Rodrigo Díaz "El Cid", Senor de Vivar, Count of Valencia

Abt 1043 - 1099  (~ 56 years)

• Name	Rodrigo Díaz "El Cid"   [1]
  Suffix	Senor de Vivar, Count of Valencia
  Nickname	El Cid
  Birth	Abt 1043  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1099  [1]
  Notes	"He became standard-bearer for Sancho II of Castile at 22 and later served is brother Alfonso VI. After being exiled, he fought for the Muslim kings of Saragossa and was their political advisor. He later won Valencia from the Muslims. He became a national hero, celebrated in epic poetry." [1]
  Person ID	I9486	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S144] Stone, D.C., Stone - Ancient and Medieval, (Don Charles Stone, 1995-1998), Chart 20-1 (Reliability: 3).