Sancho III (c. 985–October 18, 1035), called Sancho the Great, was Count of Aragon and King of Navarre from 1000 or 1004 until his death and King of Castile from 1029 to his death. During his lifetime, he was the most important Christian monarch of Spain. Having gone further than any of his predecessors in uniting the divided kingdoms of Spain, his life's work was undone when he divided his domains shortly before his death to provide for each of his sons. Events Barcelona sacked by Al-Mansur Greenland colonized by Icelandic Viking Erik the Red (the date is according to legend but has been established as at least approximately correct – see History of Greenland) Lady Wulfruna founded the town that later became the city of Wolverhampton Births Al-Hakim bi-Amr... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... Events Harthacanute becomes king of Denmark. ... History of Spain Series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History Here is a list of the... This is a list of the kings of Navarre. ... // Events World Population 300 million. ... Events December: End of the Samanid dynasty in Bokhara. ... This is a list of kings and queens of Castile. ... Events Births Alp Arslan, second sultan of the dynasty of Seljuk Lulach, king of Scotland Deaths Categories: 1029 ...

Sancho was born around 985 to Garcia IV (the Tremulous) of Pamplona and Jimena Fernández, daughter of the Count of Cea in the Galician frontier. Sancho became king in 1000 or 1004, inheriting the Kingdom of Navarre and the Kingdom of Aragon. He later profited from the internal difficulties of Sobrarbe-Ribagorza, and annexed that kingdom in 1016–1019 by using his rights as a descendant of Dadildis of Pallars. He also forced Berengar Raymond I of Barcelona to become his vassal. García Sánchez Abarca of Navarre, called the Trembling, was king of Pamplona from 994 to 1000, which was a comparatively brief period, as his immediate predecessors and his immediate successors reigned decades each. ... Pamplona (Basque: Irunea / Iruñea) is the capital city of Navarre, Spain. ... Motto: Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 7th  29 574 km²  5,8% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 5th  2 737 370  6,5%  92,36/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Galician  â€“ Spanish  â€“ Portuguese  Galician  galego  gallego  galego Statute of Autonomy April... The Kingdom of Navarre traditionally evolved from the county of Pamplona, its traditional capital, when the Basque leader Eneko Aritza (Iñigo Arista in Spanish) was chosen King in Pamplona (traditionally in 824) and led a local revolt against the Franks. ... Capital Zaragoza Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 4th  47 719 km²  9,4% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 11th  1 217 514  2,9%  25,51/km² Demonym  – English  – Spanish  Aragonese  aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation  – Congress seats  – Senate seats... Sobrarbe is one of the comarcas (counties) in the northern part of the province of Huesca, part of the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain. ... Ribagorza is one of the historical Aragonese counties of Spain, corresponding to the present-day counties of Sobrarbe and Pallars. ... Events George Tsul, ruler of Khazaria, is captured by a combined Byzantine- Rus force, which effectively ends Khazarias existence. ... Events Toi invasion: Jurchen pirates invade Kyushu. ...

With his nephew Alfonso V of Leon (later of Castile) and Garcia II of Castile, Jimena led a combined attack against al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir, conquering further territories in the south. After the crisis in the Caliphate, initiated by the death of al-Mansur and leading to fragmented principalities, so-called Taifa kingdoms, Sancho aspired to unify the Christian principalities. Alfonso V of Castile, king of Asturias and León, son of Bermudo II by his second wife Elvira of Castile, reigned 999-1027, and was the first who used the title of king of Castile. ... Abu Aamir Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abi Aamir, Al-Hajib Al-Mansur أبو عامر محمد بن عبد الله بن أبي عامر الحاجب المنصور (c. ... The term taifa in the history of Iberia refers to an independent Muslim-ruled principality, an emirate or petty kingdom, of which a number formed in Spain (Arabic: Al-Andalus) after the final collapse of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba in 1031. ...

