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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. The Leonese and Castilian armies suffered decisive defeats in the battles of Sagrajas (1086), Consuegra (1097) and Uclés (1108), in the latter of which his only son and heir, Sancho Alfónsez, died, and Valencia was abandoned but Toledo remained part of an expanded realm that he passed to his daughter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfonso VI of León and Castile is the 1,282nd most popular politician (down from 1,059th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Spain (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 28th 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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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alfonso VI of León and Castile ranks 1,282 out of 19,576. Before him are Reza Shah, Herman Van Rompuy, John III Doukas Vatatzes, Anton Drexler, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and Abd el-Krim. After him are Abd al-Rahman I, Antoine of Navarre, Magnus Maximus, Gustáv Husák, Külüg Khan, and Ivan VI of Russia.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alfonso VI of León and Castile ranks 98 out of 3,355. Before him are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), Joaquín Rodrigo (1901), Vicente del Bosque (1950), Peter III of Aragon (1239), and José Ortega y Gasset (1883). After him are Magnus Maximus (335), Alfonso V of Aragon (1396), Blanche of Castile (1188), Francisco Tárrega (1852), Santiago Calatrava (1951), and Antipope Benedict XIII (1328).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Alfonso VI of León and Castile ranks 28. Before him are Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784), Muhammad XII of Granada (1459), Roderic (688), Alfonso XII of Spain (1857), Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), and Peter III of Aragon (1239). After him are Magnus Maximus (335), Alfonso V of Aragon (1396), Dolores Ibárruri (1895), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), Pelagius of Asturias (685), and Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913).

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