Count of Castile

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The Count of Castile was a medieval noble title designating the ruler of the County of Castile before it evolved into the Kingdom of Castile.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Count of Castile canonical 2
County of Castile 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
medieval title
noble title
associatedWithDynasty House of Castile
House of Asturias-León
surface form: House of León

House of Jiménez
surface form: Jiménez dynasty
associatedWithEvent Reconquista
surface form: Christian Reconquista

formation of the Kingdom of Castile
country County of Castile
endCause elevation of Castile to a kingdom
endTime 11th century
followedBy King of Castile
gainedAutonomyFrom Kingdom of León
governmentForm feudal county
hasCapital Burgos
hasJurisdictionOver County of Castile
hasLanguage Peninsular Spanish
surface form: Castilian

Latin
hasReligion Roman Catholicism
hasSymbol coat of arms of Castile and León
surface form: early Castilian coat of arms
hasTitleHolder Diego Rodríguez Porcelos
Ferdinand I of León
Fernán González of Castile
Fernán González of Castile
surface form: García Fernández of Castile

García Sánchez of Castile
Gonzalo Fernández of Burgos
Rodrigo of Castile
Sancho García of Castile
Sancho III of Navarre
surface form: Sancho III of Pamplona
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
historicalRegion Castile
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
northern Spain
nobleRank count
partOf Kingdom of León
precededBy local Castilian leaders
predecessorOffice Asturian counts
startTime 9th century
subordinateTo Christian kings of Asturias
surface form: King of Asturias

King of León
successorOffice King of Castile
surface form: King of Castile and León
territorialType frontier march
titleHolderRole administration of justice
defense of frontier
military leadership
usedFor ruling the County of Castile
vassalOf Kingdom of Asturias
Kingdom of León

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Referenced by (4)

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

King of Castile heldTitle Count of Castile
Battle of Simancas involvedPolity Count of Castile
this entity surface form: County of Castile
Ramiro II of León alliedWith Count of Castile
this entity surface form: County of Castile
Ferdinand I of León positionHeld Count of Castile