# El Cid

> A Castilian knight who fought for both Christian and Muslim rulers in medieval Spain, earning the Arabic title as-Sayyid — "the Lord" — and ruling Valencia for five years before dying in 1099. His name became Spain's most enduring medieval legend.

*11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/el-cid

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Spain
- **Died:** 1099
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar was born around 1043 in Vivar, a village near Burgos. Leading his own band of loyal knights, he built a reputation serving in the armies of both Christian and Muslim rulers across the fractured landscape of 11th-century Iberia. At the close of the century he came to dominate the Levante, reclaiming the Taifa of Valencia from Moorish control and ruling the Principality of Valencia from 17 June 1094 until his death on 10 July 1099. His wife Jimena Díaz inherited the city and held it until 1102, when the Moors retook it. After his death he became the protagonist of El Cantar de mio Cid, the most significant medieval Spanish epic poem, which cast him as the ideal knight: strong, valiant, loyal, just, and pious. His granddaughter married into royalty — her son García Ramírez became King of Navarre — and El Cid remains Spain's most celebrated national hero.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 62.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 26.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 12.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Business Professionals, #Public Official, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cid)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43958)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/El%20Cid)
- [ال سيد](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF)
- [Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_D%C3%ADaz_de_Vivar)
- [ال سید](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF)
- [El Sid](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Sid)
- [El Cid](https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cid)
- [El Cid](https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cid)
- [Сід Кампэадор](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%96%D0%B4_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%8D%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80)
- [Сід Кампеадор](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%96%D0%B4_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80)
- [Ел Сид](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BB_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B4)
- [এল সিদ](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6)
- [El Cid](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cid)
- [Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_D%C3%ADaz_de_Vivar)
- [El Cid](https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cid)
- [Cid](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cid)
- [El Cid](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cid)
- [El Cid](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cid)
- [El Cid](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cid)
- [Ελ Σιντ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CE%BB_%CE%A3%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%84)
- [Cido](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cido)
- [Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_D%C3%ADaz_de_Vivar)
- [Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_D%C3%ADaz_de_Vivar)
- [Cid Campeador](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cid_Campeador)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/El_Cid)
- [Wikiquote](https://es.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rodrigo_D%C3%ADaz_de_Vivar)
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cyd)
- [Wikiquote](https://sr.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%94%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%B7_%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80)
- [Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar](https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_D%C3%ADaz_de_Vivar)

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