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Alfonso VI of León and Castile

1040 - 1109

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Alfonso VI (c. 1040/1041 – 1 July 1109), nicknamed the Brave (El Bravo) or the Valiant, was king of León (1065–1109), Galicia (1071–1109), and Castile (1072–1109). After the conquest of Toledo in 1085, Alfonso proclaimed himself victoriosissimo rege in Toleto, et in Hispania et Gallecia (most victorious king of Toledo, and of Spain and Galicia). This conquest, along with El Cid's taking of Valencia would greatly expand the territory and influence of the Leonese/Castilian realm, but also provoked an Almoravid invasion that Alfonso would spend the remainder of his reign resisting. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfonso VI of León and Castile has received more than 836,643 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Alfonso VI of León and Castile is the 1,059th most popular politician (down from 994th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 81st in 2019) and the 25th most popular Spanish Politician.

Alfonso VI of León and Castile is most famous for his conquest of Toledo in 1085, which was the largest city in the Iberian Peninsula at the time.

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  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alfonso VI of León and Castile ranks 1,059 out of 19,576. Before him are Decebalus, Benjamin Disraeli, Louis IV of France, Trygve Lie, Chongzhen Emperor, and Emperor Yao. After him are As-Saffah, Klement Gottwald, Volodymyr Zelensky, Olaf II of Norway, Maurice, and Calvin Coolidge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1040, Alfonso VI of León and Castile ranks 1. After him are Rashi, Géza I of Hungary, John Skylitzes, Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, Ida of Lorraine, Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg, Ivo of Chartres, Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg, Håkan the Red, Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine, and Herman I of Baden. Among people deceased in 1109, Alfonso VI of León and Castile ranks 2. Before him is Anselm of Canterbury. After him are Eupraxia of Kiev, Hugh of Cluny, Fulk IV, Count of Anjou, Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia, and Alberic of Cîteaux.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alfonso VI of León and Castile ranks 82 out of 3,355. Before him are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), Juan Gris (1887), Roderic (688), Antonio Banderas (1960), Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713), and Muhammad XII of Granada (1459). After him are Santiago Calatrava (1951), Vicente del Bosque (1950), Ramón Mercader (1913), Al-Zahrawi (936), Magnus Maximus (335), and Isaac Albéniz (1860).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Alfonso VI of León and Castile ranks 25. Before him are Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784), Alfonso XII of Spain (1857), Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), Roderic (688), Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713), and Muhammad XII of Granada (1459). After him are Magnus Maximus (335), Peter III of Aragon (1239), Dolores Ibárruri (1895), Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), and Louis I of Spain (1707).

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