List of Navarrese monarchs
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This is a list of the kings of Pamplona (Iruña in Basque), later Navarre. Iruña, name of the capital, was used as the only or main name of the kingdom until the period of the dominion of Aragón (1076-1134). However, the territorial designation Navarre came into use as an alternative name in the late 10th century, though it was used much less often. Aragonese kings created a county named Navarre in the central areas of the kingdom of Pamplona. When the country regained its independence, from 1134 onwards, the name Navarre was the main designation of the kingdom.
[edit] Monarchs of Pamplona
[edit] House of Íñiguez, ? 824–905
The Íñiguez dynasty founded the Navarrese kingdom (of Pamplona) in or around 824 when they rebelled against nominal Frankish (Carolingian) authority.
| Monarch | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Íñigo Arista ? 824—851/2 |
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4 children | 851/2 | |
| García Íñiguez 851/2—882 |
son of Íñigo Arista | 5 children | 882 | |
| Fortún Garcés 882—905 |
son of García Íñiguez | Oria 5 children |
(deposed 905) |
[edit] House of Jiménez, 905–1000
| Monarch | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sancho I Garcés 905—925 |
son of García Jiménez and Dadildis de Pallars | Toda of Navarre 6 children |
11 December 925 Resa |
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| Jimeno Garcés 925—931 |
son of García Jiménez and Dadildis de Pallars | Sancha of Navarre 3 children |
931 | |
| García Sánchez I 931—970 |
919 son of Sancho I Garcés and Toda of Navarre |
Andregota Galíndez 1 child Teresa 3 children |
970 aged 51 |
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| Sancho II Garcés Abarca 970—994 |
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after 935 son of García Sánchez I and Andregota |
Urraca Fernández 4 children |
December 994 |
| García Sánchez II 994—1004 |
son of Sancho II Garcés Abarca and Urraca Fernández | Jimena Fernández of Cea 981 4 children |
1004 |
[edit] Monarchs of Navarre
[edit] House of Jiménez, 1004–1076
During the time of Sancho III the Great, the name Navarre for the kingdom replaced Pamplona, as he was titled rex Navarrae Hispaniarum. He also brought Castile, Ribagorza and Sobrarbe under his control, and conquered León.
| Monarch | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sancho III the Great 1004—1035 |
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985 son of García Sánchez II and Jimena Fernández of Cea |
Muniadona Mayor 1010 4 children |
18 October 1035 |
| García Sánchez III 1035—1054 |
1016 son of Sancho III the Great and Muniadona Mayor |
Estefanía of Barcelona 1038 9 children |
15 September 1054 Atapuerca |
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| Sancho IV Garcés 1054—1076 |
1039 son of García Sánchez III and Estefanía of Barcelona |
Placencia 1068 3 children |
4 June 1076 Peñalén |
[edit] House of Aragon, 1076–1134
| Monarch | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sancho V Ramirez 1076-1094 |
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1042 son of Ramiro I of Aragon and Ermesinde of Bigorre |
Isabel of Urgel 1065 1 child Felicie of Roucy 1076 2 children |
4 June 1094 Huesca aged 48 |
| Peter I 1094–1104 |
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1068 son of Sancho Ramírez, King of Aragón and Navarre and Isabel of Urgel |
Inés of Aquitaine 1086 2 children Bertha of Aragón 1097 No children |
28 September 1104 Aran Valley aged 36 |
| Alfonso I 1104–1134 |
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1073 son of Sancho Ramírez, King of Aragón and Navarre and Felicie of Roucy |
Urraca of Castile 1109 No children |
8 September 1134 Huesca aged 61 |
[edit] House of Jiménez (restoration), 1134–1234
| Monarch | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| García Ramírez 1134—1150 |
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son of Ramiro Sánchez of Monzón and Cristina Rodríguez Díaz de Vivar | Marguerite de l'Aigle 1130 4 children Urraca of Castile 24 June 1144 2 children |
21 November 1150 Lorca |
| Sancho VI 1150—1194 |
1133 son of García Ramírez and Marguerite de l'Aigle |
Sancha of Castile 1157 6 children |
27 June 1194 Pamplona |
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| Sancho VII 1194—1234 |
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1157 Tudela son of Sancho VI of Navarre and Sancha of Castile |
Constance of Toulouse 1195 6 children |
7 April 1234 Tudela |
[edit] House of Champagne, 1234–1284
- See also: Count of Champagne
| Monarch | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theobald I 1234—1253 |
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30 May 1201 Troyes son of Theobald III of Champagne and Blanca of Navarre |
Gertrude of Dagsburg 1220 No children Agnes of Beaujeu 1222 1 child Margaret of Bourbon 1232 6 children |
8 July 1253 Pamplona aged 52 |
| Theobald II 1253—1270 |
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1238 son of Theobald I of Navarre and Margaret of Bourbon |
Isabella of France 6 April 1255 No children |
4 December 1270 Trapani aged 32 |
| Henry I 1270—1274 |
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1244 son of Theobald I of Navarre and Margaret of Bourbon |
Blanche of Artois 1269 2 children |
22 July 1274 aged 30 |
| Joan I 1274—1305 |
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14 January 1271 Bar-sur-Seine daughter of Henry I of Navarre and Blanche of Artois |
Philip IV of France 16 August 1284 7 children |
4 April 1305 Château de Vincennes aged 34 |
[edit] House of Capet, 1284–1349
- See also: Kings of France
[edit] House of Évreux, 1328–1441
- See also: Count of Évreux
| Monarch | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip III 1328—1343 |
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27 March 1306 son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon |
