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Sancho IV of Castile (12 May 1258 – 25 April 1295) called the Brave (el Bravo), was the king of Castile, León and Galicia (now parts of Spain) from 1284 to his death. Following his brother Ferdinand's death, he gained the support of nobles who declared him king instead of Ferdinand's son Alfonso.
Apr 21, 2024 · Sancho IV (born 1257—died April 25, 1295, Toledo, Castile) was the king of Castile and Leon from 1284 to 1295, the second son of Alfonso X. Though ambitious and ruthless, he was also an able politician and a cultivated man.
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Apr 5, 2024 · Sancho IV (born c. 1038—died 1076, Peñalén, Navarre [Spain]) was the king of Pamplona (Navarre) from 1054 to 1076, son of García III (or IV). Sancho had to contend with Castilian irredentism and Aragonese ambition.
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Sancho IV of Castile called the Brave, was the king of Castile, León and Galicia from 1284 to his death. Following his brother Ferdinand's death, he gained the support of nobles who declared him king instead of Ferdinand's son Alfonso.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Sancho IV (Sancho the Brave), 1257?-1295, Spanish king of Castile and León (1284–95), son and successor of Alfonso X. On the death (1275) of his elder brother, Ferdinand de la Cerda, Sancho was designated as Alfonso's successor by a coalition of nobles.
Sancho IV (12 May 1258 - 25 April 1295) nicknamed the Brave (Spanish: el Bravo) was the King of Castile and León from 1284 until his death in 1295. He was considered one of Castile's greatest kings because of his braveness.
Sancho IV of Castile was born on May 12, 1258, in Valladolid, Castile. The second son of King Alfonso X and Queen Violant of Aragon, Prince Sancho wasn’t intended to inherit the throne. Instead, the prince’s elder brother, Ferdinand, was his father’s heir.
