Sancho III of Castile

Sancho III (1134 – 31 August 1158) is King of Castile and Toledo for one year, from 1157 to 1158.

During the Reconquista, in which he takes an active part, he founds the Order of Calatrava.

He is called el Deseado (the Desired) due to his position as the first child of his parents, born after eight years of childless marriage.

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