Sancho I, King of León, approximately 933-966

LC control no.	n 94014992
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Sancho I, King of León, approximately 933-966 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Sancho, I, King of León, -965 Sancho, I, King of León, d. 965 Sancho I, the Fat, King of León, approximately 933-966 Sancho I, Rey de León, approximately 933-966 Sancho I, el Craso, Rey de León, approximately 933-966 Sancho I, el Gordo, Rey de León, approximately 933-966
Other standard no.	0000000031218513
Associated country	Leon (Kingdom)
Birth date	0933~
Death date	[0966-11-16,0966-11-18]
Field of activity	Leon (Kingdom)--Politics and government
Profession or occupation	Kings
Found in	Sancho I y Ordoño IV, reyes de León, 1987: title page (Sancho I); OCLC #21486419 (Sancho, I, King of León, d. 965) BNE authorities, viewed February 15, 2024 record XX1110038 (Sancho I, Rey de León; coded dates: 0933~ 0966; other: Rey de León, 956-958, 960-966; professional category: rulers; use for: Sancho, el Craso, Sancho, el Gordo) Real Academia de la Historia WWW site, viewed February 15, 2024 DB-e (Sancho I; el Craso, el Gordo; c. 933-16-18.XI.966. Rey de León; third son of the King of León; in spring 944 he received the delegated government over the county of Castile; he was called "Regente in Castella" by some diplomats; in 954-955 he led a rebellion to oust Ordoño III from the throne; the rebellion failed but the unexpected death of his brother gave him the throne in 956; his marked obesity prevented him commanding his army or even getting on a horse; having lost the respect of the nobility, they supported the Infante Ordoño Alfonso, son of Alfonso IV the Monk, who was crowned in Compostella on March 2, 958; Sancho was expelled from the capital and fled to Navarre; with the support of the Caliph of Codoba and the Navarrese he returned to the capital in April 959; according to the chronicler Sampiro he was poisoned in mid-November 966 by Gonzalo Muñoz, Count of Porto; he died between 16 and 18 November near Chaves) British Museum WWW site, viewed February 15, 2024 Collections page (Sancho I, King of León; biography: King of Leon, called "the Fat"; son of Ramiro II, he succeeded his half-brother Ordono III when he died; his reign had a two year interruption in 958 when Ordoño the Wicked took the throne)