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Petronila Ramírez, Reina De Aragón ♔ Ref: RA-102 |•••► #ESPAÑA 🏆🇪🇸★ #Genealogía #Genealogy

Padre: Ramiro Ii El Monje, Rey De Aragón
Madre: Inés De Poitou, Reina Consorte De Aragón


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21° Bisabuela/ Great Grandmother de:
Carlos Juan Felipe Antonio Vicente De La Cruz Urdaneta Alamo
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her mother → Cecilia Cayetana de la Merced Llamosas Vaamonde de Escobar
her mother →  Cipriano Fernando de Las Llamosas y García
her father → José Lorenzo de las Llamozas Silva
his father →  Joseph Julián Llamozas Ranero
his father →  Manuel Llamosas y Requecens
his father →  Isabel de Requesens
his mother →  Luis de Requeséns y Zúñiga, Virrey de Holanda
her father →  D. Estefania de Requesens, III Condesa de Palamós
his mother → Hipòlita Roís de Liori i de Montcada
her mother →  Beatriz de Montcada i de Vilaragut
her mother →  Pedro de Montcada i de Luna, Señor de Villamarchante
her father → Elfa de Luna y de Xèrica
his mother →  Elfa de Aragón Xérica y Arborea
her mother →  Pedro de Aragón, de Xèrica & Llúria
her father → Jaume II d'Aragó, baró de Xèrica
his father →  Jaume I d'Aragó, baró de Xèrica
his father →  James I the Conqueror, King of Aragon
his father → Pedro II el Católico, rey de Aragón
his father →  Alfonso II el Casto, rey de Aragón
his father →  Petronila Ramírez, reina de Aragón
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his mother → Manuel José de Monserrate y Urbina, Teniente Coronel
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her father → Fernando Díaz de Mendoza
his father →  Teresa Jofre Tenorio
his mother →  Alfonso Jofré Tenorio, Señor de Moguer, Almirante de Castilla
her father → Aldonza Jofré de Loaisa
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his father → Petronila Ramírez, reina de Aragón
his mother
Petronila Ramírez de Aragón, reina de Aragón MP
Spanish: Da. Petronila de Aragón, reina de Aragón
Gender: Female
Birth: June 29, 1136
Huesca, Huesca, Aragon, Spain
Death: October 13, 1173 (37)
Barcelona, CT, Spain
Place of Burial: Barcelona Cathedral, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Ramiro II el Monje, rey de Aragón and Inés de Poitou, reina consorte de Aragón
Wife of Ramon Berenguer IV the Saint, Count of Barcelona
Mother of Pedro, infante de Aragón; Alfonso II el Casto, rey de Aragón; Raimond Bérenger III, comte de Provence; Dulce de Aragão, rainha-consorte de Portugal and Sanç I d'Aragó, comte de Cerdanya
Half sister of William I, viscount of Thouars; Geoffroy IV, vicomte de Thouars; Gui de Thouars and Marguerite de Thouars
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Petronila of Aragon

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Charter by which Petronila abdicated in favour of her son.

Petronila Ramírez (1135 – 17 October 1174), whose name is also spelled Petronilla or Petronella (Aragonese and Catalan: Peronella), was Queen of Aragon from 1137 until 1164. She was the daughter and successor of Ramiro II and Agnes of Aquitaine.

Petronila came to the throne through special circumstances. Her father, Ramiro, was bishop of Barbastro-Roda when his brother, Alfonso I, died heirless in 1134. As king, Ramiro received a papal dispensation to abdicate from his monastic vows in order to secure the succession to the throne. King Ramiro the Monk, as he is known, married Agnes, daughter of Duke Wiliam IX of Aquitaine and Gascony, and through her produced an heiress, Petronila. At two years old, Petronila was bethrothed to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona. Immediately thereafter, Ramiro abdicated in favour of Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer and returned to monastic life.

Petronila married Ramon Berenguer in 1150. Upon his death, Petronila renounced the crown of Aragon in favour of her eldest son, Ramon, who, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso. Her son was the first ruler of both Aragon and Catalonia (where he is known as Alfons I) thereby establishing the dynastic union between the two countries that lasted until the Crown of Aragon was dissolved in 1707. Alfonso was crowned king in 1162, and on 18 July 1164, Petronila abdicated. She died in Barcelona in 1174 and was buried at Barcelona cathedral; her tomb was lost.

References

* Bisson, Thomas N. (2000). The Medieval Crown of Aragon: A Short History. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
* Chaytor, Henry John. (1933). A History of Aragon and Catalonia. London: Methuan Publishing.
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1137-63 Queen Regnant Petronilla I of Aragón (Spain)

1163-69 Regent of Arágon and Barcelona

Succeeded father, Ramiro II the Monk. She married Count Berenguer IV of Barcelona, who did not become joint-regent. In 1163 she abdicated in favour of her son, Alfonso II. and continued as his regent, and even after he came of age she continued to control the state affairs. Alfonso later named himself king of Aragon and Cataluña. She lived (1136-73/74).

Petronila de Aragón (Huesca, 29 de junio de 1136 - Barcelona, 15 de octubre de 1173).[1] Reina de Aragón entre 1157 y 1164 y condesa de Barcelona entre 1162 y 1164.[2] [3] Hija de Ramiro II el Monje e Inés de Poitou.

Del matrimonio con Ramón Berenguer IV tuvo a:

* El infante Pedro de Aragón (1152- antes de 1158), al que se alude como nasciturus (hijo que va a nacer) en un testamento dado por Petronila de Aragón el 4 de abril de 1152 estando en los trabajos del parto junto a Barcelona («in partu laborans, apud Barchinonam»). Murió antes de 1158, quizá poco después del alumbramiento.[6]
* El infante Alfonso II de Aragón (1157–1196), rey de Aragón y conde de Barcelona.[6]
* El infante Ramón Berenguer IV de Provenza (1158–1181), conde de Cerdaña y de Provenza.
* La infanta Dulce de Aragón (1160–1198), casada en 1175 con el rey Sancho I de Portugal.
* El infante Sancho de Aragón y Barcelona (1161–1223), conde de Cerdaña, de Provenza y de Rosellón.
Murió en Barcelona el 15 de octubre de 1173.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Petronila of Aragon

Charter by which Petronila abdicated in favour of her son.Petronila Ramírez (1135 – 17 October 1174), whose name is also spelled Petronilla or Petronella (Aragonese and Catalan: Peronella), was Queen of Aragon from 1137 until 1164. She was the daughter and successor of Ramiro II and Agnes of Aquitaine.

Petronila came to the throne through special circumstances. Her father, Ramiro, was bishop of Barbastro-Roda when his brother, Alfonso I, died heirless in 1134. As king, Ramiro received a papal dispensation to abdicate from his monastic vows in order to secure the succession to the throne. King Ramiro the Monk, as he is known, married Agnes, daughter of Duke Wiliam IX of Aquitaine and Gascony, and through her produced an heiress, Petronila. At two years old, Petronila was bethrothed to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona. Immediately thereafter, Ramiro abdicated in favour of Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer and returned to monastic life.

Petronila married Ramon Berenguer in 1150. Upon his death, Petronila renounced the crown of Aragon in favour of her eldest son, Ramon, who, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso. Her son was the first ruler of both Aragon and Catalonia (where he is known as Alfons I) thereby establishing the dynastic union between the two countries that lasted until the Crown of Aragon was dissolved in 1707. Alfonso was crowned king in 1162, and on 18 July 1164, Petronila abdicated. She died in Barcelona in 1174 and was buried at Barcelona cathedral; her tomb was lost.

Petronila of Aragon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Petronila, Petronilla, or Petronella (Aragonese and Catalan:Peronella; Spanish: Patronilla Ramírez) (1135 – October 17, 1174, Barcelona) was Queen of Aragon from 1137 until 1162. She was the daughter of Ramiro II, King of Aragon, and Agnes of Aquitaine.

Petronila came to the throne through special circumstances. Her father, Ramiro, was bishop of Barbastro-Roda when his brother, Alfonso I, died heirless in 1134. As king, Ramiro received a papal dispensation to abdicate from his monastic vows in order to secure the succession to the throne. King Ramiro the Monk, as he is known, married Agnes, daughter of Duke Wiliam IX of Aquitaine and Gascony, and through her produced an heiress, Petronila. At two years old, Petronila was bethrothed to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona and, immediately thereafter, Ramiro abdicated in favour of the count and returned to monastic life.

Petronila married Ramon Berenguer in 1150. Upon his death, Petronila renounced the crown of Aragon in favour of her eldest son, Ramon, who, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso. Her son was the first ruler of both Aragon and Catalonia (where he is known as Alfonso I) thereby establishing the dynastic union between the two countries that lasted until the Crown of Aragon was dissolved in 1707.

Died of Natural Causes

Petronila Ramírez (Huesca, 29 June 1136 – Barcelona, 15 October 1173),[1] whose name is also spelled Petronilla or Petronella (Aragonese Peyronela or Payronella,[2] and Catalan: Peronel·la), was Queen regnant of Aragon from 1137 until 1164. She was the daughter and successor of Ramiro II by Agnes of Aquitaine.

Petronila came to the throne through special circumstances. Her father, Ramiro, was bishop of Barbastro-Roda when his brother, Alfonso I, died heirless in 1134 and left the crown to the three religious military orders. Instead, the nobility of Aragon raised Ramiro to the throne. As king, he received a papal dispensation to abdicate from his monastic vows in order to secure the succession to the throne. King Ramiro the Monk, as he is known, married Agnes, daughter of Duke William IX of Aquitaine and Gascony, and through her produced an heiress, Petronila. At one year old, Petronila was bethrothed (Barbastro, 11 August 1137) to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona. Immediately thereafter, Ramiro abdicated in favour of Petronila and Ramon Berenguer and returned to monastic life.

Petronila married Ramon Berenguer in 1150. Upon his death, Petronila renounced the crown of Aragon in favour of her eldest son, Ramon, who, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso. Her son was the first ruler of both Aragon and Catalonia (where he is known as Alfons I) thereby establishing the dynastic union between the two countries that lasted until the Crown of Aragon was dissolved in 1707. Alfonso II was seven years old when on 18 July 1164 Petronila abdicated. She died in Barcelona in 1173 and was buried at Barcelona cathedral. Her tomb has been lost.

