List of the kings of Navarre
The List of Kings of Navarre includes the rulers of the medieval Kingdom of Navarre from its establishment in the early 9th century to its expiration in the 19th century.
The title used by the national Basque kings from the houses of Íñiguez and Jiménez was “King of Pamplona”, after the only major city and thus the residence of their kingdom, Pamplona . Not until Sancho VI. this title was last used in 1162 and changed to "King of Navarre", which was then used by all other kings.
House Íñiguez
| image | Name Basque (life dates) |
Reign | relationship | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Íñigo Arista Eneko Aritza (* 781; † 851/852) |
824-852 | |||
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García Íñiguez († 882) |
852-882 | Son of the predecessor | In 858 and 860 a García Jiménez appears as King of Pamplona, either as co- or counter-ruler to García Iñiguez. | |
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Fortún Garcés the one-eyed Fortun Gartzia Begibakarra († after 905) |
882-905 | Son of the predecessor | Was forced to retreat to a monastery. |
House Jiménez
| image | Name Basque (life dates) |
Reign | relationship | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sancho I. Garcés (* approx. 860; † December 11, 925) |
905-925 | Son of García Jiménez | ||
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Jimeno Garcés († May 29, 931) |
925-931 | Brother of the predecessor | ||
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García I. Sánchez (* around 919; † 970) |
931-970 | Son of Sancho I. | ||
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Sancho II. Garcés (* 938 - † December 994) |
970-994 | Son of the predecessor | Inherited the county of Aragón . |
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García II the tremor Gartzia Dardaratia (* 964; † 1000/1004) |
994-1000 | Son of the predecessor | ||
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Sancho III. the great Antso Nagusia (around 990 - October 18, 1035) |
1000-1035 | Son of the predecessor | |
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García III. by Nájera Gartzia Santxez Naiarakoa († September 15, 1054) |
1035-1054 | Son of the predecessor | ||
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Sancho IV of Peñalén Antso Peñalengoa (* 1040 - † June 4, 1076) |
1054-1076 | Son of the predecessor | ||
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Sancho V. Ramírez Antso Peñalengoa (* around 1042 - † June 4, 1094) |
1076-1094 | Grandson of Sancho III. | King of Aragon (Sancho I.) |
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Peter I. Petri (* around 1068; † September 27/28, 1104) |
1094-1104 | Son of the predecessor | King of Aragon |
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Alfonso I the Arguable Alfontso Borrokalaria (* 1073 - 7 September 1134) |
1104-1134 | Brother of the predecessor | King of Aragon | |
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García IV. The restorer Gartzia Berrezarlea (* around 1112; † November 21, 1150) |
1134-1150 | Great-grandson of García III. | ||
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Sancho VI. the sage Antso Jakituna (* 1133 - † June 27, 1194) |
1150-1194 | Son of the predecessor | ||
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Sancho VII the Strong Antso Azkarra († April 7, 1234) |
1194-1234 | Son of the predecessor | Victory in conjunction with the other Christian kings of Spain in 1212 in the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa over the Almohads. |
House Blois-Champagne
| image | Name Basque (life dates) |
Reign | relationship | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Theobald I. the trobador Tibalt Koblakaria (* May 30, 1201; † July 8, 1253) |
1234-1253 | Nephew of the predecessor | |
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Theobald II (* 1238; † December 4, 1270) |
1253-1270 | Son of the predecessor | ||
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Henry I the Fat Henrike Gizena (* around 1244; † July 1274) |
1270-1274 | Brother of the predecessor | ||
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Johanna I (January 14, 1273 - April 2, 1305) |
1274-1305 | Daughter of the predecessor | |
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Philip I the Fair Filipe Ederra |
1284-1305 | Husband of Johanna I. | King of France (Philip IV) |
Capetians
| image | Name Basque (life dates) |
Reign | relationship | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ludwig I the brawler Luis Setatia (* October 4, 1289 - † June 5, 1316) |
1305-1316 | Son of the predecessor | King of France (Louis X.) |
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John I the Postume Joanes aita hil-ondokoa (* November 15, 1316 - † November 19, 1316) |
1316 | Son of the predecessor | King of France |
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Philip II the Long Filipe Luzea (November 17, 1293 - January 3, 1322) |
1316-1322 | Uncle of the predecessor | King of France (Philip V) |
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Charles I the Beautiful Karlos Ederra (* June 18, 1294; † February 1, 1328) |
