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William Sánchez of Gascony

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in 970. No Galiciam of that name is known from the 10th century, but neither is there any other record of William Sánchez travelling to Galicia. It has been proposed, however, that the duke of Gascony was on a pilgrimage to the
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and combat Muslims, he left Gombald in charge in Gascony. In Navarre he acquired a wife, but was forced to return to Gascony as Viking raids became increasingly serious. He defeated the Vikings at
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Around 970, William was using only the title of count as when "Lord William Sánchez, count of the Gascons" donated land in the village of "Luco Deo" to the monastery of
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in 981 or 982, and they ceased to be a serious threat after that. Their permanent settlements along the
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when, in an emergency, he took command of the defences during a Viking attack.
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with the Gascony. Documents of his reign state that his grandfather came from
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entitled him "Count of Bordeaux and duke of all Gascony" in his biography of
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and successor, around 961, of his childless elder brother, Duke
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961 at least until 996, was the younger illegitimate son of duke
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William might be the "Count William Sánchez" who, according to
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were removed and they were driven back into the north, the
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as his second wife and brought a claim on Gascony to the
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Oxford University Press, 1984. 428:, later ruled Gascony as well. 159:Garsenda, Countess of Toulouse 1: 561:. Blackwell Publishing, 1990. 434:Brisca (Prisca) married duke 278:. He inherited the county of 408:(927–70) and widow of count 406:García Sánchez I of Pamplona 153:Prisca, Duchess of Aquitaine 183:Sancho IV Garcés of Gascony 632: 410:Fernán González of Castile 383:, defeated the Vikings in 15: 611:People of the Reconquista 515:Leroy & Barraqué 2002 128:Urraca Garcés of Pamplona 574:González López, Emilio. 543:(in French). Atlantica. 422:, succeeded his father. 436:William V of Aquitaine 350:Archbishop of Bordeaux 235: 230: 222: 206: 198: 193:(also William Sancho, 317:, using the title of 276:Saint Vincent-de-Lucq 588:Lewis, Archibald R. 339:regnante rege Hugone 16:For other uses, see 581:Higounet, Charles. 551:. Bloomsbury, 2015. 373:pays de Born-Landes 286:, son of his aunt 257:County of Bordeaux 191:William II Sánchez 29:William II Sánchez 585:. 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Index

William Sanchez
Duke of Gascony
Sancho V Sánchez
Bernard I William
Count of Bordeaux
William
Bernard I William
Urraca Garcés of Pamplona
Issue
Bernard I William, Duke of Gascony
Sancho VI William, Duke of Gascony
Prisca, Duchess of Aquitaine
Garsenda, Countess of Toulouse
Dynasty
Sancho IV Garcés of Gascony
Basque
French
Gascon
Latin
Spanish
Duke of Gascony
Sancho IV
Sancho V
County of Bordeaux
Iberia
García II Sánchez
Pyrenees
Saint Vincent-de-Lucq
Bordeaux
William the Good

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