Kingdom of León
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The Kingdom of León was a medieval Christian kingdom in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula that played a central role in the Reconquista and the formation of modern Spain.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former monarchy
→
historical state → medieval kingdom → |
| borderedBy |
Andalusia
→
surface form:
Al-Andalus
Castile →
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Galicia → Kingdom of Navarre → |
| capital | León → |
| coatOfArms | purple lion rampant on silver field → |
| continent | Europe → |
| country | Spain → |
| currency |
maravedí
→
solidus → |
| endTime |
1230
→
13th century → |
| event |
participation in the Reconquista
→
personal union with Castile in 1230 → repoblación of central and western Iberia → |
| followedBy |
Crown of Castile
→
Castile →
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile and León
|
| governmentType | monarchy → |
| heritage |
contributed to formation of Spanish language
→
predecessor of modern Spain → |
| issued | Fuero de León in 1017 → |
| language |
Castilian
→
Galician-Portuguese → Latin → Leonese → |
| legalSystem | Fuero system → |
| locatedIn |
Iberian Peninsula
→
northwest of the Iberian Peninsula → |
| namedAfter | city of León → |
| notableEvent |
Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz
→
Battle of Simancas → Battle of Valdevez → |
| notableLaw | Fuero de León → |
| partOf |
Iberian kingdoms
→
surface form:
Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula
Reconquista → |
| precededBy | Kingdom of Asturias → |
| religion |
Christianity
→
Roman Catholicism → |
| ruler |
Alfonso IX of León
→
Alfonso V of León → Alfonso VI of León → Alfonso VII of León → Ferdinand I of León → Ordoño II of León → Ramiro II of León → |
| startTime |
910
→
early 10th century → |
| unionWith |
Castile
→
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
|
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Crown of Castile
subject surface form:
Crown of Castile