However, this matter did settle, and in 1189 CE, King Richard II nominated him as his successor. For that, he rebelled against King Henry II, his father, with the support of his mother and two other French Kings. Richard I had problems with the ongoing complexity of intermarriages among the royals, as they created harmful consequences and quarrels. He then captured Western France’s castle of Taillebourg. He reigned as England’s King from 1189 CE until 1199 CE and gained fame during his 1180s attack, where he ended a rebellion of barons in Aquitaine. Richard I – The LionheartedĪ sculpture of Richard I – ‘The Lionhearted.’ – Medieval Knightįamously known as Cœur de Lion, England’s Richard I, born in 1157 CE, was a medieval knight whose fame has probably reached legendary status. Hence, in 1090 CE, he ruled the city of Valencia on his own.īefore his death, El Cid also had a dream where he saw Saint Peter instruct him to command his army to parade his dead body around to ward off an Arab attack.Īnd in 1099 CE, his army admired his dead body during the parade after his death. Later, the body was buried in a Castile at San Pedro’s Monastery.

These victories gave him fame and a new title El Campeador, the Champion.īut fighting battles for kings did not sit well with El Cid, who later decided that fighting for himself would lead to more profitable results holding more meaning. He started serving al-Mu’tamin – a Moorish King, between 10 CE.ĭuring his decade of serving Kings, he proved himself an efficient commander by bringing victories from battles against Spanish Kings and rival Moors. However, he continued serving Kings even after his exile. However, in 1081 CE, the king exiled him after getting into a dispute with one of the enemy commanders.

He rose to the position at the young age of only 22. He was also the commander of the Army of Leon, and his sword was named Tizona. He gained fame after he became the commander of Castile’s King Ferdinand I. Perhaps players of the PC game “Age of Empires” would know of him. The moniker, El Cid, is derived from an Arabic word – Assid, meaning god or lord. He was known by the name El Cid and was one of the most well-known medieval knights. An ancient portrait of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar – ‘El Cid’Ī famed Spanish knight and general, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar was born in 1043 CE and lived until 1099 CE.

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