[edit] Ancestry

Ancestors of Petronila of Aragon[hide]

16. Sancho III of Navarre
8. Ramiro I of Aragon
17. Sancha de Aybar
4. Sancho V of Aragon and Navarre
18. Bernard-Roger of Foix
9. Ermesinda of Bigorre
19. Garsenda of Bigorre
2. Ramiro II of Aragon
20. Hilduin II or III of Montdidier
10. Hilduin III or IV of Montdidier
5. Felicia of Roucy
22. Ebles, Count of Roucy
11. Alice of Roucy
23. Beatrice of Hainaut
1. Petronila of Aragon
24. William V, Duke of Aquitaine
12. William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine
25. Agnes of Burgundy
6. William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
26. Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
13. Hildegarde of Burgundy
27. Ermengarde of Anjou
3. Agnes of Aquitaine
28. Pons, Count of Toulouse
14. William IV, Count of Toulouse
29. Almodis de la Marche
7. Philippa, Countess of Toulouse
30. Robert, Count of Mortain
15. Emma of Mortain
31. Matilda de Montgomerie
[edit] Notes

1.^ Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa

2.^ Ana Isabel Lapeña Paúl (2008): "Apéndice III. Ramiro II en la Crónica de San Juan de la Peña". Ramiro II de Aragón: el rey monje (1134-1137). Gijón: Trea. p. 298. ISBN 978-84-9704-392-2

[edit] References

Bisson, Thomas N. (2000). The Medieval Crown of Aragon: A Short History. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Chaytor, Henry John. (1933). A History of Aragon and Catalonia. London: Methuan Publishing.

Regnal titles

Preceded by

Ramiro II Queen of Aragon

1137–1164 Succeeded by

Alfonso II

[show]v • d • eInfantas of Aragon

1st Generation Sancha, Countess of Urgell · Infanta Urraca · Teresa, Countess of Provence

2nd Generation none

3rd Generation Infanta Isabella · Petronila

4th Generation Dulce, Queen of Portugal

5th Generation Constance, Holy Roman Empress · Eleanor, Countess of Toulouse · Infanta Dulce

6th Generation Infanta Sancha

7th Generation Violant, Queen of Castile · Constance, Infanta Juan Manuel of Castile · Infanta Sancha · Isabella, Queen of France · Infanta Maria · Infanta Eleanor

8th Generation Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal · Yolanda, Duchess of Calabria · Sancha, Queen of Naples* · Infanta Isabella* · Infanta Blanca of Ayerbe · Teresa, Lady of Fraga

9th Generation Maria, Infanta Peter of Castile · Constance, Duchess of Peñafiel · Isabella, Duchess of Austria · Infanta Blanca · Violante, Lady of Segorbe · Constance, Princess of Antioch** · Elisabeth, Duchess of Bavaria** · Infanta Catherine** · Margaret, Countess Palatine of the Rhine** · Beatrice, Lady of Marchena · Maria, Countess of Ampurias · Infanta Teresa of Jérica · Infanta Constanza of Ayerbe · Maria, Laby of Ayerbe

10th Generation Constance, Queen of Majorca · Infanta Isabella · Eleanor, Queen of Cyprus · Juana, Infanta Fernando Manuel of Castile · Blanca, Countess of Cardona · Eleanor, Queen of Aragon** · Beatrice, Countess Palatine of the Rhine** · Infanta Constance** · Infanta Euphemia** · Infanta Violante** · Blanca, Countess of Ampurias** · Eleonor, Countess of Caltabellotta** · Infanta Constance** · Isabella, Marchioness of Montferrat* · Infanta Esclaramunda* · Alice, Countess of Ibelin* · Beatrice, Lady of Cocentaina · Ventura, Viscountess of Illa and Canet · Elsa, Lady of Almonacid · Juana, Countess of Carrión

11th Generation Constance, Queen of Sicily · Joanna, Countess of Ampurias · Infanta Maria · Infanta Beatrice · Eleanor, Queen of Castile · Isabella, Countess of Urgell · Isabella, Countess of Cardona · Infanta Blanca of Ribagorza · Joanna, Countess of Cardona · Violante, Countess of Prades · Infanta Joanna of Prades · Infanta Constance of Prades · Infanta Eleanor of Prades · Timbor, Viscountess of Cabrera · Infanta Eleanor of Ampurias · Mary of Sicily**

12th Generation Joanna, Countess of Foix · Yolande, Duchess of Anjou · Infanta Eleanor · Infanta Antonia · Infanta Margaret · Infanta Beatrice of Urgell · Infanta Eleanor of Urgell · Cecilia, Countess of Modica · Infanta Isabella of Urgell · Infanta Eleanor of Prades · Infanta Isabella of Prades · Joanna, Countess of Prades · Margarida, Queen of Aragon · Infanta Timbor of Prades

13th Generation Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra · Eleanor, Princess of Salerno · Joanna, Countess of Cardona · Infanta Catherine of Urgell

14th Generation Maria, Queen of Castile · Eleanor, Queen of Portugal

15th Generation Blanche II of Navarre · Infanta Maria · Eleanor of Navarre · Joanna, Queen of Naples

16th Generation Isabella, Queen of Portugal · Joanna · Maria, Queen of Portugal · Catherine, Queen of England

17th Generation Eleanor, Queen of France · Isabella, Queen of Denmark-Norway · Mary, Queen of Hungary · Catherine, Queen of Portugal

also a princess of Majorca
also a princess of Sicily
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Petronila Ramírez (Huesca, 29 June 1136 – Barcelona, 15 October 1173),[1] whose name is also spelled Petronilla or Petronella (Aragonese Peyronela or Payronella,[2] and Catalan: Peronel·la), was Queen regnant of Aragon from 1137 until 1164. She was the daughter and successor of Ramiro II by Agnes of Aquitaine.

Petronila came to the throne through special circumstances. Her father, Ramiro, was bishop of Barbastro-Roda when his brother, Alfonso I, died heirless in 1134 and left the crown to the three religious military orders. Instead, the nobility of Aragon raised Ramiro to the throne. As king, he received a papal dispensation to abdicate from his monastic vows in order to secure the succession to the throne. King Ramiro the Monk, as he is known, married Agnes, daughter of Duke William IX of Aquitaine and Gascony, and through her produced an heiress, Petronila. At one year old, Petronila was bethrothed (Barbastro, 11 August 1137) to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona. Immediately thereafter, Ramiro abdicated in favour of Petronila and Ramon Berenguer and returned to monastic life.

Petronila married Ramon Berenguer in 1150. Upon his death, Petronila renounced the crown of Aragon in favour of her eldest son, Ramon, who, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso. Her son was the first ruler of both Aragon and Catalonia (where he is known as Alfons I) thereby establishing the dynastic union between the two countries that lasted until the Crown of Aragon was dissolved in 1707. Alfonso II was seven years old when on 18 July 1164 Petronila abdicated. She died in Barcelona in 1173 and was buried at Barcelona cathedral; her tomb was lost.

[edit] Ancestry

Ancestors of Petronila of Aragon[hide]

16. Sancho III of Navarre
8. Ramiro I of Aragon
17. Sancha de Aybar
4. Sancho V of Aragon and Navarre
18. Bernard-Roger of Foix
9. Ermesinda of Bigorre
19. Garsenda of Bigorre
2. Ramiro II of Aragon
20. Hilduin II or III of Montdidier
10. Hilduin III or IV of Montdidier
5. Felicia of Roucy
22. Ebles, Count of Roucy
11. Alice of Roucy
23. Beatrice of Hainaut
1. Petronila of Aragon
24. William V, Duke of Aquitaine
12. William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine
25. Agnes of Burgundy
6. William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
26. Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
13. Hildegarde of Burgundy
27. Ermengarde of Anjou
3. Agnes of Aquitaine
28. Pons, Count of Toulouse
14. William IV, Count of Toulouse
29. Almodis de la Marche
7. Philippa, Countess of Toulouse
30. Robert, Count of Mortain
15. Emma of Mortain
31. Matilda de Montgomerie
[edit] Notes

1.^ Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa

2.^ Ana Isabel Lapeña Paúl (2008): "Apéndice III. Ramiro II en la Crónica de San Juan de la Peña". Ramiro II de Aragón: el rey monje (1134-1137). Gijón: Trea. p. 298. ISBN 978-84-9704-392-2

[edit] References

Bisson, Thomas N. (2000). The Medieval Crown of Aragon: A Short History. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Chaytor, Henry John. (1933). A History of Aragon and Catalonia. London: Methuan Publishing.

Regnal titles

Preceded by

Ramiro II Queen of Aragon

1137–1164 Succeeded by

Alfonso II

[show]v • d • eInfantas of Aragon

Petronila, Petronilla, or Petronella (Aragonese and Catalan:Peronella; Spanish: Patronilla Ramírez) (1135 – October 17, 1174, Barcelona) was Queen of Aragon from 1137 until 1162. She was the daughter of Ramiro II, King of Aragon, and Agnes of Aquitaine.

Petronila came to the throne through special circumstances. Her father, Ramiro, was bishop of Barbastro-Roda when his brother, Alfonso I, died heirless in 1134. As king, Ramiro received a papal dispensation to abdicate from his monastic vows in order to secure the succession to the throne. King Ramiro the Monk, as he is known, married Agnes, daughter of Duke Wiliam IX of Aquitaine and Gascony, and through her produced an heiress, Petronila. At two years old, Petronila was bethrothed to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona and, immediately thereafter, Ramiro abdicated in favour of the count and returned to monastic life.

Petronila married Ramon Berenguer in 1150. Upon his death, Petronila renounced the crown of Aragon in favour of her eldest son, Ramon, who, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso. Her son was the first ruler of both Aragon and Catalonia (where he is known as Alfons I) thereby establishing the dynastic union between the two countries that lasted until the Crown of Aragon was dissolved in 1707.

