Sancho II of Castile and León

Sancho II
Sancho II in the Castilian manuscript Compendium of Chronicles of Kings (...) (c. 1312-1325). Currently located at Biblioteca Nacional de España.
King of Castile
Reign1065–1072
PredecessorFerdinand I
SuccessorAlfonso VI
King of León
Reign1072
Coronation12 January 1072 (León)
PredecessorAlfonso VI
SuccessorAlfonso VI
King of Galicia
Reign1071–1072
PredecessorGarcía II
SuccessorAlfonso VI
Bornc. 1036/1038
Zamora, Kingdom of León
Died6 October 1072 (aged 33–36)
Zamora, Kingdom of León
Burial
ConsortAlberta
DynastyJiménez
FatherFerdinand I of León and Castile
MotherSancha of León

Sancho II (1036/1038 – 7 October 1072), called the Strong (el Fuerte), was King of Castile (1065–72), Galicia (1071–72) and León (1072).