Fortún of Pamplona
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Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed (, al-Anqar) or the Monk, was the king of Pamplona from 882 to 905.
He was the eldest son of King García Íñiguez, himself the son of king Íñigo Íñiguez Arista, the founder of the kingdom, and Fortún was to be the last king of the Arista dynasty.
Prince Fortún was taken prisoner by the Moors
in 860 during the invasion of Emir Mohammed I of Córdoba and kept for the next 20 years. While a prisoner in Córdoba
, his daughter Onneca Fortúnez
married Abdallah ibn Mohammed, who would later succeed his father as Emir. He was released from captivity in 880 and returned to Pamplona, apparently accompanied by his daughter. He succeeded upon the death of his father at Ayhar in 882 in a battle against Emir Mohammed I.
Little is known of the remainder of his reign except the manner of its ending. In 905, an alliance of the Banu Qasi
under Lubb ibn Mohammed, King Alfonso III of Asturias, and count Raymond I of Pallars brought about a successful coup in favor of the latter's nephew, Sancho Garcés
, son of García Jiménez
of "another part of the kingdom", forcing Fortún to retire as a monk to Leyre
.
Fortún had several surviving children by his wife Oria, whose parentage has been subject to much speculation:
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed
Fortún Garcés called the One-Eyed (, al-Anqar) or the Monk, was the king of Pamplona from 882 to 905.
He was the eldest son of King García Íñiguez, himself the son of king Íñigo Íñiguez Arista, the founder of the kingdom, and Fortún was to be the last king of the Arista dynasty.
Prince Fortún was taken prisoner by the Moors
Moors
The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed...
in 860 during the invasion of Emir Mohammed I of Córdoba and kept for the next 20 years. While a prisoner in Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
-History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...
, his daughter Onneca Fortúnez
Onneca Fortúnez
Onneca Fortúnez or Iñiga Fortúnez was a Basque princess from the Kingdom of Pamplona, later known as the Kingdom of Navarre. She was the daughter of Fortún Garcés of Pamplona and his wife Oria. At the time of Onneca's birth, which occurred between 848 and 850, the Iberian Peninsula was largely...
married Abdallah ibn Mohammed, who would later succeed his father as Emir. He was released from captivity in 880 and returned to Pamplona, apparently accompanied by his daughter. He succeeded upon the death of his father at Ayhar in 882 in a battle against Emir Mohammed I.
Little is known of the remainder of his reign except the manner of its ending. In 905, an alliance of the Banu Qasi
Banu Qasi
The Banu Qasi, Banu Kasi, Beni Casi or Banu Musa were a Basque Muladi dynasty that ruled the upper Ebro valley in the 9th century, before being displaced in the first quarter of the 10th century.-Dynastic beginnings:...
under Lubb ibn Mohammed, King Alfonso III of Asturias, and count Raymond I of Pallars brought about a successful coup in favor of the latter's nephew, Sancho Garcés
Sancho I of Pamplona
Sancho I Garcés was king of Pamplona from 905 to 925. He was a son of García Jiménez, who was king of "another part of the kingdom" of Pamplona and Dadildis de Pallars, his second wife...
, son of García Jiménez
García Jiménez of Pamplona
García Jiménez was king of a part of Pamplona in the late 9th century.The Jiménez dynasty that would later rule the kingdom of Navarre apparently originally held a territory within that realm distinct from that held by the descendants of Iñigo Arista...
of "another part of the kingdom", forcing Fortún to retire as a monk to Leyre
Monastery of Leyre
The Monastery of San Salvador of Leyre is a religious complex at the south of the Sierra of Leyre, in northern Navarre, Spain, standing out as one of the most important historical monasteries of Spain. The oldest records of the site date from 842, when Íñigo Arista, held as first king of Pamplona,...
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Fortún had several surviving children by his wife Oria, whose parentage has been subject to much speculation:
- Íñigo Fortúnez
- Aznar Fortúnez
- Blasco (Velasco) Fortúnez
- Lope Fortúnez
- Onneca FortúnezOnneca FortúnezOnneca Fortúnez or Iñiga Fortúnez was a Basque princess from the Kingdom of Pamplona, later known as the Kingdom of Navarre. She was the daughter of Fortún Garcés of Pamplona and his wife Oria. At the time of Onneca's birth, which occurred between 848 and 850, the Iberian Peninsula was largely...
, who married firstly Abdallah ibn Mohammed, Emir of Córdoba, and secondly her cousin Aznar Sánchez of LarraunLarraunLarraun is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.-External links:*...
, grandson of king García Íñiguez, becoming the mother of the future queens Toda AznárezToda of NavarreToda Aznárez, also Teuda de Larraun or Tota , was the queen-consort of Pamplona through her marriage to Sancho I, who reigned 905–925, and was regent of Pamplona, 931–934...
, wife of Sancho Garcés, and Sancha Aznárez, wife of king Jimeno Garcés, as well as grandmother of caliph Abd-ar-Rahman IIIAbd-ar-Rahman IIIAbd-ar-Rahman III was the Emir and Caliph of Córdoba of the Ummayad dynasty in al-Andalus. Called al-Nasir li-Din Allah , he ascended the throne in his early 20s, and reigned for half a century as the most powerful prince of Iberia...
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