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Alfonso IX of León

1171 - 1230

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Alfonso IX (15 August 1171 – 23 or 24 September 1230) was King of León from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death. He took steps towards modernizing and democratizing his dominion and founded the University of Salamanca in 1218. In 1188 he summoned the first parliament reflecting the fullest representation of the citizenry ever seen in Western Europe, the Cortes of León. Alfonso took part in the Reconquista, conquering several territories within Extremadura, capturing Mérida and Badajoz in 1230, which allowed for the eventual conquest of Seville during the reign of his son Ferdinand III. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfonso IX of León has received more than 414,971 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Alfonso IX of León is the 2,354th most popular politician (up from 2,660th in 2019), the 206th most popular biography from Spain (up from 231st in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Spanish Politician.

Alfonso IX of León is most famous for his involvement in the Reconquista, the re-conquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslim Moors.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alfonso IX of León ranks 2,354 out of 19,576. Before him are Aleksandar Vučić, Urraca of León, Valdas Adamkus, Fausta, Theudebert I, and John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony. After him are Eric I of Denmark, Erich Mielke, Magnus IV of Sweden, Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, Léon Bourgeois, and Abu Ayyub al-Ansari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1171, Alfonso IX of León ranks 2. Before him is Al-Aziz Uthman. After him are Agnes of France, Byzantine Empress, Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg, and Muhammad Aufi. Among people deceased in 1230, Alfonso IX of León ranks 5. Before him are Börte, Berengaria of Navarre, Pérotin, and Walther von der Vogelweide. After him are Ottokar I of Bohemia, Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, Pelagio Galvani, Margaret, Countess of Blois, Pietro Ziani, Benedetto Antelami, and Samuel ibn Tibbon.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alfonso IX of León ranks 206 out of 3,355. Before him are Eleanor of Toledo (1522), Francis, Duke of Cádiz (1822), Matilde Camus (1919), Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1482), Pedro de Alvarado (1485), and Urraca of León (1081). After him are Joseph of Anchieta (1534), Jacinto Benavente (1866), Pedro de Valdivia (1497), Brunhilda of Austrasia (543), Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), and Alfonso the Battler (1073).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Alfonso IX of León ranks 73. Before him are Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726), Alfonso III of Asturias (848), Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (1629), Amaro Pargo (1678), Eleanor of Toledo (1522), and Urraca of León (1081). After him are Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), Alfonso the Battler (1073), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), Petronilla of Aragon (1136), and Louis Blanc (1811).

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