NOBLEMAN

El Cid

1045 - 1099

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Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043 – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain. Fighting both with Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific as-Sayyid ("the Lord" or "the Master"), which would evolve into El Çid (Spanish: [el ˈθið], Old Spanish: [el ˈts̻id]), and the Spanish honorific El Campeador ("the Champion"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of El Cid has received more than 4,631,962 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). El Cid is the 40th most popular nobleman (down from 37th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Spain (down from 44th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Nobleman.

El Cid is most famous for being a Spanish hero. He was a military leader who fought for the Christians against the Muslims in the 11th century.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, El Cid ranks 40 out of 1,415. Before him are Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, Charles the Bold, Queen Sofía of Spain, Margaret of Valois, Marie de' Medici, and Edward VII. After him are Otto von Habsburg, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, Pope Leo IX, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, and Ramesses III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1045, El Cid ranks 1. After him are Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, Saint Margaret of Scotland, Cosmas of Prague, Stephen, Count of Blois, Adelaide of Hungary, Huang Tingjian, and William IV, Count of Toulouse. Among people deceased in 1099, El Cid ranks 2. Before him is Pope Urban II. After him are Donald III of Scotland, Qutalmish, Peter Bartholomew, and Tatikios.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, El Cid ranks 54 out of 3,355. Before him are Michael Servetus (1509), Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Isabella II of Spain (1830), Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), Santiago Bernabéu Yeste (1895), and John of the Cross (1542). After him are Lope de Vega (1562), Abd al-Rahman III (889), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), Jusepe de Ribera (1591), Florentino Pérez (1947), and Maria Theresa of Spain (1638).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Spain

Among noblemen born in Spain, El Cid ranks 2. Before him are Anne of Austria (1601). After him are Felipe VI of Spain (1968), Mariana Victoria of Spain (1718), Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (1535), Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928), Carlota Joaquina of Spain (1775), Queen Letizia of Spain (1972), Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz (1794), Petrus Gonsalvus (1537), Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia (1953), and Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli (1540).

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