Sancho II of Castile and León

Sancho II (1036/1038 – 7 October 1072), called the Strong (el Fuerte), was King of Castile (1065–72), Galicia (1071–72) and León (1072).

Sancho II
Sancho II in the Castilian manuscript Compendium of Chronicles of Kings (...) (c. 1312-1325). Currently located at Biblioteca Nacional de España.
King of Castile
Reign1065–1072
PredecessorFerdinand I
SuccessorAlfonso VI
King of León
Reign1072
Coronation12 January 1072 (León)
PredecessorAlfonso VI
SuccessorAlfonso VI
King of Galicia
Reign1071–1072
PredecessorGarcía II
SuccessorAlfonso VI
Bornc. 1036/1038
Zamora
Died6 October 1072 (aged 33–36)
Zamora
Burial
ConsortAlberta
DynastyJiménez
FatherFerdinand I of León and Castile
MotherSancha of León
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