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Urraca of León

1081 - 1126

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Urraca (León, 24 June 1081 – Saldaña, 8 March 1126), called "the reckless" (la temeraria), was Queen of León, Castile and Galicia from 1109 until her death. She claimed the imperial title as suo jure Empress of All Spain and Empress of All Galicia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Urraca of León has received more than 297,972 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Urraca of León is the 2,349th most popular politician (down from 1,752nd in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Spain (down from 148th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Spanish Politician.

Urraca of León is most famous for being the daughter of Alfonso VI and sister of King Alfonso VII. She was also Queen of Castile from 1109 to 1126.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Urraca of León ranks 2,349 out of 19,576. Before her are Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Wang Zhaojun, Damdin Sükhbaatar, Theodoric II, Hage Geingob, and Aleksandar Vučić. After her are Valdas Adamkus, Fausta, Theudebert I, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Alfonso IX of León, and Eric I of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1081, Urraca of León ranks 3. Before her are Louis VI of France, and Barkiyaruq. After her are William, Count of Luxembourg, Elvira of Castile, Countess of Toulouse, and Conrad I, Count of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1126, Urraca of León ranks 1. After her are Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, Ragnvald Knaphövde, Hugh, Count of Champagne, Teobaldo Boccapecci, Świętosława of Poland, Constance of France, Princess of Antioch, Eremburga of Maine, Cecilia of Normandy, and Morphia of Melitene.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Urraca of León ranks 205 out of 3,355. Before her are Amaro Pargo (1678), Eleanor of Toledo (1522), Francis, Duke of Cádiz (1822), Matilde Camus (1919), Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1482), and Pedro de Alvarado (1485). After her are Alfonso IX of León (1171), Joseph of Anchieta (1534), Jacinto Benavente (1866), Pedro de Valdivia (1497), Brunhilda of Austrasia (543), and Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Urraca of León ranks 72. Before her are Frederick III of Sicily (1272), Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726), Alfonso III of Asturias (848), Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (1629), Amaro Pargo (1678), and Eleanor of Toledo (1522). After her are Alfonso IX of León (1171), Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), Alfonso the Battler (1073), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), and Petronilla of Aragon (1136).

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