Sancho II the Strong Ferdinandez King of Castile and Leon [7778] ²⁴

   Cause of his death was murdered.

  General Notes:

Acceded: 1065

Count of Castile.
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  Medical Notes:

Some Leonese resistance still persisted, and his sister, Urraca, Lady of Zamora, held that city against his rule. He had surrounded the city and begun a siege, when a Zamoran noble, named Vellido Dolfos, assassinated Sancho on 6 October 1072. Vellido had gained entry to Sancho's camp pretending to be a deserter, and sought a private conference with Sancho to tell him the weakness of the Zamoran defence. Once before Sancho, however, he used the king's own sword to impale him in the back. Fleeing, he was chased back to Zamora by El Cid but escaped into the town through a gateway since called Portillo del Traidor ("gateway of the traitor"). Sancho was succeeded in his kingdoms by the brother he had previously deposed, Alfonso.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: King of Castile, 1065. King of Castile 1065\endash 1072

• Acceded: King of Galicia, 1071. King of Galicia 1071\endash 1072

• Acceded: King of León, 1072. King of León 1972

Sancho married Alberta [7779] [MRIN: 3083] before 26 Mar 1071.