Pedro González, cardinal de Mendoza

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Born	May 3, 1428 • Guadalajara • Spain
Died	January 11, 1495 (aged 66) • Guadalajara • Spain

Isabella I

queen of Spain

Diego Gelmírez

Spanish archbishop

Ferdinand III

king of Castile and Leon

Ferdinand II

king of Spain

Suger

French abbot

Alfonso VI

king of Leon and Castile

Nicholas Oresme

French bishop, scholar, and economist

Hincmar of Reims

French theologian

Saint Dunstan of Canterbury

English archbishop

John Leslie

Scottish bishop

Juan de Padilla

Spanish military leader

Lanfranc

archbishop of Canterbury

Alfonso VII

king of Leon and Castile

Matthäus Lang

German statesman and cardinal

György Martinuzzi

Hungarian cardinal

Wulfstan

English archbishop

Jean du Bellay

French cardinal and diplomat

Hosius Of Córdoba

Spanish bishop

Absalon

Danish archbishop

François, count de Cabarrus

Spanish minister

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