basque), later Navarre. He was the eldest son and heir of García Sánchez III and Estefanía de Barcelona. García Sánchez III, sometimes García III, IV, V, or VI (also García of Nájera, from García el de Nájera 1016-1054 was
Life
He was only fourteen years of age when he was proclaimed king in the camp after his father's death in the field at the battle of Atapuerca. The Battle of Atapuerca was fought in 1 September 1054 at the site of Piedrahita ("standing stone" in the valley of Atapuerca between brothers He was under his mother's regency until he was eighteen and she was dead (1058). Faithful to her husband's wishes, she continued the support of the monastery he founded at Nájera, where Navarrese monarchs are interred. Nájera (Naiara is a small city located in the "Rioja Alta" district of La Rioja, Spain on the river Najerilla
With his uncle, King Ramiro of Aragón, he forced al-Muqtadir, king of Zaragoza, to submission and exacted a tribute. Ramiro I (bef 1007 - 8 May 1063) is usually credited with being the first King of Aragon. Ahmad ibn Sulayman al-Muqtadir (or just Moctadir; أبو جعفر أحمد "المقتدر بالله" بن سليمان Abu Ja'far Ahmad al-Muqtadir bi-Llah Zaragoza, also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community and former
He was in constant and various conflicts with Castile culminating in the so-called War of the Three Sanchos (1067-1068). Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. The War of the Three Sanchos (Guerra de los Tres Sanchos was a brief military conflict between three Spanish kingdoms in 1065&ndash1067 Sancho II, "the Strong", of Castile was looking to retake Bureba and Alta Rioja from Sancho IV, whose father had managed to retain them from Ferdinand I of Castile when Ferdinand tried to regain all former Castilian territories. Sancho II (1036/ 1038 - October 7, 1072) called the Strong, or in Spanish el Fuerte, was King of Castile (1065-1072 and Aguilar de Bureba is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. La Rioja is a province and autonomous community of northern Spain. Ferdinand I, called the Great (in his time El Magno) (1017&ndash León, 1065 son of Sancho III of Navarre and Mayor of Castile Sancho (of Navarre) asked for aid from his cousin, Sancho of Aragón, and together they attacked. Sancho Ramírez (c 1042 &ndash 4 June 1094, Huesca) was King of Aragon (1063-1094 not formally until 1076 and King of Navarre Defeated by Sancho the Strong and his trusted alférez (supreme commander of Castilian forces) El Cid, Sancho lost Bureba, Alta Rioja, and Álava to his cousin Sancho (of Castile). Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar (c 1040 Vivar, near Burgos &ndash 10 July 1099, Valencia) known as Álava (Araba is a province of northern Spain in the southern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country.
He was assassinated in Peñalén, hence his nickname, by a conspiracy headed by his brother Ramón (el Fratricida, the Fratricide). Peñalén is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
Upon his assassination, both his cousins Alfonso VI of Castile and Sancho of Aragón invaded Navarre. Alfonso VI (before June 1040 &ndash June 29 / July 1, 1109) nicknamed the Brave, was King of León from 1065 to 1109 and King of Alfonso occupied La Rioja and Sancho was proclaimed king. La Rioja is a province and autonomous community of northern Spain.
Family
He was married in 1068 to the Frenchwoman Placencia and they had three children (two sons and a daughter):
- García, titular king of Navarre
- Ramón, lord of Esquiroz
- Urraca
| Preceded by: García Sánchez III |
King of Navarre 1054–1076 |
Succeeded by: Sancho V |
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