NOBLEMAN

Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily

1103 - 1135

Photo of Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily

Icon of person Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily

Elvira of Castile (c. 1100 – 6 February 1135) was a member of the House of Jiménez and the first Queen of Sicily as the wife of Roger II of Sicily. Elvira was a legitimate daughter of Alfonso VI, king of León and Castile. Her mother was King Alfonso VI's fourth wife, Isabella. This Isabella is likely identical to Zaida of Seville, the Arab princess from the Abbadid dynasty who was Alfonso's mistress before marrying him. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily is the 462nd most popular nobleman (down from 377th in 2019), the 588th most popular biography from Spain (down from 555th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Spanish Nobleman.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily by language

Loading...

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily ranks 462 out of 1,415. Before her are Emperor Shang of Tang, Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg, Frederick of Saxony, Edward, Count of Savoy, Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France, and Anna Catherine Constance Vasa. After her are Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, Godfrey II, Count of Louvain, Robert I, Count of Dreux, Gelawdewos, and Princess Louise of Orléans.

Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1103, Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily ranks 10. Before her are William Adelin, Emperor Toba, Aénor de Châtellerault, Alfonso Jordan, André de Montbard, and Adeliza of Louvain. After her are Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon, and Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia. Among people deceased in 1135, Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily ranks 5. Before her are Henry I of England, Milarepa, Emperor Huizong of Song, and Al-Mustarshid. After her is Emperor Taizong of Jin.

Others Born in 1103

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1135

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily ranks 588 out of 3,355. Before her are Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile (1358), Muhammad II of Córdoba (980), Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866), Mateo Alemán (1547), José Ángel Iribar (1943), and Elvira de Hidalgo (1891). After her are Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867), Cesc Fàbregas (1987), George Meade (1815), Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475), and José Antonio Aguirre (1904).

Others born in Spain

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among NOBLEMEN In Spain

Among noblemen born in Spain, Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily ranks 12. Before her are 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), and Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia (1953). After her are Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany (1305), Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli (1540), Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859), Aznar Galíndez I (800), Infante Gonzalo of Spain (1914), and Infanta Amalia of Spain (1834).

Spanish born Noblemen

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous