Sancho I of Pamplona

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The Kingdom of Pamplona at the death of Sancho I
The Kingdom of Pamplona at the death of Sancho I

Sancho I Garcés (c.860 – December 11, 925) was king of Pamplona from 905 to 925. He was a son of García Jiménez, who was regent of Pamplona from 870 to 880 while Fortún Garcés was held captive and apparently co-king of Pamplona from 860 to his death in 882, and Dadildis de Pallars. Sancho may also have been a co-king during the reign of Fortún. The elderly Sancho (already 45 years old) succeeded King Fortún when the latter was deposed by a coalition of enemies: the Banu Qasi under Lope ibn Mohammed, King Alfonso III of Asturias, and Sancho's uncle, the count of Pallars.

Sancho's first wife Urraca, daughter of the count of Aragón, did not have surviving children. So Sancho married a second time to Toda Aznárez in his old age. His children were thus minors upon his death. Queen Toda (born Teuda de Larraun) was a daughter of Aznar Sánchez, lord of Larraun, and Oneca Fortúnez, who herself was a daughter of King Fortún. Thus, Toda's children were also descendants of the Arista dynasty of Navarrese monarchs. Sancho fought against the Moors with repeated success and joined Ultra-Puertos, or Basse-Navarre (Baja Navarra), to his own dominions, also extending his territory as far as Nájera. As a thanksgiving offering for his victories, he founded, in 924, the convent of Albelda. Before his death, all the Moors had been driven from the country.

Sancho was succeeded by his son García Sánchez, with his widow Toda and brother Jimeno (who used the royal title) acting as regents.

The Codex of Roda gives Sancho and Toda six children:

Sancho also had an illegitimate daughter:

  • Lupa, mother of Raymond I, Count of Bigorre
Preceded by
Fortun I		 King of Pamplona
880–905		 Succeeded by
Jimeno II
Succeeded by
García III
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