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El Cid

1045 - 1099

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Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043 – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain. Fighting both with Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific as-Sayyid ("the Lord" or "the Master"), which would evolve into El Çid (Spanish: [el ˈθið], Old Spanish: [el ˈts̻id]), and the Spanish honorific El Campeador ("the Champion"). He was born in Vivar, a village near the city of Burgos. As the head of his loyal knights, he came to dominate the Levante of the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the 11th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. El Cid is the 52nd most popular nobleman (down from 40th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 54th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Nobleman.

El Cid is most famous for being a Spanish hero. He was a military leader who fought for the Christians against the Muslims in the 11th century.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, El Cid ranks 52 out of 1,415. Before him are Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Charles the Bold, Otto von Habsburg, Margaret, Maid of Norway, and Şehzade Mehmed. After him are Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Philippe of Belgium, Ramesses III, Ramesses I, Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1045, El Cid ranks 1. After him are Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, Stephen, Count of Blois, Saint Margaret of Scotland, Cosmas of Prague, Adelaide of Hungary, Huang Tingjian, and William IV, Count of Toulouse. Among people deceased in 1099, El Cid ranks 2. Before him is Pope Urban II. After him are Donald III of Scotland, Qutalmish, Peter Bartholomew, and Tatikios.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, El Cid ranks 53 out of 3,355. Before him are Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), Isidore of Seville (560), Lope de Vega (1562), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), Luis Buñuel (1900), and José Carreras (1946). After him are Tomás de Torquemada (1420), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), John of the Cross (1542), Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), Ramon Llull (1232), and Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Spain

Among noblemen born in Spain, El Cid ranks 2. Before him are Anne of Austria (1601). After him are Felipe VI of Spain (1968), Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928), Mariana Victoria of Spain (1718), Carlota Joaquina of Spain (1775), Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (1535), Queen Letizia of Spain (1972), Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz (1794), Petrus Gonsalvus (1537), Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia (1953), and Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily (1103).

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