Sancho VII of Navarre

Sancho VII, called the Strong (c. 1157–1234), the last king of the Jiménez dynasty, succeeded his father Sancho VI in 1194. He fell out with Alfonso VIII of Castile after Alarcos in 1195, and while he campaigned in Africa in 1198–1200 Castile and Aragon invaded Navarre; Castile seized Álava, Guipúzcoa and Biscay.

He distinguished himself at Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, breaking through to the Almohad caliph's tent, later linked with the chains on Navarre's arms.

Lamed by illness, he retired to Tudela and died there on 7 April 1234. The crown passed to his nephew Theobald of Champagne.