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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 434,184 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Alfonso VII of León and Castile is the 2,271st most popular politician (down from 1,935th in 2019), the 204th most popular biography from Spain (down from 166th in 2019) and the 75th 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.

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  • 64.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alfonso VII of León and Castile ranks 2,271 out of 15,577. Before him are Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus, Occhiali, Jehoahaz of Judah, Sviatopolk I of Kiev, and Julius Martov. After him are Theodoric II, Emperor Itoku, Porus, Qutb al-Din Aibak, Paul Doumer, and Pescennius Niger.

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

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alfonso VII of León and Castile ranks 204 out of 2,932. Before him are Nicola Porpora (1686), Alfonso the Battler (1073), Henry III of Castile (1379), Ricardo Bofill (1939), Columella (4), and Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (1629). After him are José Echegaray (1832), Brunhilda of Austrasia (543), Luis de Góngora (1561), Manuel Castells (1942), María Isabella of Spain (1789), and Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Alfonso VII of León and Castile ranks 75. Before him are Blanche I of Navarre (1387), Alfonso III of Asturias (848), Louis Blanc (1811), Alfonso the Battler (1073), Henry III of Castile (1379), and Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (1629). After him are Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567), Manuel Godoy (1767), Huneric (450), Petronilla of Aragon (1136), and Felipe González (1942).

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