Petronila Ramírez (Huesca, 29 June 1136 – Barcelona, 15 October 1173),[1] whose name is also spelled Petronilla or Petronella (Aragonese Peyronela or Payronella,[2] and Catalan: Peronel·la), was Queen regnant of Aragon from 1137 until 1164. She was the daughter and successor of Ramiro II by Agnes of Aquitaine.

Petronila came to the throne through special circumstances. Her father, Ramiro, was bishop of Barbastro-Roda when his brother, Alfonso I, died heirless in 1134 and left the crown to the three religious military orders. Instead, the nobility of Aragon raised Ramiro to the throne. As king, he received a papal dispensation to abdicate from his monastic vows in order to secure the succession to the throne. King Ramiro the Monk, as he is known, married Agnes, daughter of Duke William IX of Aquitaine and Gascony, and through her produced an heiress, Petronila. At one year old, Petronila was bethrothed (Barbastro, 11 August 1137) to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona. Immediately thereafter, Ramiro abdicated in favour of Petronila and Ramon Berenguer and returned to monastic life.

Petronila married Ramon Berenguer in 1150. Upon his death, Petronila renounced the crown of Aragon in favour of her eldest son, Ramon, who, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso. Her son was the first ruler of both Aragon and Catalonia (where he is known as Alfons I) thereby establishing the dynastic union between the two countries that lasted until the Crown of Aragon was dissolved in 1707. Alfonso II was seven years old when on 18 July 1164 Petronila abdicated. She died in Barcelona in 1173 and was buried at Barcelona cathedral; her tomb was lost.

[edit] Ancestry

Ancestors of Petronila of Aragon[hide]

16. Sancho III of Navarre
8. Ramiro I of Aragon
17. Sancha de Aybar
4. Sancho V of Aragon and Navarre
18. Bernard-Roger of Foix
9. Ermesinda of Bigorre
19. Garsenda of Bigorre
2. Ramiro II of Aragon
20. Hilduin II or III of Montdidier
10. Hilduin III or IV of Montdidier
5. Felicia of Roucy
22. Ebles, Count of Roucy
11. Alice of Roucy
23. Beatrice of Hainaut
1. Petronila of Aragon
24. William V, Duke of Aquitaine
12. William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine
25. Agnes of Burgundy
6. William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
26. Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
13. Hildegarde of Burgundy
27. Ermengarde of Anjou
3. Agnes of Aquitaine
28. Pons, Count of Toulouse
14. William IV, Count of Toulouse
29. Almodis de la Marche
7. Philippa, Countess of Toulouse
30. Robert, Count of Mortain
15. Emma of Mortain
31. Matilda de Montgomerie
[edit] Notes

1.^ Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa

2.^ Ana Isabel Lapeña Paúl (2008): "Apéndice III. Ramiro II en la Crónica de San Juan de la Peña". Ramiro II de Aragón: el rey monje (1134-1137). Gijón: Trea. p. 298. ISBN 978-84-9704-392-2

[edit] References

Bisson, Thomas N. (2000). The Medieval Crown of Aragon: A Short History. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Chaytor, Henry John. (1933). A History of Aragon and Catalonia. London: Methuan Publishing.

Regnal titles

Preceded by

Ramiro II Queen of Aragon

1137–1164 Succeeded by

Alfonso II

[show]v • d • eInfantas of Aragon

1st Generation Sancha, Countess of Urgell · Infanta Urraca · Teresa, Countess of Provence

2nd Generation none

3rd Generation Infanta Isabella · Petronila

4th Generation Dulce, Queen of Portugal

5th Generation Constance, Holy Roman Empress · Eleanor, Countess of Toulouse · Infanta Dulce

6th Generation Infanta Sancha

7th Generation Violant, Queen of Castile · Constance, Infanta Juan Manuel of Castile · Infanta Sancha · Isabella, Queen of France · Infanta Maria · Infanta Eleanor

8th Generation Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal · Yolanda, Duchess of Calabria · Sancha, Queen of Naples* · Infanta Isabella* · Infanta Blanca of Ayerbe · Teresa, Lady of Fraga

9th Generation Maria, Infanta Peter of Castile · Constance, Duchess of Peñafiel · Isabella, Duchess of Austria · Infanta Blanca · Violante, Lady of Segorbe · Constance, Princess of Antioch** · Elisabeth, Duchess of Bavaria** · Infanta Catherine** · Margaret, Countess Palatine of the Rhine** · Beatrice, Lady of Marchena · Maria, Countess of Ampurias · Infanta Teresa of Jérica · Infanta Constanza of Ayerbe · Maria, Laby of Ayerbe

10th Generation Constance, Queen of Majorca · Infanta Isabella · Eleanor, Queen of Cyprus · Juana, Infanta Fernando Manuel of Castile · Blanca, Countess of Cardona · Eleanor, Queen of Aragon** · Beatrice, Countess Palatine of the Rhine** · Infanta Constance** · Infanta Euphemia** · Infanta Violante** · Blanca, Countess of Ampurias** · Eleonor, Countess of Caltabellotta** · Infanta Constance** · Isabella, Marchioness of Montferrat* · Infanta Esclaramunda* · Alice, Countess of Ibelin* · Beatrice, Lady of Cocentaina · Ventura, Viscountess of Illa and Canet · Elsa, Lady of Almonacid · Juana, Countess of Carrión

11th Generation Constance, Queen of Sicily · Joanna, Countess of Ampurias · Infanta Maria · Infanta Beatrice · Eleanor, Queen of Castile · Isabella, Countess of Urgell · Isabella, Countess of Cardona · Infanta Blanca of Ribagorza · Joanna, Countess of Cardona · Violante, Countess of Prades · Infanta Joanna of Prades · Infanta Constance of Prades · Infanta Eleanor of Prades · Timbor, Viscountess of Cabrera · Infanta Eleanor of Ampurias · Mary of Sicily**

12th Generation Joanna, Countess of Foix · Yolande, Duchess of Anjou · Infanta Eleanor · Infanta Antonia · Infanta Margaret · Infanta Beatrice of Urgell · Infanta Eleanor of Urgell · Cecilia, Countess of Modica · Infanta Isabella of Urgell · Infanta Eleanor of Prades · Infanta Isabella of Prades · Joanna, Countess of Prades · Margarida, Queen of Aragon · Infanta Timbor of Prades

13th Generation Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra · Eleanor, Princess of Salerno · Joanna, Countess of Cardona · Infanta Catherine of Urgell

14th Generation Maria, Queen of Castile · Eleanor, Queen of Portugal

15th Generation Blanche II of Navarre · Infanta Maria · Eleanor of Navarre · Joanna, Queen of Naples

16th Generation Isabella, Queen of Portugal · Joanna · Maria, Queen of Portugal · Catherine, Queen of England

17th Generation Eleanor, Queen of France · Isabella, Queen of Denmark-Norway · Mary, Queen of Hungary · Catherine, Queen of Portugal

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Petronila

Queen of Aragon

Reign 1137 - 1164

Predecessor Ramiro II

Successor Alfonso II

Spouse Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona

Issue

Dulce, Queen of Portugal

Alfonso II of Aragon

Peter, Count of Cerdanya

Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence

Sancho, Count of Provence

Ramon, Archbishop of Narbonne

House House of Jiménez

Father Ramiro II of Aragon

Mother Agnes of Aquitaine

Born 29 June 1136(1136-06-29)

Huesca, Spain

Died 15 October 1173 (aged 37)

Barcelona, Spain

Burial Capilla Real, Granada, Spain

Charter by which Petronila abdicated in favour of her son Alfonso II of Aragon.

Petronila Ramírez (Huesca, 29 June 1136 – Barcelona, 15 October 1173),[1] whose name is also spelled Petronilla or Petronella (Aragonese Peyronela or Payronella,[2] and Catalan: Peronel·la), was Queen regnant of Aragon from 1137 until 1164. She was the daughter and successor of Ramiro II by Agnes of Aquitaine.

Petronila came to the throne through special circumstances. Her father, Ramiro, was bishop of Barbastro-Roda when his brother, Alfonso I, died heirless in 1134 and left the crown to the three religious military orders. Instead, the nobility of Aragon raised Ramiro to the throne. As king, he received a papal dispensation to abdicate from his monastic vows in order to secure the succession to the throne. King Ramiro the Monk, as he is known, married Agnes, daughter of Duke William IX of Aquitaine and Gascony, and through her produced an heiress, Petronila. At one year old, Petronila was bethrothed (Barbastro, 11 August 1137) to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona. Immediately thereafter, Ramiro abdicated in favour of Petronila and Ramon Berenguer and returned to monastic life.

Petronila married Ramon Berenguer in 1150. Upon his death, Petronila renounced the crown of Aragon in favour of her eldest son, Ramon, who, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso. Her son was the first ruler of both Aragon and Catalonia (where he is known as Alfons I) thereby establishing the dynastic union between the two countries that lasted until the Crown of Aragon was dissolved in 1707. Alfonso II was seven years old when on 18 July 1164 Petronila abdicated. She died in Barcelona in 1173 and was buried at Barcelona cathedral. Her tomb has been lost.