However, relation between the three Christian entities soured after the assassination of Count García of Castile in 1027. He had been bethrothed to Sancha of Leon, with Alfonso V of Leon gaining from Castile lands between river Cea and Pisuerga as his price for approving the pact. As Garcia arrived in Leon for his wedding, he was killed by sons of a noble he had expelled from his lands. Events March 26 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II Holy Roman Emperor. ... The Río Pisuerga is a river in northern Spain, the Douros second largest tributary. ...

Sancho III had opposed the wedding and the ensuing Leonese expansion and got his chance to act after Garcia's death. As the late count's brother-in-law he immediately occupied Castile and was soon engaged in full-scale war with Leonese forces under King Bermudo. The combined Castilean and Navarrese armies quickly overran Bermudo's kingdom, occupying Astorga and even the city of León in 1034, where he had himself crowned. This was the height of Sancho's rule which now extended from the borders of Galicia in the west to the county of Barcelona in the east and he styled himself Rex Hispaniarum, "King of the Spains". Episcopal Palace of Astorga Astorga (Latin Asturica Augusta) is a city in the province of León, Spain. ... Events April 11 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium marries her chamberlain and elevates him to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael IV. Franche-Comté becomes subject to the Holy Roman Empire. ... Motto: Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 7th  29 574 km²  5,8% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 5th  2 737 370  6,5%  92,36/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Galician  â€“ Spanish  â€“ Portuguese  Galician  galego  gallego  galego Statute of Autonomy April... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 100. ...

Taking residence in Najera instead of the traditional capital of Pamplona, as his realm grew larger, he considered himself a European monarch, establishing relations on the other side of the Pyrenees with the Duchy of Gascony. Najera (Nájera in Spanish, Naiara in Basque) is a city located in La Rioja Alta, La Rioja, Spain upon river Najerilla. ... Pamplona (Basque: Irunea / Iruñea) is the capital city of Navarre, Spain. ... Gascony (French: Gascogne, pronounced  ; Gascon: Gasconha, pronounced ) is an area of southwest France that constituted a royal province prior to the French Revolution. ...

Issue and succession:

• Ramiro Sánchez de Aragón, bastard, born of Sancha de Aibar
• Fernando I "The Great" (1017-1065), king of Castile (1035-1065) and León (1037-1065)
• García Sánchez "of Nájera", king in Pamplona
• Gonzalo Sánchez, king of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza, died 1038.
• Bernardo Sánchez de Navarra.

Sancho was married to Muña Mayor Sánchez, daughter of count Sancho I of Castile. Besides four legitimate sons he also fathered one by his mistress Sancha de Aybar, named Ramiro, who was the eldest of his sons but as bastard not entitled to succeed. Before his death in 1035 Sancho divided his possessions among his sons. Fernando received Castile and the high kingship, García received Navarre and the Basque country and Gonzalo got Sobrarbe and Ribagorza. The illegitimate son Ramiro obtained the county of Aragon, which was elevated to a kingdom, though very small as it was at that era, hence Ramiro was known as "the petty king". This genealogy of Aragonese kings from a 16th century Spanish manuscript gives Ramiro I a prominent place. ... Ferdinand I of Castile, El Magno or the Great, (d. ... García V of Nájera (in Spanish, García V El de Nájera), was king of Navarre from 1035 to 1054. ... Mayor of Castile, originally called Muniadona, was Countess of Castille from 1029 to 1032. ... Events Harthacanute becomes king of Denmark. ... Ferdinand I of Castile, known as El Magno or the Great, (d. ... García V of Nájera (in Spanish, García V El de Nájera), was king of Navarre from 1035 to 1054. ... The Basque Country (Euskal Herria in Basque) straddles the western Pyrenees mountains that define the border between France and Spain, extending down to the coast of the Bay of Biscay. ... This genealogy of Aragonese kings from a 16th century Spanish manuscript gives Ramiro I a prominent place. ... In politics, a country (or in some cases, a group of countries) over which a king or queen reigns, is a kingdom, see: monarchy. ...