King of León

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The King of León is a historical royal title from the medieval Kingdom of León in the Iberian Peninsula, now held ceremonially as part of the composite titles of the Spanish monarch.

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Label Occurrences
King of León canonical 31
kings of León 2
royal authority of León 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical office
royal title
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of León
ceremonialStatus subsumed into titles of the King of Spain
coatOfArms purple lion rampant on silver field
continent Europe
country Kingdom of León
endTime 1230
followedBy King of Castile
surface form: King of Castile and León

King of León and Castile
follows Christian kings of Asturias
surface form: King of Asturias
hasAssociatedDynasty House of Jiménez
surface form: Astur-Leonese dynasty

Leonese branch of the Jiménez dynasty
hasCapital León
hasLanguage Castilian
Latin
Leonese
hasTitleHolder Alfonso IX of León
Alfonso V of León
Alfonso VI of León
Alfonso VII of León
Bermudo II of León
Bermudo III of León
Ferdinand I of León
Ferdinand II of León
Ordoño II of León
Ordoño III of León
Ramiro II of León
Ramiro III of León
Sancho I of León
historicalRole medieval Christian monarch in the Reconquista
inception 10th century
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Iberian Peninsula
nobleTitle King
partOf Spanish monarchy
composite titles of the King of Spain
historical monarchies of Spain
presentIn modern Spain
region northwestern Iberia
religion Roman Catholicism
replaces Christian kings of Asturias
surface form: King of Asturias
startTime c. 910
titleCurrentlyHeldBy King of Spain
usedBy House of Bourbon
House of Burgundy
House of Habsburg
House of Jiménez
House of Jiménez
surface form: House of León

House of Trastámara

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Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Felipe VI title King of León
Philip I of Castile positionHeld King of León
King of Castile precededBy King of León
King of Castile heldTitle King of León
Alfonso X of Castile positionHeld King of León
John II of Castile positionHeld King of León
Henry IV of Castile positionHeld King of León
Crown of Castile and Crown of Aragon monarchTitle King of León
subject surface form: Crown of Castile
Henry II of Castile positionHeld King of León
Henry III of Castile positionHeld King of León
Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia title King of León
subject surface form: Felipe VI of Spain
Fuero de León issuedBy King of León
this entity surface form: royal authority of León
Alfonso IX of León title King of León
House of Jiménez titleHeld King of León
Ferdinand III of Castile title King of León
El Sabio appliedTo King of León
El Sabio positionHeld King of León
subject surface form: Alfonso X of Castile
Castilian House of Ivrea usedTitle King of León
John II positionHeld King of León
subject surface form: John II of Castile
Ordoño II of León positionHeld King of León
Ramiro II of León positionHeld King of León
Ferdinand I of León positionHeld King of León
Alfonso V of León positionHeld King of León
Alfonso VI of León positionHeld King of León
Alfonso VII of León title King of León
Philip of Habsburg title King of León
Count of Trastámara titleHoldersBecame King of León
this entity surface form: kings of León
Count of Castile subordinateTo King of León
Sancho IV of Castile title King of León
Christian kings of Asturias successor King of León
this entity surface form: kings of León
Queen of León relatedTo King of León
Peter of Castile positionHeld King of León