[edit] Ancestry

Ancestors of Petronila of Aragon[hide]

16. Sancho III of Navarre

8. Ramiro I of Aragon

17. Sancha de Aybar

4. Sancho V of Aragon and Navarre

18. Bernard-Roger of Foix

9. Ermesinda of Bigorre

19. Garsenda of Bigorre

2. Ramiro II of Aragon

20. Hilduin II or III of Montdidier

10. Hilduin III or IV of Montdidier

5. Felicia of Roucy

22. Ebles I, Count of Roucy

11. Alice of Roucy

23. Beatrice of Hainaut

1. Petronila of Aragon

24. William V, Duke of Aquitaine

12. William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine

25. Agnes of Burgundy

6. William IX, Duke of Aquitaine

26. Robert I, Duke of Burgundy

13. Hildegarde of Burgundy

27. Ermengarde of Anjou

3. Agnes of Aquitaine

28. Pons, Count of Toulouse

14. William IV, Count of Toulouse

29. Almodis de la Marche

7. Philippa, Countess of Toulouse

30. Robert, Count of Mortain

15. Emma of Mortain

31. Matilda de Montgomerie

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa
2. ^ Ana Isabel Lapeña Paúl (2008): "Apéndice III. Ramiro II en la Crónica de San Juan de la Peña". Ramiro II de Aragón: el rey monje (1134-1137). Gijón: Trea. p. 298. ISBN 978-84-9704-392-2
[edit] References

* Bisson, Thomas N. (2000). The Medieval Crown of Aragon: A Short History. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
* Chaytor, Henry John. (1933). A History of Aragon and Catalonia. London: Methuan Publishing.
Regnal titles

Preceded by

Ramiro II Queen of Aragon

1137–1164 Succeeded by

Alfonso II

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Infantas of Aragon

1st Generation

Sancha, Countess of Urgell · Infanta Urraca · Teresa, Countess of Provence

2nd Generation

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3rd Generation

Infanta Isabella · Petronila

4th Generation

Dulce, Queen of Portugal

5th Generation

Constance, Holy Roman Empress · Eleanor, Countess of Toulouse · Infanta Dulce

6th Generation

Infanta Sancha

7th Generation

Violant, Queen of Castile · Constance, Infanta Juan Manuel of Castile · Infanta Sancha · Isabella, Queen of France · Infanta Maria · Infanta Eleanor

8th Generation

Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal · Yolanda, Duchess of Calabria · Sancha, Queen of Naples* · Infanta Isabella* · Infanta Blanca of Ayerbe · Teresa, Lady of Fraga

9th Generation

Maria, Infanta Peter of Castile · Constance, Duchess of Peñafiel · Isabella, Duchess of Austria · Infanta Blanca · Violante, Lady of Segorbe · Constance, Princess of Antioch** · Elisabeth, Duchess of Bavaria** · Infanta Catherine** · Margaret, Countess Palatine of the Rhine** · Beatrice, Lady of Marchena · Maria, Countess of Ampurias · Infanta Teresa of Jérica · Infanta Constanza of Ayerbe · Maria, Laby of Ayerbe

10th Generation

Constance, Queen of Majorca · Infanta Isabella · Eleanor, Queen of Cyprus · Juana, Infanta Fernando Manuel of Castile · Blanca, Countess of Cardona · Eleanor, Queen of Aragon** · Beatrice, Countess Palatine of the Rhine** · Infanta Constance** · Infanta Euphemia** · Infanta Violante** · Blanca, Countess of Ampurias** · Eleonor, Countess of Caltabellotta** · Infanta Constance** · Isabella, Marchioness of Montferrat* · Infanta Esclaramunda* · Alice, Countess of Ibelin* · Beatrice, Lady of Cocentaina · Ventura, Viscountess of Illa and Canet · Elsa, Lady of Almonacid · Juana, Countess of Carrión

11th Generation

Constance, Queen of Sicily · Joanna, Countess of Ampurias · Infanta Maria · Infanta Beatrice · Eleanor, Queen of Castile · Isabella, Countess of Urgell · Isabella, Countess of Cardona · Infanta Blanca of Ribagorza · Joanna, Countess of Cardona · Violante, Countess of Prades · Infanta Joanna of Prades · Infanta Constance of Prades · Infanta Eleanor of Prades · Timbor, Viscountess of Cabrera · Infanta Eleanor of Ampurias · Mary of Sicily**

12th Generation

Joanna, Countess of Foix · Yolande, Duchess of Anjou · Infanta Eleanor · Infanta Antonia · Infanta Margaret · Infanta Beatrice of Urgell · Infanta Eleanor of Urgell · Cecilia, Countess of Modica · Infanta Isabella of Urgell · Infanta Eleanor of Prades · Infanta Isabella of Prades · Joanna, Countess of Prades · Margarida, Queen of Aragon · Infanta Timbor of Prades

13th Generation

Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra · Eleanor, Princess of Salerno · Joanna, Countess of Cardona · Infanta Catherine of Urgell

14th Generation

Maria, Queen of Castile · Eleanor, Queen of Portugal

15th Generation

Blanche II of Navarre · Infanta Maria · Eleanor of Navarre · Joanna, Queen of Naples

16th Generation

Isabella, Queen of Portugal · Joanna · Maria, Queen of Portugal · Catherine, Queen of England

17th Generation

Eleanor, Queen of France · Isabella, Queen of Denmark-Norway · Mary, Queen of Hungary · Catherine, Queen of Portugal

also a princess of Majorca
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Petronila Ramírez, whose name is also spelled Petronilla or Petronella (Aragonese and Catalan: Peronella), was Queen of Aragon from 1137 until 1164. She came to the throne through special circumstances. Her father, Ramiro, was bishop of Barbastro-Roda when his brother, Alfonso I, died heirless in 1134. As king, Ramiro received a papal dispensation to abdicate from his monastic vows in order to secure the succession to the throne. King Ramiro the Monk, as he is known, married Agnes, daughter of Duke Wiliam IX of Aquitaine and Gascony, and through her produced an heiress, Petronila. At two years old, Petronila was bethrothed to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona. Immediately thereafter, Ramiro abdicated in favor of Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer and returned to monastic life.

Petronila married Ramon Berenguer in 1150. Upon his death, Petronila renounced the crown of Aragon in favor of her eldest son, Ramon, who, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso. Her son was the first ruler of both Aragon and Catalonia (where he is known as Alfons I) thereby establishing the dynastic union between the two countries that lasted until the Crown of Aragon was dissolved in 1707. Alfonso was crowned king in 1162, and on 18 July 1164, Petronila abdicated.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronila_of_Aragon for more information.

Petronila, Petronilla, or Petronella (Aragonese and Catalan:Peronella; Spanish: Patronilla Ramírez) (1135 – October 17, 1174, Barcelona) was Queen of Aragon from 1137 until 1162. She was the daughter of Ramiro II, King of Aragon, and Agnes of Aquitaine.

Petronila came to the throne through special circumstances. Her father, Ramiro, was bishop of Barbastro-Roda when his brother, Alfonso I, died heirless in 1134. As king, Ramiro received a papal dispensation to abdicate from his monastic vows in order to secure the succession to the throne. King Ramiro the Monk, as he is known, married Agnes, daughter of Duke Wiliam IX of Aquitaine and Gascony, and through her produced an heiress, Petronila. At two years old, Petronila was bethrothed to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona and, immediately thereafter, Ramiro abdicated in favour of the count and returned to monastic life.

Petronila married Ramon Berenguer in 1150. Upon his death, Petronila renounced the crown of Aragon in favour of her eldest son, Ramon, who, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso. Her son was the first ruler of both Aragon and Catalonia (where he is known as Alfons I) thereby establishing the dynastic union between the two countries that lasted until the Crown of Aragon was dissolved in 1707.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronila_of_Aragon
Petronila Ramírez (Huesca, 29 June 1136 – Barcelona, 15 October 1173), whose name is also spelled Petronilla or Petronella (Aragonese Peyronela or Payronella,[2] and Catalan: Peronel·la), was Queen regnant of Aragon from 1137 until 1164. She was the daughter and successor of Ramiro II by Agnes of Aquitaine. By right of her marriage, she was also styled Countess of Barcelona.

whose name is also spelled Petronilla or Petronella (Aragonese Peyronela or Payronella,[2] and Catalan: Peronel·la), was Queen regnant of Aragon from 1137 until 1164. She was the daughter and successor of Ramiro II by Agnes of Aquitaine. By right of her marriage, she was also styled Countess of Barcelona. Charter by which Petronila abdicated in favour of her son Alfonso II of Aragon.
Petronila came to the throne through special circumstances. Her father, Ramiro, was bishop of Barbastro-Roda when his brother, Alfonso I, died without an heir in 1134, and left the crown to the three religious military orders. The nobility of Aragon, however, raised Ramiro to the throne. As king, he received a papal dispensation to abdicate from his monastic vows in order to secure the succession to the throne. King Ramiro the Monk, as he is known, married Agnes, daughter of Duke William IX of Aquitaine and Gascony, and through her produced an heiress, Petronila. When she was just a little over one year old, Petronila was married in Barbastro on 11 August 1137 to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona.[3] Immediately thereafter, Ramiro abdicated in favour of Petronila and Ramon Berenguer and returned to monastic life.

Petronila consummated her marriage to Ramon Berenguer in the early part of 1151,[3] when she reached the age of 15. The marriage produced five children:

* Peter of Aragon (b.4 May 1152- died young) * King Alfonso II of Aragon (March 1157- 25 April 1196), Married Sancha of Castile, by whom he had issue. * Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence (1158- 5 April 1181), died unmarried. * Dulce of Aragon (1160- 1 September 1198), married King Sancho I of Portugal, by whom she had issue. * Sancho, Count of Provence (1161- 1223), married firstly Ermensinda of Rocaberti; and secondly Sancha Nunez de Lara, by whom he had a son and a daughter.
Shortly after his death in 1162, Petronila renounced the crown of Aragon in favour of her eldest son, Ramón Berenguer, who, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso. Her son was the first ruler of both Aragon and Catalonia (where he is known as Alfons I) thereby establishing the dynastic union between the two countries that lasted until the Crown of Aragon was dissolved in 1707. The two kingdoms remained largely separate in a federal state in which each had its own system of laws and government. The ruler used both titles of King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona. Alfonso II was seven years old when on 18 July 1164 Petronila abdicated on his behalf. She died in Barcelona in October 1173 and was buried at Barcelona Cathedral. Her tomb has been lost

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Petronilla (29 June[1]/11 August[2] 1136 – 15 October 1173), whose name is also spelled Petronila or Petronella (Aragonese Peyronela or Payronella,[3] and Catalan: Peronella), was the Queen of Aragon from the abdication of her father in 1137 until her own abdication in 1164. She was the daughter and successor of Ramiro II by his queen, Agnes. She was the last ruling member of the Jiménez dynasty in Aragon, and by marriage brought the throne to the House of Barcelona.

