Kingdom of Navarre
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Navarre (Spanish: Navarra, French: [la] Navarre, Basque: Nafarroa) is the name of a former kingdom situated on both sides of the Pyrenees in Northern Spain] and Southwest France. Originally, the name referred only to the region south of the Pyrenees around the city of [[Pamplona]. The partially Basque and partial Visigoth population founded this independent state in the 8yh and 9th century to defend themselves from as well Moorish as Frankish intruders. It was independent from 824 to 1620, when the remaining Kingdom became part of France, although it kept some autonomy. The French King held from that time on title of King of France and Navarre.