King Carlos III de Navarre
(1361-1425)

King of Navarre (1387-1425)

Died aged 64

Charles III (1361 – 8 September 1425), called the Noble, was King of Navarre from 1387 to his death and Count of Évreux from 1387 to 1404, when he exchanged it for the title Duke of Nemours. He spent his reign improving the infrastructure of his kingdom, restoring Navarre's pride after the dismal reign of his father, Charles the Bad, and mending strained relations with France. Charles III was born at Mantes-la-Jolie, the son of Charles II of Navarre and Joan of Valois. He married Eleanor, daughter of Henry II of Castile, in 1375, putting an end to the conflict between Castile and Navarre. On 25 July 1390, Charles named Joanna as his heir to Navarre. Yet in 1397 his son, Charles, would be recognized as heir to Navarre. As king, his politics were peace with France, Castile, Aragon, and England, support for the Avignon Papacy, and matrimonial alliance. He collaborated with Castile in a war on the Kingdom of Granada. By the , he abandoned his claims to Champagne and Brie and made peace with France. Charles created the title Prince of Viana for the heir to the throne, entitling his grandson Charles in 1423. He was a patron of the arts and he finished construction on the great Gothic Cathedral of Pamplona. When it comes to Navarre's home policy, he decreed the watershed unification of Pamplona's boroughs in 1423, after over three centuries of division and rivalry. He also built the royal palace at Tafalla and the Royal Palace of Olite, where he died in 1425. A book of hours made for Charles III (Hours of Charles the Noble) and decorated by the Master of the Brussels Initials is currently preserved in Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

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English translation: Charles III, the Noble King of Navarre, granted Pamplona the Privilege of the Union on 8th September 1423 so that its inhabitants could live in peace, tranquillity and perpetual harmony. King Charles III of Navarre granted the Privilege of Union to Pamplona, on September 8, 1423, so that the people of Pamplona could "Live in Peace, Tranquility and Eternal Friendship".

Plaza del Castillo - Avenida de Carlos III el Noble Etorbidea, Pamplona, Spain where they granted a charter (1423)