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 | | Still, at the death of Sancho, in 1035, the diferent realms fell in the hands of his four sons: García (Gartzia), the elder, inherited Pamplona; Fernando, the second, Castile; Ramiro got Aragon and Gonzalo got Sobrarbe and Ribagorza (not named in the map, east of Aragon). |
 | | The heir of García, Sancho IV, was assasinated by his brothers, giving oportunity for the intervention of Castile and Aragon to divide the Pamplonese territory among them. |
 | | As mentioned above, at the death of Sancho VII the Strong in 1234, Jaime of Aragon claimed the throne of Navarre but was rejected by the people and nobility. |
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