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Sancho VI of Navarre

1132–1194 · 12th century · Also known as Sancho the Wise

Sancho VI (1132–1194), called the Wise, was king of Navarre from 1150 to 1194 and the first to use the title king of Navarre consistently instead of king of Pamplona. He defended the kingdom against Castile and Aragon, accepting the arbitration of Henry II of England in 1177, and founded towns with charters, among them Vitoria in 1181.

Sancho VI of Navarre
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