Roy Family Genealogy
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el Cid

el Cid

Male Abt 1043 - 1099  (56 years)

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  • Name el Cid  
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth Abt 1043  [1, 2
    History He actual name was Rodrigo Diaz de Castro, Senor de Bivar and Count of Valencia.

    In 1090, he conquered and held Valencia.  [1, 2
    Death Jul 1099  [2
    Person ID I4521  | Roy Line, Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2019 

    Father Diego Lainez, Senor de Bivar   d. Abt 1058 
    Mother Teresa Rodrigues 
    Family ID F3627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dona Jimena Diaz,   b. Abt 1054   d. 1115 (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jul 1074  [1, 2
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 31 years and 7 months - She : ~ 20 years and 7 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Christina Diaz,   b. 1077
    Family ID F3626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2019 

  • Photos
    Statue of El Cid
    Statue of El Cid

  • Sources 
    1. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).

    2. [S1452] Moriarty, G. Andrews. "The Plantagenet Descent from the Cid" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CXVII, April 1963).