Sancho García of Castile

Sancho García of Castile

Sancho García (d. 1017), called of the Good Laws (in Spanish, "el de los Buenos Fueros"), was the count of Castile and Álava from 995 to his death. He was the son of Count García Fernández, against whom he rebelled with the support of Almanzor, the effective ruler of Córdoba. This resulted in the partition of the county between Sancho and his father, and the county was not reunited until his father's death five years later. He was succeeded by his own son García.

His wife was named Urraca, whose origin has been subject to speculation. The current consensus makes her his cousin, the daughter of count Gómez Díaz of Saldaña, head of the Beni Gómez family, by Muniadona Fernández of Castile. They had:

*Muniadona Mayor, eldest daughter, married Sancho III of Navarre, through whom right to the county eventually passed.
*Ferdinand, died before 2 March 999
*Tigridia, abbess of San Salvador de Oña
*Sancha, married Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona
*García, who succeeded his father

They may also have been parents of:

*Urraca, wife of Sancho VI William of Gascony


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