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Urraca of León

1081 - 1126

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Urraca (León, 24 June 1081 – Saldaña, 8 March 1126), called the Reckless (La Temeraria), was Queen of León, Castile and Galicia from 1109 until her death. She claimed the imperial title as suo jure Empress of All Spain and Empress of All Galicia. She is considered to be the first European queen to reign in her own right. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Urraca of León is the 3,512th most popular politician (down from 2,349th in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from Spain (down from 205th in 2019) and the 99th most popular Spanish Politician.

Urraca of León is most famous for being the daughter of Alfonso VI and sister of King Alfonso VII. She was also Queen of Castile from 1109 to 1126.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Urraca of León ranks 3,512 out of 19,576. Before her are Hormizd II, Absalon, Zhang Liang, Spitamenes, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, and Tetricus I. After her are Robert Smith, Muhammad I of Córdoba, Al-Mu'tamid, Bajram Begaj, Eadwig, and Leopold I, Duke of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1081, Urraca of León ranks 3. Before her are Louis VI of France, and Barkiyaruq. After her are William, Count of Luxembourg, Elvira of Castile, Countess of Toulouse, and Conrad I, Count of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1126, Urraca of León ranks 1. After her are Teobaldo Boccapecci, Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, Hugh, Count of Champagne, Ragnvald Knaphövde, Eremburga of Maine, Świętosława of Poland, Constance of France, Princess of Antioch, Cecilia of Normandy, and Morphia of Melitene.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Urraca of León ranks 289 out of 3,355. Before her are Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460), Ferdinand II of León (1137), Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488), Ibn al-Baitar (1197), Rafael Nadal (1986), and Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436). After her are Ildefons Cerdà (1815), Muhammad I of Córdoba (823), Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850), Mercè Rodoreda (1908), Blanche I of Navarre (1387), and Ernesto Valverde (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Urraca of León ranks 99. Before her are Felipe González (1942), Huneric (450), Alfonso I of Asturias (693), Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (1114), Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca (1782), and Ferdinand II of León (1137). After her are Muhammad I of Córdoba (823), Blanche I of Navarre (1387), Postumus (250), Sancho IV of Castile (1258), Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609), and Manuel Godoy (1767).

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