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García Sánchez III of Pamplona

1012 - 1054

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García Sánchez III (Basque: Gartzea III.a Sanoitz; c. 1012 – 1 September 1054), nicknamed García from Nájera (Basque: Gartzea Naiarakoa, Spanish: García el de Nájera) was King of Pamplona from 1034 until his death. He was also Count of Álava and had under his personal control part of the County of Castile. As the eldest son of Sancho III he inherited the dynastic rights over the crown of Pamplona, becoming feudal overlord over two of his brothers: Ramiro, who was given lands that would serve as the basis for the Kingdom of Aragón; and Gonzalo, who received the counties of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. García Sánchez III of Pamplona is the 6,735th most popular politician (down from 5,852nd in 2019), the 581st most popular biography from Spain (down from 528th in 2019) and the 210th most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, García Sánchez III of Pamplona ranks 6,735 out of 19,576. Before him are Shi Le, Yang Jia of Shang, Al-Muhtadee Billah, Perctarit, Louis VI, Elector Palatine, and René Viviani. After him are Takahito, Prince Mikasa, Antoine Barnave, Zubaidah bint Ja`far, Princess Henriette of Belgium, Sicco Mansholt, and Karl Nesselrode.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1012, García Sánchez III of Pamplona ranks 4. Before him are Pope Benedict IX, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, and Marpa Lotsawa. After him are Abbad II al-Mu'tadid, Mawdud of Ghazni, Odo of Gascony, and Cai Xiang. Among people deceased in 1054, García Sánchez III of Pamplona ranks 5. Before him are Pope Leo IX, Yaroslav the Wise, Atiśa, and Hermann of Reichenau. After him is Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, García Sánchez III of Pamplona ranks 581 out of 3,355. Before him are Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón (1727), Isabella Colbran (1785), Alonso Sánchez Coello (1531), Agustín Muñoz Grandes (1896), Antonio de Cabezón (1510), and Raymond Nonnatus (1204). After him are Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile (1358), Muhammad II of Córdoba (980), Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866), Mateo Alemán (1547), José Ángel Iribar (1943), and Elvira de Hidalgo (1891).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, García Sánchez III of Pamplona ranks 210. Before him are García Ramírez of Navarre (1110), Theudigisel (500), Manuel Marín (1949), Chintila (606), Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón (1727), and Agustín Muñoz Grandes (1896). After him are Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile (1358), Muhammad II of Córdoba (980), José Antonio Aguirre (1904), Diego, Prince of Asturias (1575), Infanta Eulalia of Spain (1864), and Antonio de Mendoza (1494).

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