1322-1328 | Brother of the predecessor | King of France (Charles IV) |
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Joan II (1311 - October 6, 1349) |
1328-1349 | Daughter of Ludwig I. | |
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Philip III by Évreux Filipe Evreuxkoa |
1328-1343 | Husband of Johanna II. |
The houses of Évreux and Trastámara
| image | Name Basque (life dates) |
Reign | relationship | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Charles II the Evil Karlos Gaiztoa (October 1332 - January 1, 1387) |
1349-1387 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Charles III the noble Karlos Noblea (* 1361 - 8 September 1425) |
1387-1425 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Blanka (6 July 1387 - 1 April 1441) |
1425-1441 | Daughter of the predecessor | ||
| Johann II. | 1425-1479 | Husband of Blanka | King of Aragon (John II). Ignored the inheritance law of his two oldest children ( Karl von Viana and Blanka) and continued to rule alone after the death of his wife. | |
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Eleonore (February 2, 1425 - February 12, 1479) |
1479 | Daughter of the predecessor | Could not take over the inheritance until his father's death, but died only a few days later. Was married to Count Gaston IV of Foix . |
The Foix-Grailly house
| image | Name Basque (life dates) |
Reign | relationship | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Franz Phoebus Frantzisko Febus (1466 - January 30, 1483) |
1479-1483 | Grandson of the predecessor | ||
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Katharina (* 1470; † February 12, 1517) |
1483-1517 | Sister of the predecessor | As the husband of Germaine de Foix , King Ferdinand II of Aragón claimed the crown of Navarre and annexed the land south of the Pyrenees, including Pamplona, by 1512. All that remained of the kingdom to the House of Albret was the small strip of land lying north of the Pyrenees, called Niedernavarra ( Basse-Navarre ). | |
| Johann III. by Albret | 1484-1516 | Husband of Katharina |
House Albret
| image | Name Basque (life dates) |
Reign | relationship | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Henry II (April 1503 - May 29, 1555) |
1517-1555 | Son of the predecessor | An attempt to recapture Navarre under the general André de Foix fails in 1521. |
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Johanna III. (7 January 1528 - 9 June 1572) |
1555-1572 | Daughter of the predecessor | |
| Anton of Bourbon | 1555-1562 | Husband of Johanna III. |
House of Bourbon
| image | Name Basque (life dates) |
Reign | relationship | Remarks |
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Henry III. (December 13, 1553 - May 14, 1610) |
1572-1610 | Son of the predecessor | In 1589 he ascended the French throne as Henry IV. |
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Ludwig II (27 September 1601 - 14 May 1643) |
1610-1643 | Son of the predecessor | King of France (Louis XIII.) |
| In 1620, Niedernavarra was administratively united with the French province of Béarn and thus ceased to exist as an independent local authority. The French kings carried on the Navarres royal title until 1791 and during the restoration period (1814-1830). For all subsequent kings see: List of Heads of State of France |
House Trastámara
| image | Name Basque (life dates) |
Reign | relationship | Remarks |
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Ferdinand II the Catholic Fernando Katolikoa (* March 10, 1452 - † January 23, 1516) |
1512-1516 | King of Aragon. As the husband of Germaine de Foix , a cousin of Queen Katharina , he claimed the crown of Navarre. In 1512 he annexed most of the country (Alta Navarra) that was south of the Pyrenees, including the capital Pamplona. At the same time he accepted the title of King of Navarre, which his successors carried on. | |
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Joana I the Mad Joana Eroa (6 November 1479 - 12 April 1555) |
1516-1555 | Daughter of the predecessor | As the daughter of Isabella I, Queen of Castile since 1504 and, as the daughter of Ferdinand II, Queen of Aragón and Navarre from 1516. Never ruled, but was under his father's guardianship until the death of her father. When he died, her son Karl took over the government in Navarre, Castile and Aragón. |
| For all subsequent kings see: List of Heads of State of Spain |
Further development
Even under the Spanish kings from the houses of Habsburg and Bourbon , (Alta) Navarre continued to exist as an independent kingdom. It was only abolished in 1841 and institutionally united as a province with the Spanish central state. In the royal title, however, his title has been retained to this day. Only when the Statute of Autonomy came into force on August 10, 1982, the country had regained the status of an autonomous local authority as the "Foral Community Navarra" (Spanish Comunidad Foral de Navarra , Basque Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea ).
annotation
- ↑ Angel J. Martín Duque: Sancho VI el Sabio y el Fuero de Vitoria. In: Príncípe de Viana. Vol. 63 (2002), p. 782, note 38.