Sancho IV of Castile

thumb| Sancho IV of Castile (12 May 1258 – 25 April 1295) called the Brave (el Bravo), was the king of Castile, León and Galicia (now parts of Spain) from 1284 to his death. Following his brother Ferdinand's death, he gained the support of nobles who declared him king instead of Ferdinand's son Alfonso. Faced with revolts throughout his reign, before he died he made his wife regent for his son, who became Ferdinand IV. Quotes I offer you a cake in one hand, a stick in the other; choose. Reply to the threats of the Miramolin (presumably Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq). Source: Juan Ferreras, vol. 4, p. 345. Reported in: Jules Michelet, History of France, translated by G. H. Smith, vol. 1 (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1882), p. 337 Quotes about Sancho The Castilians chose for their king, in conformity with the law of the Goths, Alphonso's second son, Sancho the Brave, the Cid of his day. Disinherited by his father, threatened at once by the French and the Moors, moreover excommunicated by the pope for having married too near a relative, Sancho made head against all, and kept both his wife and his kingdom. The French monarch [Philip III] uttered loud threats, collected a large army, took the oriflamme, and penetrated into Spain as far as Salvatierra. There he found himself equally unprovided with provisions and warlike stores, and could not advance. The expedition redounded little to his credit. The chronicle of St. Magloire, after narrating the death of St. Louis, contrasts with him his pitiable son—"In Spain and at Salvatierra, his son made a fool of himself." Jules Michelet, History of France, vol. 1 (1882), p. 337 External links Category:1250s births Category:1290s deaths Category:Monarchs from Spain Category:People of the Crusades