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Sancho II of Castile and León

1036 - 1072

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Sancho II (1036/1038 – 7 October 1072), called the Strong (el Fuerte), was King of Castile (1065–72), Galicia (1071–72) and León (1072). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sancho II of Castile and León is the 3,004th most popular politician (down from 2,497th in 2019), the 243rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 222nd in 2019) and the 86th most popular Spanish Politician.

Sancho II of Castile and León is most famous for his military conquests. He was the eldest son of Alfonso VIII and Eleanor of England, and his father named him heir to the throne of Castile and León. He became King of Castile and León in 1194, when his father died. Sancho II was a warrior king, and he embarked on a series of military campaigns, conquering the Kingdom of Murcia, the Kingdom of Jaén, the Kingdom of Seville, and the Kingdom of Córdoba.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sancho II of Castile and León ranks 3,004 out of 19,576. Before him are Aleksey Kuropatkin, Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Kamehameha I, Edda Mussolini, Eleanor of Toledo, and Li Peng. After him are Emperor Reigen, Occhiali, Marie José of Belgium, Jarosław Kaczyński, Sa'id of Egypt, and Françoise Marie de Bourbon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1036, Sancho II of Castile and León ranks 1. After him are Odo of Bayeux, and Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen. Among people deceased in 1072, Sancho II of Castile and León ranks 4. Before him are Alp Arslan, Romanos IV Diogenes, and Peter Damian. After him are Ouyang Xiu, Antipope Honorius II, Ali Hujwiri, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Al-Qushayri, Adalbert of Hamburg, Asadi Tusi, and Ordulf, Duke of Saxony.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Sancho II of Castile and León ranks 243 out of 3,355. Before him are María Isabella of Spain (1789), Luis Carrero Blanco (1904), Louis I of Spain (1707), Lluís Companys (1882), Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1910), and Eleanor of Toledo (1522). After him are Queen Letizia of Spain (1972), Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650), Gaius Julius Vindex (25), Carmen Maura (1945), Jordi Savall (1941), and Pomponius Mela (15).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Sancho II of Castile and León ranks 86. Before him are Alfonso the Battler (1073), Alfonso III of Aragon (1265), Louis I of Spain (1707), Lluís Companys (1882), Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1910), and Eleanor of Toledo (1522). After him are Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650), Gaius Julius Vindex (25), Louis Blanc (1811), Muhammad I of Granada (1194), Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), and Liuvigild (525).

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