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unusual facts about Sancho II


Sancho II

Sancho II of Pamplona (b. aft. 935–994), King of Pamplona and Count of Aragon (970–994)


Bohemond of Astarac

Sometime before May 1141 he and his elder brother, Sancho II, helped their father restore the town of Simorre after it was devastated by a fire.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Huesca

At the same time Sancho II was appointed Bishop of Huesca, and hastened to request the Pope Alexander II to confirm the decisions of the council.

Santiago del Arrabal, Toledo

Santiago del Arrabal is a church in Toledo, Spain, built in 1245-48, at the orders of Sancho II, on the site of an older church and a mosque that is known to been used since 1125.


see also

Afonso III of Portugal

Pope Innocent IV then ordered Sancho II to be removed from the throne and be replaced by the Count of Boulogne.