Lordship of Valencia

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Lordship of Valencia Laurentius Valentinus (Latin) Señorío de Valencia (Spanish) سيادة فالنسيا (Arab)
Lordship of Valencia (1094-1102) founded by El Cid in 1099 (the year of his death).
Capital	Valencia
Official languages	Latin, Medieval Spanish, Arabic and Mozarabic
Religion	Catholicism and Islam
Demonym(s)	Valencian
Government	Monarchy
• 1094–1099	Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
• 1099–1102	Jimena Díaz
Establishment
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Conquest of Valencia by El Cid	1094
• Jimena Díaz and her court leave Valencia	1102
Preceded by Succeeded by Taifa of Valencia Almoravid Emirate
Today part of	Spain

The Lordship or Principality of Valencia was the state established by Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar in the city of Valencia and its surroundings and which existed between the years 1094 and 1102.