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Born c.1077
Died March 8, 1126 • Spain
Notable Family Members spouse Alfonso I • father Alfonso VI • son Alfonso VII
Ferdinand and Isabella
Ferdinand II
king of Spain
Alfonso I
Alfonso I
king of Aragon and Navarre
Christopher Columbus
Isabella I
queen of Spain
Cid, the
El Cid
Castilian military leader
Alfonso X
Alfonso X
king of Castile and Leon
Philip I
king of Castile
Álvaro de Luna
constable of Castile
John II
king of Castile
Henry III
king of Castile
Henry IV
king of Castile
John I
king of Castile
Ferdinand I
king of Castile and Leon
Henry II
king of Castile
Alfonso VIII
Alfonso VIII
king of Castile
Henry I
king of Castile
Alfonso VI
Alfonso VI
king of Leon and Castile
James I, detail of an illumination from the Crónica de Jaime I; in the University of Barcelona
James I
king of Aragon
Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia
Italian noble
Martin
king of Aragon and Sicily
Peter IV
king of Aragon