Castile

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Castile was a powerful medieval kingdom in central and northern Spain that became a core region of the emerging Spanish state and a major center of political, cultural, and religious influence in Iberia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent territory of Spain
former monarchy
historical kingdom
capital Burgos
Toledo
Valladolid
continent Europe
country Spain
culturalInfluenceOn Spanish language
Spanish law
Spanish literature
currency maravedí
real
ethnicGroup Spaniards
surface form: Castilians
governmentForm monarchy
hasPart Meseta Central
surface form: Castilian Plateau

Castile self-linksurface differs
surface form: New Castile

Castile self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old Castile
historicalCapitalOf Spanish monarchy
historicalRegionOf Spain
language Castilian
Spanish
legalSystem Siete Partidas
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
central Spain
northern Spain
mergedWith Crown of Aragon
nameEtymology derived from Latin "castella" meaning "castles"
notableRuler Alfonso X of Castile
Ferdinand III of Castile
Isabella I of Castile
officialReligion Roman Catholicism
partOf Crown of Castile
surface form: Catholic Monarchs' realms

Crown of Castile
playedRoleIn Reconquista
Spanish colonization of the Americas
Spanish unification
religion Roman Catholicism
resultedIn Spanish monarchy
surface form: Monarchy of Spain
rulingDynasty House of Bourbon
House of Habsburg
House of Ivrea
House of Trastámara
sharesBorderWith Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of León
Kingdom of Navarre
Portugal
surface form: Kingdom of Portugal
timePeriod Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages

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Sexta Partida placeOfOrigin Castile
The Seven Part Code countryOfOrigin Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Battle of Toro country Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Queen of Castile appliesToJurisdiction Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Queen of Castile country Castile
Cuarta Partida countryOfOrigin Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Spanish royal arms includesSymbolOf Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Quinta Partida countryOfOrigin Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
HaRosh deathPlace Castile
Álvaro de Luna workLocation Castile
Séptima Partida countryOfOrigin Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Infante of Spain historicalOrigin Castile
this entity surface form: medieval Kingdom of Castile
Biscayan General Assemblies locatedIn Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Comunidad de Villa y Tierra de Piedrahíta country Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Taifa of Toledo conqueredBy Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Taifa of Toledo successor Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Capture of Toledo by Alfonso VI of León and Castile country Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
medieval Spain hasKingdom Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Piedrahíta, Ávila, Crown of Castile historicallyPartOf Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Beatriz Pimentel placeOfResidence Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Ferdinand I of León countryOfCitizenship Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Ferdinand I of León territoryGoverned Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Tower of Homage controlledBy Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
fortifications of Gibraltar builtBy Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Province of Ávila historicalRegion Castile
this entity surface form: Old Castile
Province of Ávila historicallyPartOf Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Castilian real region Castile
Maria of Spain countryOfBirth Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
García Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Alba regionOfActivity Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Alfonso VI of León countryOfCitizenship Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Alfonso VI of León realm Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Valencian territory of the Crown of Aragon sharesBorderWith Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Alfonso VII of León territoryRuled Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
the Conqueror alliance Castile
subject surface form: James I of Aragon
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Court of Valladolid locatedIn Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Court of Valladolid historicalRegion Castile
this entity surface form: Old Castile
Court of Toledo country Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Court of Madrid governedTerritory Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Taifa of Seville paidPariasTo Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Siege of Seville (1247–1248) country Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Siege of Seville (1247–1248) combatant Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Philip of Habsburg deathPlace Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Francis II, Duke of Brittany alliedWith Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Eleanor of Castile countryOfCitizenship Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile
Eleanor of Castile birthPlace Castile
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Castile