García II Sánchez King of Navarre

919 - Aft 970  (51 years)

• Name	García II Sánchez King of Navarre  [1, 2]
  Born	919
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Conde de Aragón (by right of his first wife)
  Occupation	925
  	King of Navarre (succeeded his father under the regency of his uncle Jimeno García)
  Occupation	933
  	Íñigo García seized the regency (on the death of Jimeno García in 931) but was forced out by King García's mother, Toda Aznárez de Larraún
  Occupation	933
  	The Queen Mother installed herself as regent for her son
  Occupation	934
  	Caliph Abd al-Rahman III invaded Navarre obliging Regent Toda to submit to Córdoba and release Muslim hostages
  Occupation	934
  	Queen Toda was obligated to break with the other Christian kingdoms of the peninsula although her son was recognized as king by the caliph
  Occupation	937
  	Toda Aznárez broke the peace unilaterally but was defeated by the Muslims
  Occupation	939
  	Regent Toda allied herself with Ramiro II King of León and Fernán González Conde de Castilla to defeat the caliph at Alhandega/al-Khandaq (Simancas
  Occupation	960
  	King García III (allied with the caliph) helped restore King Sancho to the throne of León
  Died	Aft 25 May 970
  Buried	Bef 13 Oct 970
  Person ID	I14965	Godbout
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Sancho I García King of Navarre,   b. 880,   d. 11 Dec 925  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Toda Aznárez de Larraún,   b. Abt 885,   d. Aft 970  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	905
  Family ID	F7858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Endregota Galíndez de Aragón,   b. Abt 915,   d. 972  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	Abt 935
  Divorced	940	Repudiation imposed by Caliph Abd al-Rahman III
  Children	1. Sancho II Garcés King of Navarre,   b. Abt 935,   d. Dec 994  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F7846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Teresa de León,   b. 925,   d. 970  (Age 45 years)
  Married	Abt 943
  Children	1. Urraca García of Navarre,   b. Abt 950,   d. 12 Jul 1041  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F10751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S576] Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France, Anselme de Sainte-Marie, augustin déchaussé, (Troisième Édition, la Compagnie des Libraires, Paris, 2 août 1726-1733), Volume 2, p. 611. Également: Histoire de la fortification, La citadelle et la place de Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, de la Renaissance à l'Époque Contemporaine, Gérard Folio, général de division, Centre d'études d'histoire de la Défense, Cahier n° 25, 2005, Tome 2, p. 23. [S629] Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Herausgegeben Von Detlev Schwennicke, (Verlag Von J. A. Stargardt, Marburg, Deutschland, éditions 1978 à 1993), Volume 2, p. 54.