Contents [show] Reign[edit] Petronilla came to the throne through special circumstances. Her father, Ramiro, was bishop of Barbastro-Roda when his brother, Alfonso I, died without an heir in 1134, and left the crown to the three religious military orders. His decision was not respected: the aristocracy of Navarre elected a king of their own, restoring their independence, and the nobility of Aragon raised Ramiro to the throne. As king, he received a papal dispensation to abdicate from his monastic vows in order to secure the succession to the throne. King Ramiro the Monk, as he is known, married Agnes of Aquitaine in 1135; their only child, Petronilla, was born the next year in Huesca. Her marriage was a very important matter of state. The nobility had rejected the proposition of Alfonso VII of Castile to arrange a marriage between Petronilla and his son Sancho and to educate her at his court. When she was just a little over one year old, Petronilla was betrothed in Barbastro on 11 August 1137 to Raymond Berengar IV, Count of Barcelona, who was twenty-three years her senior.[4] At El Castellar on 13 November, Ramiro abdicated, transferred authority to Ramon Berenguer and returned to monastic life.[4] Ramon Berenger de facto ruled the kingdom using the title of "Prince of the Aragonese" (princeps Aragonensis).

In August 1150, when Petronilla was fourteen, the betrothal was ratified at a wedding ceremony held in the city of Lleida.[5] Petronilla consummated her marriage to Ramon Berenguer in the early part of 1151, when she reached the age of 15. The marriage produced five children: Peter (1152–57), Raymond Berengar (1157–96), Peter (1158–81), Dulce (1160–98) and Sancho (1161–1223). While she was pregnant with the first, on 4 April 1152, she wrote up a will bequeathing her kingdom to her husband in case she did not survive childbirth.[6]

While her husband was away in Provence (1156–57), where he was regent (since 1144) for the young Count Raymond Berengar II, Petronilla remained in Barcelona. Accounting records show her moving between there and Vilamajor and Sant Celoni while presiding over the court in Raymond Berengar's absence.[7]

Widowhood[edit]

Charter by which Petronilla abdicated in favour of her son. After her husband's death in 1162, Petronilla received the prosperous County of Besalú and the Vall de Ribes for life. Her eldest son was seven years old when, on 18 July 1164, Petronilla abdicated the throne of Aragon and passed it to him. When Raymond Berenguer inherited the throne from his mother, he changed his name to Alfonso out of deference to the Aragonese. The second son named Peter then changed his name to Raymond Berenguer.

Petronilla died in Barcelona in October 1173 and was buried at Barcelona Cathedral; her tomb has been lost. After her death, Besalú and Vall de Ribes reverted to the direct domain of the Count of Barcelona, her son Alfonso, who by 1174 had bestowed Besalú on his wife, Sancha.[8] In the Ribes, the local bailiff, Ramon, had carved out for himself "a virtually independent administrative authority" there. He had conducted an inventory for Petronilla after Raymond Berenguer's death, and his son and namesake was in power in 1198.[9]

Historical significance[edit] In 1410, after the death of King Martin without living legitimate descendants, the House of Barcelona became extinct in the legitimate male line. Two years later, Fernando of Trastámara was enthroned per the Compromise of Caspe. Although Fernando triumphed mainly for political and military reasons, the theoretical basis of his candidacy was inheritance in the female line, for which Petronilla served as the precedent. He was the closest relative of the late king, but they were related through women. His chief opponent, Count James II of Urgell, was related to Martin more distantly, but in the male line. In Catalonia there were indications that women were forbidden to hold comital office, but in Aragon there was no legislation on the subject. In both places there were a few cases of women who had passed on their right to their sons, most importantly Petronilla.

There is a long debate whether Petronilla was the true ruler of Aragon. Some claim that Ramiro II gave the kingdom of Aragon to his son-in-law and that the presence of Petronilla was secondary. According to Jerónimo de Zurita, there was a clause in the pact with Ramon Berenguer stating that if Petronilla died, Aragon would pass to the children of Ramon Berenguer through a future second marriage. In any case, there is insufficient documentation to make a completely conclusive statement about the question and the Compromise of Caspe confirmed the legitimacy of female transmission.[10]

Notes[edit] Jump up ^ Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa Jump up ^ Antonio Ubieto Arteta (1987), Historia de Aragón: creación y desarrollo de la corona de Aragón (Zaragoza: Anubar), p. 131. Jump up ^ Ana Isabel Lapeña Paúl (2008): "Apéndice III. Ramiro II en la Crónica de San Juan de la Peña". Ramiro II de Aragón: el rey monje (1134–1137). Gijón: Trea. p. 298. ISBN 978-84-9704-392-2 ^ Jump up to: a b B. F. Reilly, The Kingdom of León-Castilla Under King Alfonso VII, 1126–1157 (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998), 61. Jump up ^ Reilly, The Kingdom of León-Castilla Under King Alfonso VII, 109. Jump up ^ Reilly, The Kingdom of León-Castilla Under King Alfonso VII, 118. Jump up ^ T. N. Bisson, Fiscal Accounts of Catalonia under the Early Count-Kings (1151–1213) (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984), 50. Jump up ^ Bisson, Fiscal Accounts, 179. Jump up ^ Bisson, Fiscal Accounts, 185. Jump up ^ Cristina Segura Graió, "Derechos sucesorios al trono de las mujeres en la Corona de Aragón" Mayurqa 22 (1989): 591–99. Further reading[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Petronila of Aragon. Bisson, Thomas N. The Medieval Crown of Aragon: A Short History. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2000. Chaytor, Henry John. A History of Aragon and Catalonia. London: Methuan, 1933. Hirel-Wouts, Sophie. "Cuando abdica la reina... Reflexiones sobre el papel pacificador de Petronila, reina de Aragón y condesa de Barcelona (siglo XIII)", e-Spania, vol. 20 (2015), retrieved 8 June 2016. Stalls, William C. "Queenship and the Royal Patrimony in Twelfth-Century Iberia: The Example of Petronilla of Aragon", Queens, Regents and Potentates, Women of Power, vol. 1 (Boydell & Brewer, 1995), 49–61.

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Petronila de Aragón
(1136/06/29 - 1173/10/15)
Petronila de Aragón

Petronila de Aragón

Reina de Aragón



Nació el 29 de junio de 1136 en Huesca.

Hija del rey aragonés Ramiro II el Monje y de Inés de Poitiers.

Protagonista en la formación de la Corona de Aragón. Al no poderse cumplir el testamento de Alfonso I el Batallador, forzó a su hermano Ramiro a abandonar su condición clerical y ceñir la corona aragonesa. De su matrimonio con Inés de Poitiers nació Petronila en 1136.




Reina de Aragón (1137-1174) y condesa de Barcelona (1150-1174). Se la casó con el conde de Barcelona Ramón Berenguer IV. Los esponsales se celebraron en 1137, cuando Petronila tenía solo un año, y la boda en 1150, en Lérida. Tras la muerte de Ramón Berenguer IV, ocurrida en 1162, Petronila abdicó el reino de Aragón en su hijo Alfonso II.

Petronila de Aragón falleció en Barcelona el 15 de octubre de 1173.


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Reina de Aragón
16 de agosto de 1157 - 18 de julio de 1164

Predecesor
Ramiro II de Aragón

Sucesor
Alfonso II de Aragón

Condesa de Barcelona
6 de agosto de 1162 - 18 de julio de 1164

Predecesor
Ramón Berenguer IV

Sucesor
Alfonso II de Aragón

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Catalan: Ramon Berenguer IV «el Sant» de Barcelona, comte de Barcelona, Spanish: Príncipe de Aragón (1137-1154), Conde de Barcelona (1131-1154), Conde de Gerona, Osona, Cerdaña y Ribargorza Ramón Berenguer IV «el Santo» de Barcelona, conde de Barcelona, French: Raimond-Bérenger IV «le Saint» de Barcelone, comte de Barcelone, Italian: Raimondo Berengario IV of Barcelona, conte di Barcellona
Gender: Male
Birth: 1113
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Death: August 06, 1162 (49)
Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy
Immediate Family:
Son of Ramon Berenguer III "the Great" count of Barcelona and Douce I de Gévaudan, comtesse de Provence
Husband of N.N. and Petronila Ramírez, reina de Aragón
Father of Ramón Berenguer de Barcelona, arzobispo de Narbona; Pedro, infante de Aragón; Alfonso II el Casto, rey de Aragón; Raimond Bérenger III, comte de Provence; Dulce de Aragão, rainha-consorte de Portugal and 1 other
Brother of Almodis de Barcelona, vescomtessa de Bas; Bérenger-Raimond I, comte de Provence; Bernat, Infant de Barcelona; Berenguela de Barcelona, reina consorte de León y Castilla; Estefania de Barcelona, vescomte consort de Dacs and 1 other
Half brother of Ximena de Barcelona, comtesse d'Osona and Maria de Barcelona, comtessa consort de Besalú
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Ramon «den Hellige» var

Greve av Barcelona 1131-1162.

Fyrste av Aragón 1137 - 1162.

Greve av Provence 1144-1162 (som Raimond Berenguer I).

Ramon var den siste som hadde titelen greve av Barcelona. Ifølge sin fars testamente arvet han i 1131 som den førstefødte grevskapene Barcelona, Tarragona, Manresa, Gerona, Ausona, Peralada, Besalù, Vallespir, Fonollet, Perapertusa, Cerdaña, Conflet, Carcasona og Redés. 11.08.1137 ble han konge av Aragon.91

Ramón fue el último en ostentar el título de Conde de Barcelona. De acuerdo con el testamento de sus padres,

heredó en 1131 como primogénito los condados de Barcelona, Tarragona, Manresa, Gerona, Ausona, Peralada, Besalú, Vallespir, Fonollet, Perapertusa, Cerdaña, Conflet, Carcasona y Redes. 08.11.1137 se convirtió en rey de Aragón.

91 Erich Brandenburg: Die Nachkommen Karls des Grossen. Leipzig 1935. Mogens Bugge: Våre forfedre, nr. 1001. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Bind 2 (1933), lado 418. Bent og Vidar Billing Hansen: Rosensverdslektens forfedre, side 16, 25.

