Kings of Navarre - Definition and Overview

This is a list of the kings of Navarre.

House of Jimenez (c. 824–1234)

• c. 824–851 Inigo Iniguez Arista (Iñigo Iñiguez Arista). In Basque, Eneko Aritza.
• 851–880 Garcia Iñiguez, son of Inigo Iniguez Arista
• 880–905 Fortun Garces the One-Eyed
• 905–926 Sancho I Garces, another son of Inigo Iniguez Arista
• 926–970 Garcia I Sanchez
• 970–994 Sancho II Garces
• 994–1000 Garcia II, the Trembler
• 1000–1035 Sancho III, the Great
• 1035–1054 Garcia III Sanchez
• 1054–1076 Sancho IV of Peñalen
• 1076–1094 Sancho V Ramirez, as Sancho I of Aragon from 1063-1094
• 1094–1104 Peter I
• 1104–1134 Alfonso I
• 1134–1150 Garcia IV Ramirez
• 1150–1194 Sancho VI, the Wise
• 1194–1234 Sancho VII, the Strong

1234-1284 Monarchs from Champagne

• 1234-1253 Theobald I the Troubadour or the Posthumous
• 1253-1270 Theobald II of Navarre
• 1270-1274 Henry I the Fat
• 1274-1305 Joan I of Navarre, married to Philip IV of France

1284-1349 Capetian Dynasty

• 1284-1305 Philip I
• 1305-1316 Louis I
• 1316-1322 Philip II
• 1322-1328 Charles I
• 1328-1349 Joan II of Navarre, married to Philip of Evereux

1328-1441 Évreux

• 1328-1342 Philip of Evreux
• 1349-1387 Charles II the Bad
• 1387-1425 Charles III the Noble
• 1425-1441 Blanche of Navarre

1425-1479 Trastámara

• 1425-1479 John II
• (1441-1446 Charles (IV) of Viana)
• 1479 Eleanor of Navarre

1479-1483 Counts of Foix

• 1479-1483 Francis Febo, (of Foix 1470-1483)
• 1483-1516 Catherine of Navarre

1483-1573 Albret

• 1484-1516 John of Albret

Jean of Albret was defeated by Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1512, who married Germana of Foix and southern Navarre was annexed to Spain. The following monarchs reigned over the portion of Navarre north of the Pyrenees, called Lower Navarre. (The Spanish monarchs styled themselves monarchs of Navarre until 1833.)

• 1516-1555 Henry II of Navarre
• 1555-1572 Jeanne d'Albret, married Antoine of Bourbon, duke of Vendome (French: Antoine de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme)

1572-1620 Bourbon

• 1572-1610 Henry III (Henry IV of France from 1589)
• 1610-1620 Louis II (Louis XIII of France)

Henry III of Navarre became Henry IV of France and thereafter the crown of Navarre passed to the kings of France. In 1620, the Kingdom was merged into France, although the French kings continued to use the title of King of Navarre until 1791, and it was revived from 1814 to 1830 during the Restoration.

See also: Kings of Navarre family tree