Fernando I of Navarre
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| Fernando I | |
|---|---|
 Fernando I in a 13th-century miniature | |
| King of Navarre and Aragon | |
| Reign | 21 July 1104 - 23 August 1127 |
| Predecessor | Antso IV |
| Successor | Fernando II |
| King of Valencia | |
| Reign | 20 December 1108 - 23 August 1127 |
| Successor | Fernando II |
| Born | 18 August 1073 Pampalona |
| Died | 23 August 1127 (aged 54) Jaca |
| Burial | Santa María la Real de Nájera |
| Consort | Patricia de Poitou (m. 1091; d. 1125) |
| Issue | Rodrigo Fernandez Fernando II of Navarre |
| House | Jimena |
| Father | Antso IV of Navarre |
| Mother | Adelhaid of Hungary |
Fernando I, known as Fernando the Careless (Fernando el Descuidado; 18 August 1073 - 23 August 1127), was king of Navarre and Aragon from 1104 and the first king of Valencia from 1108 until his death. In his wars against the Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula he conquered considerable portions of land in southeastern Spain. Despite his cognomen he is remembered as a capable administrator.
Before the throne
Fernando was born at Pampalona on 18 August 1073, three months after his father King Antso IV had crowned himself king of Aragon. His childhood was obscure except for references to the prince being provided with a riding-master. In 1080 his mother Queen Adelhaid was murdered.