Reinado 19 de agosto de 1131 - 6 de agosto de 1162

Predecesor Ramón Berenguer III

Sucesor Alfonso I

Esposa Petronila de Aragón

Descendencia

Dulce Berenguer

Alfonso II de Aragón

Pedro, Conde de la Cerdanya

Ramón Berenguer III, Conde de Provenza

Sancho, Conde de Provenza

Ramón, Arzobispo de Narbona

Padre Ramón Berenguer III, Conde de Barcelona

Madre Duce I, Condesa de Provenza

Nacido c. 1113

Fallecido el 6 de agosto de 1162

Piamonte, Italia

Raimundo Berengario IV o Ramón Berenguer IV (c. 1113 - 6 de agosto de 1162), a veces llamado el Santo, fue el conde de Barcelona que llevó a cabo la unión entre el Reino de Aragón y el Principado de Cataluña en la Corona de Aragón.

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[ocultar]

* 1 Primeros años
de reinado * 2 Cruzadas
y guerras * 3 Muerte
* 4 Notas
* 5 Referencias
[editar] Primeros años de reinado

Heredó el condado de Barcelona de su padre Ramón Berenguer III el 19 de agosto de 1131. El 11 de agosto de 1137 fue abatido en HuescaA la infanta Petronila de Aragón, de un año de edad. Su padre, Ramiro II de Aragón el Monje, que buscó la ayuda de Barcelona contra Alfonso VII de Castilla, abdicó el 13 de noviembre de ese mismo año, dejando su reino a Petronila y Ramón Berenguer. Este último se convirtió esencialmente en gobernante de Aragón, aunque nunca fue rey, sino conde de Barcelona, príncipe del Reino de Aragón. Fue el último gobernante catalán en usar el título de conde como el primero; a partir de su hijo Alfonso II de Aragón, los condes de Barcelona se autodenominaron, en primer lugar, reyes de Aragón.

El tratado entre Ramón Berenguer y su suegro estipulaba que sus descendientes gobernarían conjuntamente sobre ambos reinos. Incluso si Petronila muriera antes de que el matrimonio pudiera consumarse, Berenguer seguiría heredando el título de rey de Aragón. [cita requerida] Ambos reinos preservarían sus leyes, instituciones y autonomía, permaneciendo legalmente distintos pero federados en una unión dinástica bajo una sola Casa gobernante. Los historiadores consideran este arreglo como la jugada maestra política de la Edad Media hispánica. Ambos reinos ganaron mayor fuerza y seguridad y Aragón obtuvo su tan necesaria salida al mar. Por otro lado, la formación de una nueva entidad política en el noreste en un momento en que Portugal se separó de León en el oeste dio más equilibrio a los reinos cristianos de la península. Ramón Berenguer logró sacar a Aragón de su empeño sometimiento a Castilla, ayudado sin duda por la belleza y el encanto de su hermana Berenguela, esposa del emperador Alfonso, por la que era conocida en su tiempo.

[editar] Cruzadas y guerras

En los años centrales de su gobierno, su atención se centró en las campañas contra los moros. En octubre de 1147, como parte de la Segunda Cruzada, ayudó a Castilla a conquistar Almería. Luego invadió las tierras del reino taifa almorávide de Valencia y Murcia. En diciembre de 1148, capturó Tortosa después de un asedio de cinco meses con la ayuda de cruzados franceses y genoveses. [1] Al año siguiente, Fraga, Lleida y Mequinenza, en la confluencia de los ríos Segre y Ebro, cayeron en manos de su ejército. La reconquista de la Cataluña moderna se había completado.

Ramón Berenguer también hizo campaña en Provenza, ayudando a su hermano Berenguer Ramón y a su sobrino Ramón Berenguer II contra los condes de Toulouse. Durante la minoría de edad de Ramón Berenguer II, el conde de Barcelona también actuó como regente de Provenza (entre 1144 y 1157). En 1151, Ramón firmó el Tratado de Tudilén con Alfonso VII de León. El tratado definía las zonas de conquista en Andalucía para evitar que los dos gobernantes entraran en conflicto. También en 1151, Ramon Berenguer fundó y dotó el monasterio real de Poblet. En 1154 aceptó la regencia de Gastón V de Béarn a cambio de que los nobles bearneses le rindieran homenaje en Canfranc, uniendo así aquel pequeño principado con el creciente imperio catalanoaragonés.

[editar] Muerte

Murió en 1162 en Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piamonte, Italia, dejando el título de conde de Barcelona a su hijo mayor Ramón Berenguer, quien al año siguiente heredó el título de rey de Aragón de la abdicación de su madre Petronila de Aragón (Ramiro II ya había muerto), y, en homenaje al aragonés, cambió su nombre por el de Alfonso y se convirtió en Alfonso II de Aragón. El hijo menor de Ramón Berenguer, Pedro Heredó la comarca de la Cerdanya y tierras al norte de los Pirineos.

Raimundo Berengario IV o Ramón Berenguer IV (c. 1113 - 6 de agosto de 1162), a veces llamado el Santo, fue el conde de Barcelona que llevó a cabo la unión entre el Reino de Aragón y el Principado de Cataluña en la Corona de Aragón.

Contenido [ocultar]

1 Primeros años
de reinado
2 Cruzadas

y guerras 3 Muerte

4 Ascendencia
5 Notas


6 Referencias

[editar] Primeros años de reinado

Heredó el condado de Barcelona de su padre Ramón Berenguer III el 19 de agosto de 1131. El 11 de agosto de 1137 en Huesca fue prometido a la infanta Petronila de Aragón, que entonces tenía un año. Su padre, Ramiro II de Aragón el Monje, que buscó la ayuda de Barcelona contra Alfonso VII de Castilla, abdicó el 13 de noviembre de ese mismo año, dejando su reino a Petronila y Ramón Berenguer. Este último se convirtió esencialmente en gobernante de Aragón, aunque nunca fue rey, sino conde de Barcelona, príncipe del Reino de Aragón. Fue el último gobernante catalán en usar el título de conde como el primero; a partir de su hijo Alfonso II de Aragón, los condes de Barcelona se autodenominaron, en primer lugar, reyes de Aragón.

El tratado entre Ramón Berenguer y su suegro estipulaba que sus descendientes gobernarían conjuntamente sobre ambos reinos. Incluso si Petronila muriera antes de que el matrimonio pudiera consumarse, Berenguer seguiría heredando el título de rey de Aragón. [cita requerida] Ambos reinos preservarían sus leyes, instituciones y autonomía, permaneciendo legalmente distintos pero federados en una unión dinástica bajo una sola Casa gobernante. Los historiadores consideran este arreglo como la jugada maestra política de la Edad Media hispánica. Ambos reinos ganaron mayor fuerza y seguridad y Aragón obtuvo su tan necesaria salida al mar. Por otro lado, la formación de una nueva entidad política en el noreste en un momento en que Portugal se separó de León en el oeste dio más equilibrio a los reinos cristianos de la península. Ramón Berenguer logró sacar a Aragón de su sumisión a Castilla, ayudado sin duda por la belleza y el encanto de su hermana Berenguela, esposa del emperador Alfonso, por la que era muy conocida en su tiempo.

[editar] Cruzadas y guerras

En los años centrales de su gobierno, su atención se centró en las campañas contra los moros. En octubre de 1147, como parte de la Segunda Cruzada, ayudó a Castilla a conquistar Almería. Luego invadió las tierras del reino taifa almorávide de Valencia y Murcia. En diciembre de 1148, capturó Tortosa después de un asedio de cinco meses con la ayuda de los cruzados franceses, anglonormandos y genoveses del sur. [1] Al año siguiente, Fraga, Lleida y Mequinenza, en la confluencia de los ríos Segre y Ebro, cayeron en manos de su ejército. La reconquista de la Cataluña moderna se había completado.

Ramón Berenguer también hizo campaña en Provenza, ayudando a su hermano Berenguer Ramón y a su sobrino Ramón Berenguer II contra los condes de Toulouse. Durante la minoría de edad de Ramón Berenguer II, el conde de Barcelona también actuó como regente de Provenza (entre 1144 y 1157). En 1151, Ramón firmó el Tratado de TudiCon Alfonso VII de León. El tratado definía las zonas de conquista en Andalucía para evitar que los dos gobernantes entraran en conflicto. También en 1151, Ramon Berenguer fundó y dotó el monasterio real de Poblet. En 1154 aceptó la regencia de Gastón V de Béarn a cambio de que los nobles bearneses le rindieran homenaje en Canfranc, uniendo así aquel pequeño principado con el creciente imperio catalanoaragonés.

[editar] Muerte

Murió en 1162 en Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piamonte, Italia, dejando el título de conde de Barcelona a su hijo mayor Ramón Berenguer, quien al año siguiente heredó el título de rey de Aragón de la abdicación de su madre Petronila de Aragón (Ramiro II ya había muerto), y, en homenaje al aragonés, cambió su nombre por el de Alfonso y se convirtió en Alfonso II de Aragón. El hijo menor de Ramón Berenguer, Pedro, heredó la comarca de la Cerdanya y las tierras al norte de los Pirineos.

