Ramiro Sánchez of Monzón ( 1070–1129/1130) was a noble kinsman of the kings of Navarre. In 1104 he was '' tenente'' of Urroz, of

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between 1104 and 1116, probably of Tudela in 1117 and from 1122 to 1129 in Erro.

Biography

His father was Sancho Garcés, an illegitimate son of king

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. His mother was Constance, whose parentage has been subject to recent speculation - associated with the lords of Marañón in traditional sources, she has lately been suggested to have been daughter of queen Estefanía, King García's wife, and hence stepsister of her husband. With the fall of his uncle, king

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, the kingdom was divided between Castile and

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, and the royal family parceled out between the two. Ramiro was thus raised at the Aragonese court, and was lord of Monzón, in which he was succeeded by his eldest son, the future king

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. Although ancient authors claimed that Ramiro was a participant in the

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, such participation is highly unlikely. He had supposedly left together with other nobles on March 15, 1095, but that is impossible as the crusade had not yet been called at the

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and this did not occur until a few months later. On the other hand, according to Antonio Ubieto Arteta, it was to be supposed that had he gone to the

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, "he would have remained in the Christian army until the conquest of Jerusalem; however, we find him in

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around 1098, marrying a daughter of

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and in July 1099 accompanying the body of El Cid to Cardeña". He initiated the construction of Santa María de La Piscina, which was consecrated in 1137. Around 1098, Ramiro was married to Cristina Rodríguez daughter of El Cid. Their children were: * García Ramírez (the Restorer), King of Navarre *Elvira, wife of count Rodrigo Gómez and mother of Gonzalo Ruiz of Bureba

References

Sources

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The Chronicle of Alfonso the Emperor
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Ramiro Ramiro is a Spanish and Portuguese name from the latinisation of the Gothic given name *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌹𐍂 (*Ranamir). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Ramiro I of Asturias (c. 790–850), king of Asturias * Ramiro ...

12th-century nobility from the Kingdom of Navarre