LESSON 4 THE CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS

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VOCABULARY Spanish March  Marca Hispánica Hairy  velloso

MAIN DATES Battle of Roncesvalles  778 Sancho III the Great died  1035

4.2.First Counties and Pyrenean Kingdoms Spanish March –In 778 Carlomagne tried to conquest Zaragoza, but he couldn’t. When he was returning to France, most of his army was destroyed in Roncesvalles. –The Pyrenean region formed the Spanish March within the Carolingian Empire. This means that all these counties paid taxes to Carolingian Empire. –In the 9th century the Carolingian Empire dissolved. –Three different independent regions were formed: Navarre, Aragon and the Catalan counties

4.2.First Counties and Pyrenean Kingdoms The Kingdom of Navarre –From the 10th century, the Jimena dynasty ruled in Navarre and extended their influence to La Rioja and Alava. Sancho III the Great ( ) became the most powerful Christian king on the Peninsula –His Kingdom included the Aragonese counties, Castile and part of Leon. –However, his kingdom broke up after his death

Inheritance of Sancho III Sancho III the Great ( ) King of Pamplona Count of Castile, Aragon, and Sobrarbe-Ribagorza CASTILE Fernando I ) LEON Sancho II ( ) Alfonso VI ( ) Alfonso VI ( ) King of Castile and Leon PAMPLONA García Sánchez III Sancho Ramírez King of Pamplona and Aragon and Sobrarbe ARAGÓN Ramiro I ( ) SOBRARBE Gonzalo ( ) Ramiro I ( ) King of Aragon y Sobrarbe

4.2.First Counties and Pyrenean Kingdoms The Aragonese counties –In 922, Aragon came under the rule of the kingdom of Navarre. The family of Count Aznar Galindo achieved independence after the death of Sancho III

4.2.First Counties and Pyrenean Kingdoms The Catalan counties –In 878, Wilfred the Hairy united the Catalan counties. He ruled them independently. Good relations with the caliphs of Cordoba brought a period of stability. –Catalonia consolidated its independence in the 10th century

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Links Vida de Sancho III el Mayor (sp) – abierta/sanchoIII/sanchoIIImayor.htmhttp:// abierta/sanchoIII/sanchoIIImayor.htm – 9s_III_de_Pamplonahttp://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancho_Garc%C3%A 9s_III_de_Pamplona Historia Medieval por reinos (sp) [MB] –

ACTIVITIES What happened in each century? The Christian Kingdoms 8th century9th century10th cent. Asturias- Leon Navarre Aragon Catalan Counties