[editar] Ascendencia

[mostrar]v • d • eAntepasados de Ramón Berenguer IV, conde de Barcelona

32. Ramon Borrell, conde de Barcelona
16. Berenguer Ramón I, conde de Barcelona
33. Ermesinde de Carcasona
8. Ramón Berenguer I, conde de Barcelona
34. Sancho García, conde de Castilla
17. Sancha Sánchez de Castilla
35. Urraca de Saldaña
4. Ramón Berenguer II, conde de Barcelona
36. Audebert I, conde de La Marche
18. Bernardo I, conde de La Marche
37. Almodis de Limoges
9. Almodis de La Marche
19. Amélie de Rasés
2. Ramón Berenguer III, conde de Barcelona
20. Tancredo de Hauteville
10. Roberto Guiscardo, duque de Apulia
42. Ricardo I, duque de Normandía (hipotético)
21. Fressenda de Normandía
43. Gunnora
5. Maud de Apulia
44. Guaimario III de Salerno
22. Guaimario IV, príncipe de Salerno
45. Gaitelgrima de Benevento
11. Sikelgaita de Salerno
46. Laidulfo, príncipe de Capua
23. Gema de Capua
47. María
1. Ramón Berenguer IV, conde de Barcelona
48. Ricardo II, vizconde de Millau
24. Ricardo II, vizconde de Millau y Gévaudan
49. Sénégonde de Béziers
12. Berenguer II, vizconde de Rodés
50. Berenger, vizconde de
Narbona 25. Rixinde de
Narbona 51. Garsenda de Besalú
6. Gilberto I, conde de Gévaudan
26. Girberto II, vizconde de Carlat
13. Adela, vizcondesa de Carlat
27. Nobilia, vizcondesa de Lodève
3. Douce I, condesa de Provenza
56. Guillermo I, conde de Provenza
28. Guillermo II, conde de Provenza
57. Adelaida de Anjou
14. Godofredo I, conde de Provenza
58. Otón Guillermo, conde de Borgoña
29. Gerberga de Borgoña
59. Ermentrude, condesa de Mâcon y Besançon
7. Gerberga, condesa de Provenza
60. Guillermo I, conde de Marsella
30. Guillermo II, vizconde de Marsella
61. Bellilde de Marsella



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Ramon Berenguer IV "the Saint" of Barcelona, Count of Barcelona MP
Catalan: Ramon Berenguer IV «el Sant» de Barcelona, comte de Barcelona, Spanish: Príncipe de Aragón (1137-1154), Conde de Barcelona (1131-1154), Conde de Gerona, Osona, Cerdaña y Ribargorza Ramón Berenguer IV «el Santo» de Barcelona, conde de Barcelona, French: Raimond-Bérenger IV «le Saint» de Barcelone, comte de Barcelone, Italian: Raimondo Berengario IV of Barcelona, conte di Barcellona
Gender: Male
Birth: 1113
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Death: August 06, 1162 (49)
Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy
Immediate Family:
Son of Ramon Berenguer III "the Great" count of Barcelona and Douce I de Gévaudan, comtesse de Provence
Husband of N.N. and Petronila Ramírez, reina de Aragón
Father of Ramón Berenguer de Barcelona, arzobispo de Narbona; Pedro, infante de Aragón; Alfonso II el Casto, rey de Aragón; Raimond Bérenger III, comte de Provence; Dulce de Aragão, rainha-consorte de Portugal and 1 other
Brother of Almodis de Barcelona, vescomtessa de Bas; Bérenger-Raimond I, comte de Provence; Bernat, Infant de Barcelona; Berenguela de Barcelona, reina consorte de León y Castilla; Estefania de Barcelona, vescomte consort de Dacs and 1 other
Half brother of Ximena de Barcelona, comtesse d'Osona and Maria de Barcelona, comtessa consort de Besalú
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https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raimundo_Bereng%C3%A1rio_IV_de_Barcelona

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Berenguer_IV_de_Barcelona

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Berenguer_IV,_Count_of_Barcelona

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Ramon «den Hellige» var

Greve av Barcelona 1131-1162.

Fyrste av Aragon 1137 - 1162.

Greve av Provence 1144-1162 (som Raimond Berenguer I).

Ramon var den siste som hadde titelen greve av Barcelona. Ifølge sin fars testamente arvet han i 1131 som den førstefødte grevskapene Barcelona, Tarragona, Manresa, Gerona, Ausona, Peralada, Besalù, Vallespir, Fonollet, Perapertusa, Cerdaña, Conflet, Carcasona og Redés. 11.08.1137 ble han konge av Aragon.91

Ramon was the last one to have the title of Conde de Barcelona. Acording his fathers will,

he inherit in 1131 as the first born the countys of Barcelona, Tarragona, Manresa, Gerona, Ausona, Peralada, Besalu, Vallespir, Fonollet, Perapertusa, Cerdana, Conflet, Carcasona and Redes. 08.11.1137 he became king of Aragon.

91 Erich Brandenburg: Die Nachkommen Karls des Grossen. Leipzig 1935. Mogens Bugge: Våre forfedre, nr. 1001. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Bind 2 (1933), side 418. Bent og Vidar Billing Hansen: Rosensverdslektens forfedre, side 16, 25.

Reign 19 August 1131 - 6 August 1162

Predecessor Ramon Berenguer III

Successor Alfonso I

Spouse Petronila of Aragon

Issue

Dulce Berenguer

Alfonso II of Aragon

Peter, Count of Cerdanya

Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence

Sancho, Count of Provence

Ramon, Archbishop of Narbonne

Father Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona

Mother Douce I, Countess of Provence

Born c. 1113

Died 6 August 1162

Piedmont, Italy

Raymond Berengar IV or Ramon Berenguer IV (c. 1113 – 6 August 1162), sometimes called the Holy, was the Count of Barcelona who effected the union between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia into the Crown of Aragon.

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* 1 Early reign
* 2 Crusades and wars
* 3 Death
* 4 Notes
* 5 References
[edit] Early reign

He inherited the county of Barcelona from his father Ramon Berenguer III on August 19, 1131. On August 11, 1137 in Huesca he was betrothed to the infant Petronila of Aragon, aged one at the time. Her father, Ramiro II of Aragon the Monk, who sought Barcelona's aid against Alfonso VII of Castile, abdicated on November 13 that same year, leaving his kingdom to Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer. The latter essentially became ruler of Aragon, although he was never king himself, but instead Count of Barcelona, Prince of the Kingdom of Aragon. He was the last Catalan ruler to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms. Even should Petronila die before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer would still inherit the title of King of Aragon.[citation needed] Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at a time when Portugal seceded from León in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by the beauty and charm of his sister Berenguela, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, for which she was well-known in her time.

[edit] Crusades and wars

In the middle years of his rule, his attention turned to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdom of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of French and Genoese crusaders.[1] The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenguer also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia in order to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Catalanoaragonese empire.

[edit] Death

He died in 1162 in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy, leaving the title of Count of Barcelona to his eldest son Ramon Berenguer, who next year inherited the title of King of Aragon from his mother's abdication Petronila of Aragon (Ramiro II was already dead), and, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso and became Alfonso II of Aragon. Ramon Berenguer's younger son Pedro inherited the county of Cerdanya and lands north of the Pyrenees.

Raymond Berengar IV or Ramon Berenguer IV (c. 1113 – 6 August 1162), sometimes called the Holy, was the Count of Barcelona who effected the union between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia into the Crown of Aragon.

Contents [hide]

1 Early reign

2 Crusades and wars

3 Death

4 Ancestry

5 Notes

6 References

[edit] Early reign

He inherited the county of Barcelona from his father Ramon Berenguer III on August 19, 1131. On August 11, 1137 in Huesca he was betrothed to the infant Petronila of Aragon, aged one at the time. Her father, Ramiro II of Aragon the Monk, who sought Barcelona's aid against Alfonso VII of Castile, abdicated on November 13 that same year, leaving his kingdom to Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer. The latter essentially became ruler of Aragon, although he was never king himself, but instead Count of Barcelona, Prince of the Kingdom of Aragon. He was the last Catalan ruler to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms. Even should Petronila die before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer would still inherit the title of King of Aragon.[citation needed] Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at a time when Portugal seceded from León in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by the beauty and charm of his sister Berenguela, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, for which she was well-known in her time.

[edit] Crusades and wars

In the middle years of his rule, his attention turned to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdom of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of Southern French, Anglo-Normans and Genoese crusaders.[1] The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenguer also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia in order to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Catalanoaragonese empire.

[edit] Death

He died in 1162 in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy, leaving the title of Count of Barcelona to his eldest son Ramon Berenguer, who next year inherited the title of King of Aragon from his mother's abdication Petronila of Aragon (Ramiro II was already dead), and, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso and became Alfonso II of Aragon. Ramon Berenguer's younger son Pedro inherited the county of Cerdanya and lands north of the Pyrenees.

[edit] Ancestry

[show]v • d • eAncestors of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona

32. Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona
16. Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona
33. Ermesinde of Carcassonne
8. Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona
34. Sancho García, Count of Castile
17. Sancha Sánchez of Castile
35. Urraca of Saldaña
4. Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona
36. Audebert I, Count de La Marche
18. Bernard I, Count of La Marche
37. Almodis de Limoges
9. Almodis de La Marche
19. Amélie de Rasés
2. Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona
20. Tancred of Hauteville
10. Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia
42. Richard I, Duke of Normandy (hypothical)
21. Fressenda of Normandy
43. Gunnora
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Preceded by

Ramon Berenguer III Count of Barcelona

1131 – 1162 Succeeded by

He inherited the county of Barcelona from his father Ramon Berenguer III on August 19, 1131. On August 11, 1137 in Huesca he was betrothed to the infant Petronila of Aragon, aged one at the time. Her father, Ramiro II of Aragon the Monk, who sought Barcelona's aid against Alfonso VII of Castile, abdicated on November 13 that same year, leaving his kingdom to Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer. The latter essentially became ruler of Aragon, although he was never king himself, but instead Count of Barcelona, Prince of the Kingdom of Aragon. He was the last Catalan ruler to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms. Even should Petronila die before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer would still inherit the title of King of Aragon.[citation needed] Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at a time when Portugal seceded from León in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by the beauty and charm of his sister Berenguela, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, for which she was well-known in her time.

[edit] Crusades and wars

In the middle years of his rule, his attention turned to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdom of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of Southern French, Anglo-Normans and Genoese crusaders.[1] The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenguer also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia in order to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Catalanoaragonese empire.

[edit] Death

He died in 1162 in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy, leaving the title of Count of Barcelona to his eldest son Ramon Berenguer, who next year inherited the title of King of Aragon from his mother's abdication Petronila of Aragon (Ramiro II was already dead), and, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso and became Alfonso II of Aragon. Ramon Berenguer's younger son Pedro inherited the county of Cerdanya and lands north of the Pyrenees.

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Ramon Berenguer III Count of Barcelona

Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona

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Early reign

He inherited the county of Barcelona from his father Ramon Berenguer III on August 19, 1131. On August 11, 1137 in Huesca he was betrothed to the infant Petronila of Aragon, aged one at the time. Her father, Ramiro II of Aragon the Monk, who sought Barcelona's aid against Alfonso VII of Castile, abdicated on November 13 that same year, leaving his kingdom to Ramon Berenguer. The latter essentially became ruler of Aragon, although he was never king himself, but instead Count of Barcelona, Prince of the Kingdom of Aragon. He was the last Catalan ruler to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms. Even should Petronila die before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer would still inherit the title of King of Aragon. Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at a time when Portugal seceded from Castile in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by the beauty and charm of his sister Berenguela, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, for which she was well-known in her time.

