Ramiro Sánchez de Navarra

Ramiro Sánchez de Navarra (* 1070 ; † 1116 ) was lord of Monzón .

His father was Sancho Garcés de Navarra , who in turn was illegitimate son of King García Sánchez III. from Navarre was. Ramiro was married to Cristina Rodríguez, a daughter of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called El Cid . Ramiro was a participant in the First Crusade and took part in the conquest of Jerusalem in 1099 . As a reminder, he ordered the construction of the chapel of Santa María de La Piscina in his native Navarre by his will of 1113 , which was inaugurated in 1137.

progeny

• García IV. Ramírez († 1150), 1134 king of Navarre.
• Alfonso Ramirez († 1164), Lord of Castroviejo.
• Elvira Ramírez († around 1163), ∞ I) 1115 Ladron d'Alava, ∞ II) 1137 Rodrigo de Manzanedo.
• Sancho Ramírez “ de la Piscina ”, Lord of Peñacerrada, Arellano and Puelles.

literature

• Glenn Edward Lipskey: The Chronicle of Alfonso the Emperor. A Translation of the Chronica Adefonsi imperatoris, with study and notes. Northwestern University, Evanston 1972. ( online here )
• Ricardo del Arco y Garay: Dos Infantes de Navarra, Senores en Monzon. In: Príncipe de Viana. 10: 249-74. 1949.
• Germán de Pamplona: Filiation y Derechos al Trono de Navarra de Garcia Ramirez el Restaurador. In: Príncipe de Viana . 10: 275-83. 1949.
• Jaime de Salazar y Acha: Reflections Sobre la Posible Historicidad de un Episodio de la Crónica Najerense. In: Príncipe de Viana . 55: 149-156. 1994.