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Sancho VI of Navarre

1132 - 1194

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Sancho Garcés VI (Basque: Antso VI.a; 21 April 1132 – 27 June 1194), called the Wise (Basque: Jakituna, Spanish: el Sabio) was King of Navarre from 1150 until his death in 1194. He was the first monarch to officially drop the title of King of Pamplona in favour of King of Navarre, thus changing the designation of his kingdom. Sancho Garcés was responsible for bringing his kingdom into the political orbit of Europe. He was the eldest son of García Ramírez, the Restorer and Margaret of L'Aigle. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sancho VI of Navarre is the 4,242nd most popular politician (down from 3,807th in 2019). (down from 475th in 2019)

Sancho VI was a king of Navarre from 1194 to 1234. He is most famous for his role in the Reconquista, or the Christian reconquest of Spain from the Moors.

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Among politicians, Sancho VI of Navarre ranks 4,242 out of 19,576Before him are Íñigo Arista of Pamplona, Erhard Heiden, Janet Yellen, Baydu, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, and Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma. After him are Constance of Antioch, Ayaz Mutallibov, Ephraim Katzir, Óscar Carmona, Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine, and Carl Johan Bernadotte.

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Among people born in 1132, Sancho VI of Navarre ranks 1After him are Ala ad-Din Tekish, Mieszko I Tanglefoot, Yaroslav II of Kiev, Vladimir III of Kiev, and Rhys ap Gruffydd. Among people deceased in 1194, Sancho VI of Navarre ranks 4Before him are Guy of Lusignan, Tancred, King of Sicily, and Leopold V, Duke of Austria. After him are Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, Emperor Xiaozong of Song, Casimir II the Just, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, and Sviatoslav III of Kiev.

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