Alfonso II of Aragon

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Alfonso II of Aragon was a 12th-century monarch who significantly expanded and consolidated the Crown of Aragon, laying foundations for its later Mediterranean power.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Alfonso II of Aragon canonical 13
Alfons I de Catalunya 1
Alfons el Cast 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
king
medieval ruler
monarch
alsoKnownAs Alfonso II of Aragon
surface form: Alfons I de Catalunya

Alfonso II of Aragon
surface form: Alfons el Cast

Alfonso the Chaste
birthDate 1157
birthPlace Huesca province
surface form: Huesca
burialPlace Poblet Monastery
surface form: Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet
centuryOfActivity 12th century
child Alfonso II, Count of Provence
Constance of Aragon, Queen of Hungary
Eleanor of Aragon, Countess of Toulouse
Ferdinand of Aragon, Viscount of Béarn
Peter II of Aragon
Sancha of Aragon, Countess of Toulouse
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Aragon
deathDate 1196-04-25
deathPlace Perpignan
era High Middle Ages
father Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona
givenName Alfonso
mother Petronilla of Aragon
nobleTitle Count of Barcelona
Count of Besalú
Count of Cerdanya
Count of Provence
County of Ribagorza
surface form: Count of Ribagorza

County of Roussillon
surface form: Count of Roussillon

King of Aragon
Marquis of Provence
notableAchievement consolidated royal authority over Aragonese and Catalan territories
expanded the Crown of Aragon into Provence
first ruler to unite the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona under one crown
positionHeld Count of Barcelona
Count of Besalú
Count of Cerdanya
Count of Provence
County of Ribagorza
surface form: Count of Ribagorza

County of Roussillon
surface form: Count of Roussillon

King of Aragon
Marquis of Provence
reignEnd 1196
reignStart 1164
reignStartAsCountOfBarcelona 1162
religion Roman Catholicism
royalHouse House of Barcelona
sexOrGender male
spouse Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon

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King of Aragon titleHolder Alfonso II of Aragon
House of Barcelona notableMember Alfonso II of Aragon
Peter II of Aragon father Alfonso II of Aragon
Peter II of Aragon predecessor Alfonso II of Aragon
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona child Alfonso II of Aragon
House of Aragon hasNotableMember Alfonso II of Aragon
Alfonso notableBearer Alfonso II of Aragon
Count of Barcelona positionHeldBy Alfonso II of Aragon
Alfonso II of Aragon alsoKnownAs Alfonso II of Aragon
this entity surface form: Alfons I de Catalunya
Alfonso II of Aragon alsoKnownAs Alfonso II of Aragon
this entity surface form: Alfons el Cast
Constance of Aragon father Alfonso II of Aragon
Peter the Catholic father Alfonso II of Aragon
Peter the Catholic predecessor Alfonso II of Aragon
Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon spouse Alfonso II of Aragon