Zaida of Seville

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Zaida of Seville was an 11th-century Muslim princess from al-Andalus who became the Christian consort of King Alfonso VI of León and Castile and a notable figure in the cultural and political exchanges between Islamic and Christian Iberia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Isabel (Zaida of Seville) 1
Zaida of Seville canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Andalusian Muslim ⓘ
consort ⓘ
convert to Christianity ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
princess ⓘ
areaOfInfluence León-Castile ⓘ
linked to: Castile and León

al-Andalus ⓘ
linked to: Al-Andalus
associatedWith Alfonso VI of León and Castile ⓘ
linked to: Alfonso VI of León

Kingdom of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Castile

Kingdom of León ⓘ
Seville taifa ⓘ
linked to: Seville
centuryOfActivity 11th century ⓘ
convertedFrom Islam ⓘ
convertedTo Christianity ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship al-Andalus ⓘ
linked to: Al-Andalus
culture Andalusian ⓘ
ethnicGroup Arab ⓘ
linked to: Arabs
givenName Zaida ⓘ
historicalContext Reconquista ⓘ
historicalSignificance example of interfaith marriage in medieval Iberia ⓘ
figure in narratives about Muslim-Christian relations in Spain ⓘ
languageSpoken Arabic ⓘ
Romance language of Christian Iberia ⓘ
maritalStatus consort of Alfonso VI of León and Castile ⓘ
notableFor being a Muslim princess who became consort of a Christian king ⓘ
role in cultural exchanges between Islamic and Christian Iberia ⓘ
role in political relations between al-Andalus and the kingdom of León-Castile ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Seville ⓘ
politicalRole dynastic link between Muslim and Christian ruling elites in Iberia ⓘ
positionHeld consort of the king of León and Castile ⓘ
region Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
al-Andalus ⓘ
linked to: Al-Andalus
religion Islam ⓘ
religionAfterConversion Christianity ⓘ
residence Seville ⓘ
court of León-Castile ⓘ
roleInHistory symbol of cross-cultural interaction between Muslims and Christians in medieval Spain ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
socialStatus princess ⓘ
royal consort ⓘ
spouseOrConsort Alfonso VI of León and Castile ⓘ
linked to: Alfonso VI of León
timePeriod 11th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elvira of Castile → mother → Zaida of Seville ⓘ
Alfonso VI of León → spouse → Isabel (Zaida of Seville) ⓘ
linked to: Zaida of Seville