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Kingdom of Leon

independent medieval kingdom in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula (910–1230), capital León
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Summary

Kingdom of Leon is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,900 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[3], Judaism[4]
  • Continent: Europe[5]
  • Instance of: realm[6], sovereign state[7]
  • Capital: León[8]
  • Official language: Latin[9], Spanish[10]
  • Shares border with: Kingdom of Castile[11], Kingdom of Navarre[12], Kingdom of Portugal[13], Kingdom of Toledo[14]
  • Basic form of government: absolute monarchy[15]
  • Follows: Almohad Caliphate[16], Kingdom of Asturias[17]
  • Followed by: Crown of Castile[18]
  • Part of: Crown of Castile[19], Hispanic Monarchy[20]
  • Commons category: Kingdom of León[21]
  • Inception: 910[22]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: November 30, 1833[23]
  • Coordinate location: 42.598333333333336, -5.570277777777778[24]
  • Significant event: Occupation of Zaragoza by the army of the Kingdom of León[25]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Kingdom of León[26]
  • Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[27]
  • Participant in: Siege of Madrid[28]
  • Replaces: Kingdom of Asturias[29]
  • Replaced by: Crown of Castile[30]
  • Official name: Regnum Legionense[31], Reino de León[32]
  • Native label: Reino de León[33], Reinu de Llión[34]
  • Owner of: Peñafiel Castle[35]
  • Office held by head of state: Monarch of the Kingdom of León[36]
  • Area: 90,000[37]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kingdom of Leon include Leon Township[38], a township of Minnesota[39], in United States[40].

Why It Matters

Kingdom of Leon has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Leon Township[38], a township of Minnesota[39], in United States[40].

Related Entities

Alfonso IV of León Alfonso IX of León Alfonso VI of León and Castile Alfonso V of León Bermudo III of León Constance of León Crown of Castile Ferdinand III of Castille Ferdinand II of León Ferdinand I of León and Castile Kingdom of Castile Kingdom of Galicia Kingdom of Navarre León Norrent-Fontes Ordoño III of León Ramiro III of León Ramiro II of León Saint Dominic Sancho I of León sovereign state Theresa of León Toro Urraca of León Valladolid Zaragoza City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → Siege of Madrid
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Participant in: Siege of Coria, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273878|batch #273878]]"
  2. 12w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 9756
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 9756, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167481352|LEON (#167481352)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix"
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