Peter II of Aragon

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Peter II of Aragon was a medieval king who ruled Aragon and Catalonia in the early 13th century, known for his involvement in the Albigensian Crusade and his death at the Battle of Muret.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Aragon
human
medieval monarch
alsoKnownAs Peter the Catholic
burialPlace Monastery of Santa Maria de Sijena
causeOfDeath battle injury
child James I of Aragon
Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon
surface form: Sancha of Aragon
conflict Albigensian Crusade
Aragonese intervention in Languedoc
coronatedBy Pope Innocent III
coronation Rome
coronationDate 1204-11-11
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Aragon
dateOfBirth 1170
dateOfDeath 1213-09-12
deathPlaceNowIn Haute-Garonne
surface form: Haute-Garonne, France
father Alfonso II of Aragon
givenName Peter
house House of Barcelona
languageOfWorkOrName Catalan
Latin
Occitan
mannerOfDeath killed in action
monarchOf County of Barcelona
Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED
Principality of Catalonia
mother Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon
notableEvent Albigensian Crusade
Battle of Muret
opponent Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
surface form: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
participantIn Albigensian Crusade
Battle of Muret
placeOfBirth Huesca province
surface form: Huesca
placeOfDeath Muret
pledgedFealtyTo Holy See
positionHeld Count of Barcelona
King of Aragon
Lord of Montpellier
predecessor Alfonso II of Aragon
reignEnd 1213
reignStart 1196
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
royalTitle Peter the Catholic
sexOrGender male
spouse Marie of Montpellier
successor James I of Aragon
supported Raymond VI of Toulouse
vassalOf Pope Innocent III

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James I of Aragon father Peter II of Aragon
House of Barcelona notableMember Peter II of Aragon
Crown of Aragon notableRuler Peter II of Aragon