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Sancho II of Castile and León

1036 - 1072

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Sancho II (1036/1038 – 7 October 1072), called the Strong (el Fuerte), was King of Castile (1065–72), Galicia (1071–72) and León (1072). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sancho II of Castile and León has received more than 229,283 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Sancho II of Castile and León is the 2,497th most popular politician (down from 1,859th in 2019), the 222nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 160th in 2019) and the 77th most popular Spanish Politician.

Sancho II of Castile and León is most famous for his military conquests. He was the eldest son of Alfonso VIII and Eleanor of England, and his father named him heir to the throne of Castile and León. He became King of Castile and León in 1194, when his father died. Sancho II was a warrior king, and he embarked on a series of military campaigns, conquering the Kingdom of Murcia, the Kingdom of Jaén, the Kingdom of Seville, and the Kingdom of Córdoba.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sancho II of Castile and León ranks 2,497 out of 19,576. Before him are B. J. Habibie, Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Otto Grotewohl, Porus, Antonín Novotný, and Serzh Sargsyan. After him are Necmettin Erbakan, Huayna Capac, Pharnavaz I of Iberia, Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah, Plaek Phibunsongkhram, and Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1036, Sancho II of Castile and León ranks 1. After him are Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen, and Odo of Bayeux. Among people deceased in 1072, Sancho II of Castile and León ranks 3. Before him are Alp Arslan, and Romanos IV Diogenes. After him are Peter Damian, Ouyang Xiu, Antipope Honorius II, Al-Qushayri, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Adalbert of Hamburg, Ordulf, Duke of Saxony, Asadi Tusi, and Ali Hujwiri.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Sancho II of Castile and León ranks 222 out of 3,355. Before him are Luis de Góngora (1561), Jordi Savall (1941), Fernando Sor (1778), Manuel Castells (1942), Juan Pujol García (1912), and Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105). After him are Petronilla of Aragon (1136), Luis Enrique (1970), Antoni Tàpies (1923), Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), and Carlota Joaquina of Spain (1775).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Sancho II of Castile and León ranks 77. Before him are Eleanor of Toledo (1522), Urraca of León (1081), Alfonso IX of León (1171), Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), Alfonso the Battler (1073), and Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105). After him are Petronilla of Aragon (1136), Louis Blanc (1811), Blanche I of Navarre (1387), Reccared I (510), Henry III of Castile (1379), and Mariano Rajoy (1955).

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