 In 820 Charlemagne's vassal, Count Aznar I, was ejected from the county by his son-in-law García 'the Bad', who rode to power on the back of troops supplied by Íñigo Arista, ruler of the fledgling Kingdom of Pamplona.He then repudiated his wife in order to marry Íñigo's daughter.In 844, Aznar's son Galindo was forced to make himself a vassal of Íñigo in order to secure his return and succession to the county.