Sancho VII Sánchez (17 April 1154 – 7 April 1234), called
the Strong (
el Fuerte in
Spanish,
Antso Azkarra in
Basque) or
the Prudent, was the
King of Navarre from 1194 to his death. His retirement at the end of his life has given rise to the alternate nickname
el Encerrado or "the Retired."