Kingdom of Navarre

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early modern state former monarchy historical kingdom medieval state

The Kingdom of Navarre was a medieval and early modern realm straddling the western Pyrenees between what are now Spain and France, known for its strategic location, complex dynastic history, and eventual incorporation into the crowns of Castile and France.

Aliases (7)
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern state →
former monarchy →
historical kingdom →
medieval state →
alternativeName Kingdom of Navarre →
surface form: "Kingdom of Pamplona"

Nafarroako Erresuma →
Kingdom of Navarre →
surface form: "Reino de Navarra"

Kingdom of Navarre →
surface form: "Royaume de Navarre"
capital Pamplona →
Pau →
continent Europe →
foundedAsKingdom c. 824 →
governmentType monarchy →
hasBorderWith France →
Kingdom of Aragon →
Castile →
surface form: "Kingdom of Castile"
historicalRegionOverlap Basque Country →
Pyrénées-Atlantiques →
surface form: "Béarn"

Navarre →
incorporatedInto Crown of Castile →
Kingdom of Spain →
lastMonarchAlsoKingOf France →
lastRulingDynasty House of Bourbon →
legalTradition Navarrese fueros →
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula →
Pyrenees →
surface form: "western Pyrenees"
locatedInPresentDay France →
Spain →
majorCity Estella →
Olite →
Pamplona →
Tudela →
northernPartAnnexationYear 1620 →
northernPartAnnexedBy France →
notableDynasty House of Albret →
House of Bourbon →
House of Champagne →
House of Foix →
House of Jiménez →
House of Évreux →
officialLanguage Basque →
Latin →
Hispano-Romance dialects →
surface form: "Navarrese Romance"
partialAnnexationBy Crown of Castile →
partialAnnexationYear 1512 →
predecessor Kingdom of Navarre →
surface form: "Kingdom of Pamplona"
religion Roman Catholicism →
strategicRole buffer state between France and Iberian kingdoms →
control of western Pyrenean passes →
successor Kingdom of Navarre →
surface form: "French Kingdom of Navarre (within France)"

Kingdom of Spain →
unionWith Crown of Castile →
Kingdom of France →
Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Navarre → alternativeName → Kingdom of Navarre →
this entity surface form: "Kingdom of Pamplona"
Kingdom of Navarre → alternativeName → Kingdom of Navarre →
this entity surface form: "Reino de Navarra"
Kingdom of Navarre → alternativeName → Kingdom of Navarre →
this entity surface form: "Royaume de Navarre"
Francis Xavier → birthPlace → Kingdom of Navarre →
this entity surface form: "Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre"
Caliphate of Córdoba → borderedBy → Kingdom of Navarre →
Caliphate of Córdoba → borderedBy → Kingdom of Navarre →
this entity surface form: "Kingdom of Pamplona"
Kingdom of León → borderedBy → Kingdom of Navarre →
Reconquista → carriedOutBy → Kingdom of Navarre →
Jeanne d’Albret → country → Kingdom of Navarre →
Francis Xavier → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Navarre →
Henry IV of France → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Navarre →
King Louis XIII → countryRuled → Kingdom of Navarre →
subject surface form: "Louis XIII of France"
Catholic Monarchy → hasComponentTerritory → Kingdom of Navarre →
Aragonese Crusade → hasMainBelligerent → Kingdom of Navarre →
Capetian dynasty → hasMainTerritory → Kingdom of Navarre →
Basque Country → hasPart → Kingdom of Navarre →
this entity surface form: "Lower Navarre"
Catholic Monarchy → hasPredecessor → Kingdom of Navarre →
Villava → locatedIn → Kingdom of Navarre →
this entity surface form: "historical kingdom of Navarre"
Maria Theresa of Spain → monarchConsortOf → Kingdom of Navarre →
Ferdinand II of Aragon → monarchOf → Kingdom of Navarre →
Joanna of Castile → monarchOf → Kingdom of Navarre →
Kingdom of Navarre → predecessor → Kingdom of Navarre →
this entity surface form: "Kingdom of Pamplona"
House of Trastámara → ruled → Kingdom of Navarre →
Castile → sharesBorderWith → Kingdom of Navarre →
Kingdom of Navarre → successor → Kingdom of Navarre →
this entity surface form: "French Kingdom of Navarre (within France)"
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