Sancho Garces I of Pamplona
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Sancho Garces the First seized the throne of Pamplona in 905 and founded the Jimenez dynasty that would rule Navarre, Castile and Aragon for three centuries. He is the documented head of this Spanish line; above him the pedigree passes into the founder-legends of the Basque country.
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(Standard, undisputed royal genealogy of the houses of Castile, Leon and Navarre, entered 29 Jul 2026 under the project's relaxed rule for standard royal accounts.) SANCHO GARCES I, first King of PAMPLONA of the JIMENEZ DYNASTY (r.905-925, c.865-925); m. Toda Aznarez. *** THE DOCUMENTED FLOOR OF THE IBERIAN LINE: his father Garcia Jimenez and the earlier kings of Pamplona (the Iniguez line, Inigo Arista) are the legendary/contested frontier, kept NOTE-ONLY, the usual honest edge (cf. Cerdic above Alfred, Rurik above Igor). Direct ancestor - the founder-king. Added 29 Jul 2026.