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Ferdinand I of León

1016 - 1065

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Ferdinand I (c. 1015 – 24 December 1065), called the Great (el Magno), was the count of Castile from his uncle's death in 1029 and the king of León after defeating his brother-in-law in 1037. According to tradition, he was the first to have himself crowned Emperor of Spain (1056), and his heirs carried on the tradition. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferdinand I of León has received more than 424,799 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 44 in 2019). Ferdinand I of León is the 1,879th most popular politician (down from 1,517th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from Spain (down from 129th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Spanish Politician.

Ferdinand I of León is most famous for being the first king of León and Galicia.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ferdinand I of León ranks 1,879 out of 19,576. Before him are Kim Jong-suk, Yitzhak Navon, Dongmyeong of Goguryeo, Śuddhodana, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and Al-Mahdi. After him are Kitbuqa, King Wen of Zhou, Oswald Mosley, Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, Emperor Hui of Han, and Conrad of Montferrat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1016, Ferdinand I of León ranks 4. Before him are Harold Harefoot, Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Robert Guiscard. After him are Béla I of Hungary, Casimir I the Restorer, Emperor Xingzong of Liao, Deokjong of Goryeo, Edward the Exile, Naropa, Svein Knutsson, and Amadeus I, Count of Savoy. Among people deceased in 1065, Ferdinand I of León ranks 1. After him are Gisela of Hungary, George the Hagiorite, and Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ferdinand I of León ranks 155 out of 3,355. Before him are José Echegaray (1832), Peter IV of Aragon (1319), Diego de Almagro (1475), Berengaria of Navarre (1165), José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903), and Carlos Saura (1932). After him are Francisco de Quevedo (1584), Miguel Muñoz (1922), Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), John II of Castile (1405), and Alfonso XI of Castile (1311).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Ferdinand I of León ranks 50. Before him are Henry II of Navarre (1503), Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), James II of Aragon (1267), Ferdinand I of Naples (1423), Peter IV of Aragon (1319), and José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903). After him are Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155), John II of Castile (1405), Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), John II of Aragon (1398), Al-Hakam II (915), and Henry II of Castile (1334).

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