[edit]Crusades and wars

In the middle years of his rule, his attention turned to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdom of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of French and Genoese crusaders.[1] The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenger also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia in order to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Aragonese empire.

[edit]Death

He died in 1162 in Borgo Sam Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy, leaving the title of Count of Barcelona to his eldest son Ramon Berenguer, who next year inherited the title of King of Aragon from her mother's abdication Petronila of Aragon (Ramiro II was already dead), and, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso and became Alfonso II of Aragon, I of Catalonia. Ramon Berenguer's younger son Pedro inherited the county of Cerdanya and lands north of the Pyrene

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Ramon Berenguer IV

Count of Barcelona

Raymond Berengar IV of Barcelona in the Liber feudorum maior.jpg

Reign 19 August 1131 - 6 August 1162

Predecessor Ramon Berenguer III

Successor Alfonso I

Spouse Petronila of Aragon

Issue

Dulce, Queen of Portugal

Alfonso II of Aragon

Peter, Count of Cerdanya

Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence

Sancho, Count of Provence

Ramon, Archbishop of Narbonne

Father Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona

Mother Douce I, Countess of Provence

Born c. 1113

Died 6 August 1162

Raymond Berengar IV or Ramon Berenguer IV (c. 1113 – 6 August 1162), sometimes called the Holy, was the Count of Barcelona who effected the union between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia into the Crown of Aragon.

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* 1 Early reign
* 2 Crusades and wars
* 3 Death
* 4 Ancestry
* 5 Notes
* 6 References
[edit] Early reign

He inherited the county of Barcelona from his father Ramon Berenguer III on August 19, 1131. On August 11, 1137 in Huesca he was betrothed to the infant Petronila of Aragon, aged one at the time. Her father, Ramiro II of Aragon the Monk, who sought Barcelona's aid against Alfonso VII of Castile, abdicated on November 13 that same year, leaving his kingdom to Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer. The latter essentially became ruler of Aragon, although he was never king himself, but instead Count of Barcelona, Prince of the Kingdom of Aragon. He was the last Catalan ruler to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms. Even should Petronila die before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer would still inherit the title of King of Aragon.[citation needed] Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at a time when Portugal seceded from León in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by the beauty and charm of his sister Berenguela, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, for which she was well-known in her time.

[edit] Crusades and wars

In the middle years of his rule, his attention turned to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdom of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of Southern French, Anglo-Normans and Genoese crusaders.[1] The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenguer also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia in order to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Catalanoaragonese empire.

[edit] Death

He died in 1162 in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy, leaving the title of Count of Barcelona to his eldest son Ramon Berenguer, who next year inherited the title of King of Aragon from the abdication of his mother Petronila of Aragon (Ramiro II was already dead), and, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso and became Alfonso II of Aragon. Ramon Berenguer's younger son Pedro inherited the county of Cerdanya and lands north of the Pyrenees.

[edit] Ancestry

16. Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona

8. Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona

17. Sancha Sánchez of Castile

4. Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona

18. Bernard I, Count of La Marche

9. Almodis de La Marche

19. Amélie de Rasés

2. Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona

20. Tancred of Hauteville

10. Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia

21. Fressenda

5. Maud of Apulia

22. Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno

11. Sikelgaita of Salerno

23. Gemma of Capua

1. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona

24. Richard II, Viscount of Millau and Gévaudan

12. Berenguer II, Viscount of Rodés

25. Rixinde de Narbonne

6. Gilbert I, Count of Gévaudan

26. Girbert II, Viscount of Carlat

13. Adela, Viscountess of Carlat

27. Nobilia, Viscountess of Lodève

3. Douce I, Countess of Provence

28. William II, Count of Provence

14. Geoffrey I, Count of Provence

29. Douce I, Countess of Provence

7. Gerberga, Countess of Provence

30. William II, Viscount of Marseille

15. Stephanie-Douce de Marseille

31. Stephanie

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Riley-Smith (1991) p.48.
[edit] References

* Riley-Smith, Jonathan (1991). Atlas of the Crusades. New York: Facts on File.
* Villegas-Aristizabal, Lucas (2009), "Anglo-Norman involvement in the conquest of Tortosa and Settlement of Tortosa, 1148-1180", Crusades 8, pp. 63-129.
Preceded by

Ramon Berenguer III Count of Barcelona

1131 – 1162 Succeeded by

Alfonso II of Aragon

Preceded by

Agnes of Aquitaine King consort of Aragon

1150– 1162 Succeeded by

Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon

BIOGRAPHY: b. c. 1113

d. Aug. 6, 1162, Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont [Italy]

byname RAMON BERENGUER THE HOLY, CATALAN RAMON BERENGUER EL SANT, count of Barcelona from 1131 to 1162, regent of Provence from 1144 to 1157, and ruling prince of Aragon from 1137 to 1162.

The elder son of Ramon Berenguer III, he continued his father's crusading wars against the Almoravid Muslims. The kingdom of Aragon soon sought Ramon Berenguer IV's aid against Castile. In the course of their negotiations, he was promised the hand of the Aragonese king Ramiro II's daughter and heir, Petronila (Peronella); they were married on Aug. 11, 1137, and a few months later (November 13), Ramiro II abdicated in favour of his daughter and son-in-law. Ramon Berenguer IV thus became the last count of Barcelona to take this as his principal title, for, from 1137, he was also ruler of Aragon (though he himself never assumed the title of king). From the reign of his son, who in 1162 succeeded him with the title of Alfonso II, the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, kings of Aragon.

When Ramon Berenguer IV's father had died, he had left the county of Provence to a younger son. When this son died, his brother Ramon Berenguer IV acted as regent (conventionally with the title Ramon Berenguer II of Provence) until the legitimate heir, his young nephew, reached majority in 1157, as Ramon Berenguer III of Provence. When this count of Provence died in 1166 without a male heir, he was succeeded by Ramon Berenguer IV's son Alfonso II, king of Aragon. By his wars and conquests from the Moors--Tortosa (1148), Lerida, Mequinenza, and Fraga (1149), and Prades and Siurana (1153)--Ramon Berenguer IV definitively established the boundaries of the principality of Catalonia.

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Ramón Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, was also called Ramon "the Holy." He effected the union between Aragon and Catalonia into the Crown of Aragon.

On August 11, 1137 in Huesca, Ramón was betrothed to the infant Petronila of Aragon, aged one at the time. Her father, Ramiro II of Aragon, the "Monk," who sought Barcelona's aid against King Alfonso VII of Castile, abdicated on November 13 that same year, leaving his kingdom to Petronilla and Ramón Berenguer. The latter essentially became ruler of Aragon, although he was never King himself, but instead Count of Barcelona, Prince of the Kingdom of Aragon. He was the last Catalan ruler to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms. Even should Petronila die before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer would still inherit the title of King of Aragon.Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at a time when Portugal seceded from León in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by the beauty and charm of his sister Berenguela, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, for which she was well-known in her time.

In the middle years of his rule, his attention turned to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdom of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of French and Genoese crusaders. The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenger also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia in order to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Aragonese empire.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Berenguer_IV,_Count_of_Barcelona for more information.

Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona also called Ramon the Holy (c. 1113 – 6 August 1162) effected the union between Aragon and Catalonia.

Early reign[edit] Ramon Berenguer IV inherited the county of Barcelona from his father Ramon Berenguer III on 19 August 1131. On 11 August 1137, at the age of about 24, he was betrothed to the infant Petronilla of Aragon, aged one at the time. Petronilla's father, Ramiro II of Aragon, who sought Barcelona's aid against Alfonso VII of Castile, withdrew from public life on 13 November 1137, leaving his kingdom to Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer, the latter in effect becoming ruler of Aragon, although he was never king himself, instead commonly using the titles "Count of the Barcelonans and Prince of the Aragonians" (Comes Barcinonensis et Princeps Aragonensis), and occasionally those of "Marquis of Lleida and Tortosa" (after conquering these cities). He was the last Catalan ruler to use "Count" as his primary title; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law, Ramiro II, stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms, and that even if Petronilla died before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer's heirs would still inherit the Kingdom of Aragon.[2] Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at the time when Portugal seceded from León in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by his sister Berengaria, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, who was well known in her time for her beauty and charm.

Crusades and wars[edit] In the middle years of his rule, Ramon Berenguer turned his attention to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdoms of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of Southern French, Anglo-Norman and Genoese crusaders.[3] (When Moors later tried to recapture Tortosa, the women put up such a spirited defense that Berenger created for them the Order of the Hatchet.) The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenguer also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against the Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenguer II, the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León and Castile. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia as an attempt to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Aragonese empire.

Death[edit] Ramon Berenguer IV died on 6 August 1162 in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy, leaving the title of Count of Barcelona to his eldest surviving son, Ramon Berenguer, who inherited the title of King of Aragon after the abdication of his mother Petronilla of Aragon two years later in 1164. He changed his name to Alfonso as a nod to his Aragonese lineage, and became Alfonso II of Aragon. Ramon Berenguer IV's younger son Pere (Peter) inherited the county of Cerdanya and lands north of the Pyrenees, and changed his name to Ramon Berenguer.

References[edit] Jump up ^ Emmerson, Richard K. (2013). Key Figures in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 553. ISBN 978-1136775192. Jump up ^ See Serrano Daura, La donación de Ramiro II de Aragón a Ramón Berenguer IV de Barcelona, de 1137, y la institución del "casamiento en casa" ("The Donation of Ramiro II of Aragon to Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona in 1137, and the Institution of In-House Marriage"), published in Hidalguía, #270, Madrid, 1998, p. 710. Jump up ^ Riley-Smith (1991) p.48.

Bibliography[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona. Riley-Smith, Jonathan (1991). Atlas of the Crusades. New York: Facts on File. Villegas-Aristizabal, Lucas (2009), "Anglo-Norman involvement in the conquest of Tortosa and Settlement of Tortosa, 1148-1180", Crusades 8, pp. 63–129.

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