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Alfonso VII of León and Castile

1105 - 1157

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Alfonso VII (1 March 1105 – 21 August 1157), called the Emperor (el Emperador), became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126. Alfonso, born Alfonso Raimúndez, first used the title Emperor of All Spain, alongside his mother Urraca, once she vested him with the direct rule of Toledo in 1116. Alfonso later held another investiture in 1135 in a grand ceremony reasserting his claims to the imperial title. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfonso VII of León and Castile has received more than 462,122 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Alfonso VII of León and Castile is the 2,486th most popular politician (down from 2,263rd in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Spain (down from 204th in 2019) and the 76th most popular Spanish Politician.

Alfonso VII of León and Castile is most famous for being the king of the Christian kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula. He was also the first king of the combined kingdoms of León and Castile, and he was the first king to unite the Christian kingdoms in the peninsula.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alfonso VII of León and Castile ranks 2,486 out of 19,576. Before him are Karl Carstens, Raúl Alfonsín, Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Alexander Jannaeus, Shalmaneser I, and Mohammed Badie. After him are Mary of Guise, Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Emperor Kōshō, Werner von Haeften, B. J. Habibie, and Andronikos IV Palaiologos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1105, Alfonso VII of León and Castile ranks 2. Before him is Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem. After him are Władysław II the Exile, Mahmud II, Ibn Asakir, Philip of Sweden, Herman III, Margrave of Baden, and Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter. Among people deceased in 1157, Alfonso VII of León and Castile ranks 3. Before him are Ahmad Sanjar, and Yuri Dolgorukiy. After him are Canute V of Denmark, Ramiro II of Aragon, Sweyn III of Denmark, Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, Dirk VI, Count of Holland, and Eystein II of Norway.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alfonso VII of León and Castile ranks 221 out of 3,355. Before him are Eulalia of Mérida (290), Luis de Góngora (1561), Jordi Savall (1941), Fernando Sor (1778), Manuel Castells (1942), and Juan Pujol García (1912). After him are Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), Petronilla of Aragon (1136), Luis Enrique (1970), Antoni Tàpies (1923), Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460), and Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Alfonso VII of León and Castile ranks 76. Before him are Amaro Pargo (1678), Eleanor of Toledo (1522), Urraca of León (1081), Alfonso IX of León (1171), Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), and Alfonso the Battler (1073). After him are Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), Petronilla of Aragon (1136), Louis Blanc (1811), Blanche I of Navarre (1387), Reccared I (510), and Henry III of Castile (1379).

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