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Alfonso X of Castile

1221 - 1284

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Alfonso X (also known as the Wise, Spanish: el Sabio; 23 November 1221 – 4 April 1284) was King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1 June 1252 until his death in 1284. During the election of 1257, a dissident faction chose him to be king of Germany on 1 April. He renounced his claim to Germany in 1275, and in creating an alliance with the Kingdom of England in 1254, his claim on the Duchy of Gascony as well. Alfonso's scientific interests—he is sometimes nicknamed the Astrologer (el Astrólogo)—led him to sponsor the creation of the Alfonsine tables, and the Alphonsus crater on the Moon is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfonso X of Castile is the 295th most popular writer (down from 283rd in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Spain (down from 71st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Writer.

Alfonso X of Castile is most famous for being a scholar and a patron of the arts. He was also a king of Castile, León, Galicia, Toledo, Murcia, Jaén, Seville, Córdoba, and Valencia.

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Among writers, Alfonso X of Castile ranks 295 out of 7,302. Before him are Patrick Modiano, Claude Simon, Luigi Pirandello, Jacob Grimm, Bram Stoker, and Walt Whitman. After him are Paul Auster, Karen Blixen, Alphonse Daudet, François de La Rochefoucauld, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, and Guillaume de Machaut.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1221, Alfonso X of Castile ranks 3. Before him are Bonaventure, and Theodore II Laskaris. After him are Margaret of Provence, Al-Adil II, Qara Hülegü, Yesü Möngke, and Salimbene di Adam. Among people deceased in 1284, Alfonso X of Castile ranks 1. After him are Tekuder, Nicola Pisano, Boetius of Dacia, Siger of Brabant, Hōjō Tokimune, Hugh III of Cyprus, Peter I, Count of Alençon, George, Emperor of Trebizond, Adelaide of Holland, Sturla Þórðarson, and Alphonso, Earl of Chester.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alfonso X of Castile ranks 79 out of 3,355. Before him are Isabella II of Spain (1830), Isaac Albéniz (1860), Luis Enrique (1970), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), and Francisco Gento (1933). After him are Maria Anna of Spain (1606), Amancio Ortega (1936), Avempace (1080), Ibn Tufail (1110), Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784), and Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Alfonso X of Castile ranks 7. Before him are Miguel de Cervantes (1547), Federico García Lorca (1898), Lope de Vega (1562), Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), and Quintilian (35). After him are Jacinto Benavente (1866), Martial (40), Seneca the Elder (-54), Camilo José Cela (1916), Henry IV of Castile (1425), and Matilde Camus (1919).

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