Joan II of Navarre 8 children |
16 September 1343 Jerez de la Frontera aged 37 |
| Charles II 1349—1387 |
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10 October 1332 Évreux son of Philip III of Navarre and Joan II of Navarre |
Joan of France 7 children |
1 January 1387 Pamplona aged 55 |
| Charles III 1387—1425 |
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22 July 1361 Nantes son of Charles II of Navarre and Joan of France |
Eleanor of Castile 1375 8 children |
8 September 1425 Olite aged 64 |
| Blanche I 1425—1441 |
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1385 Castile daughter of Charles III of Navarre and Eleanor of Castile |
Martin I of Sicily 26 December 1402 1 child John II of Aragon 10 June 1420 4 children |
3 April 1441 Santa María la Real de Nieva aged 56 |
[edit] House of Trastámara, 1425–1479
- See also: King of Aragon, King of Valencia, Count of Barcelona, and King of Sicily
| Monarch | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John II 1425—1479 |
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29 June 1397 Medina del Campo son of Ferdinand I and Eleanor of Alburquerque |
Blanche I of Navarre 6 November 1419 4 children Juana Enríquez 2 children |
20 January 1479 Barcelona aged 81 |
| Eleanor 1479 |
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2 February 1425 Olite daughter of John II of Aragon and Blanche I of Navarre |
Gaston IV, Count of Foix 11 children |
12 February 1479 Tudela aged 54 |
[edit] Claimants against John II, 1441–1464
During the war against king John II, there were two who claimed his throne.
| Monarch | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles of Viana House of Trastamara 1441—1461 |
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29 June 1397 Peñafiel son of John II of Aragon and Blanche I of Navarre |
never married | 23 September 1461 Barcelona aged 64 |
| Blanche II House of Trastamara 1461—1464 |
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1424 Olite daughter of John II of Aragon and Blanche I of Navarre |
Henry IV of Castile No children |
2 December 1464 Orthez aged 40 |
[edit] House of Foix, 1479–1518
- See also: Counts of Foix
| Monarch | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Phoebus 1479—1483 |
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12 April 1467 son of Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana and Magdalena of Valois |
never married | 12 February 1483 Pau aged 16 |
| Catherine 1483—1517 |
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1468 daughter of Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana and Magdalena of Valois |
John III of Navarre 13 children |
12 February 1517 Mont-de-Marsan aged 49 |
[edit] House of Albret, 1518–1572
John III was defeated by Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1512, who then conquered southern Navarre for the Crown of Aragon and was crowned king. See the List of Aragonese and Spanish monarchs for this line. The monarchs of Navarre after 1512 thus only reigned over Lower Navarre, the part of Navarre north of the Pyrenees.
| Monarch | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John III 1484—1516 |
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1469 son of Alain I of Albret and Francoise of Châtillon-Limoges |
Catherine of Navarre 13 children |
14 June 1516 Pau aged 47 |
| Henry II 1517—1555 |
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18 April 1503 Sangüesa son of John III of Navarre and Catherine of Navarre |
Marguerite de Navarre 1526 2 children |
25 May 1555 Hagetmau aged 52 |
| Joan III 1555—1572 |
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7 January 1528 Saint-Germain-en-Laye daughter of Henry II of Navarre and Marguerite of Navarre |
Antoine of Bourbon 20 October 1548 5 children |
9 June 1572 Paris aged 44 |
[edit] House of Bourbon, 1572–1620
| Monarch | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry III 1572—1610 |
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13 December 1553 Pau son of Antoine de Bourbon and Jeanne III of Navarre |
Marie de Médicis 17 December 1600 6 children |
14 May 1610 Paris aged 57 |
| Louis II 1610—1620 |
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27 September 1601 Château de Fontainebleau son of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici |
Anne of Austria 24 November 1615 6 children |
14 May 1643 Paris aged 41 |
Henry III of Navarre became Henry IV of France and thereafter the crown of Navarre passed to the kings of France. In 1620, the Kingdom was merged into France, however the French kings continued to use the title King of Navarre until 1791, and it was revived again from 1814 to 1830 during the Restoration.
The Bourbon Carlist pretenders to the throne of Spain had Spanish Navarre as a stronghold during the Carlist Wars, but their claim was to all the Spanish royal titles in general.
[edit] Current claimants
- Alice, Duchess of Calabria is the current claimant of the Kingdom of Navarre in accordance with its fundamental feudal succession order, as evidenced by her son and heir's official website [1].
- Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou is the current claimant of so-called Blancs d'Espagne to the kingdoms of France and Navarre. His Navarrese claim is based on the alteration of succession order to be restricted in accordance with Salic Law effectuated by Louis XIII.
Juan Carlos I, the reigning king of Spain (which is the current country to where most of the territories of historical Navarre belong), uses the title King of Navarre as part of his more extended titulary, inherited from earlier monarchs of Spain (Castile and Aragon).
[edit] See also
- List of Aragonese monarchs
- List of Asturian monarchs
- List of Castilian monarchs
- List of Galician monarchs
- List of Leonese monarchs
- List of Spanish monarchs
- List of Navarrese royal consorts
- Kings of Navarre family tree
