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  2. List of Castilian counts - Wikipedia

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    After the assassination in 1029 of Count García Sánchez of Castile, King Sancho III of Pamplona, because of his marriage to Muniadona, García's sister, governed the county although he never held the title of count: [1] it was his son, Ferdinand Sánchez, the future King Ferdinand I of León who inherited the county from his mother. [2]

  3. Siege of Badajoz (1169) - Wikipedia

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    The Portuguese-Leonese rivalry started with the Battle of Valdevez, in which Portuguese forces defeated the Leonese army.The successor of king Alfonso VII of León and Castile, king Ferdinand II of León, refused to acknowledge the Portuguese kingdom, as he proclaimed his right over Portugal, which led to the establishment of a fortress to conduct raids against the Portuguese.

  4. Kingdom of León - Wikipedia

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    Alfonso the Great (848–910), king of León, Galicia and Asturias. The Kingdom of León [a] was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in 910 when the Christian princes of Asturias along the northern coast of the peninsula shifted their capital from Oviedo to the city of León. [2]

  5. Family tree of Castilian monarchs - Wikipedia

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    of Asturias 1422–1424: Eleanor of Asturias 1423–1425: Alfonso Prince of Asturias 1453–1468: Isabella I Queen of Castile, Galicia, and León 1451–1504 r. 1474–1504: Ferdinand II of Aragon King of Castile, Galicia, and León 1452–1516 r. 1475–1504: Blanche II of Navarre 1424–1464: Henry IV the Impotent King of Castile, Galicia ...

  6. List of Leonese monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Son of Ferdinand I, who ruled Castile as well as León, and was self-declared Emperor of Spain. Ferdinand did not pass both of his kingdoms on to Sancho but on his death gave instructions to divide the kingdoms among his sons, with Sancho receiving Castile, Alfonso receiving León, and Galicia elevated as a separate kingdom for Garcia.

  7. Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias - Wikipedia

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    Born on 4 December 1571 at the Royal Alcázar of Madrid, Ferdinand was the eldest child of Philip II and Anne of Austria. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His mother was Philip II's niece and fourth wife. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] His elder half-brother, Don Carlos , had died in 1568, which meant that he was the new heir-apparent at birth and therefore Prince of Asturias .

  8. List of Castilian monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Oldest son of Alfonso VII. Although his father was king of Castile, León, and Galicia, Sancho only inherited Castile, with León and Galicia going to his younger brother Ferdinand. (Castile , León, and Galicia would be later re-united in 1230 under Ferdinand III.) Alfonso VIII: The Noble 31 August 1158 6 October 1214 Oldest son of Sancho III.

  9. Urraca of Zamora - Wikipedia

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    The 1961 Hollywood film El Cid largely follows the narrative of the Chronicle and the poetic epics, adding to the character of the Infanta a spurned woman role scheming against the Cid, once she seems rejected by him; however it omits the story that Urraca and Rodrigo grew up as close companions in Zamora and there may be other omissions. And ...