Peter III of Aragon

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13th-century ruler human king of Aragon monarch

Peter III of Aragon was a 13th-century king who significantly expanded Aragonese influence in the Mediterranean, notably through his conquest of Sicily and leadership in the War of the Sicilian Vespers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 13th-century ruler ⓘ
human ⓘ
king of Aragon ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Peter the Great ⓘ
surface form: Pedro el Grande

Pere el Gran ⓘ
Peter the Great ⓘ
birthDate 1239-06-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Valencia ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Barcelona ⓘ
Zaragoza ⓘ
child Alfonso III of Aragon ⓘ
Elizabeth of Aragon ⓘ
Frederick III of Sicily ⓘ
James II of Aragon ⓘ
conflict Aragonese Crusade ⓘ
countryOfBirth Crown of Aragon ⓘ
countryOfDeath Crown of Aragon ⓘ
deathDate 1285-11-11 ⓘ
deathPlace Vilafranca del Penedès ⓘ
dynasticConnection Crown of Aragon ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father James I of Aragon ⓘ
givenName Peter ⓘ
house House of Barcelona ⓘ
languageSpoken Catalan ⓘ
Occitan ⓘ
militaryConflict War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ
mother Violant of Hungary ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Barcelona ⓘ
notableFor conquest of Sicily ⓘ
expansion of Aragonese influence in the Mediterranean ⓘ
opponent Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
Philip III of France ⓘ
Pope Martin IV ⓘ
policy strengthening of Aragonese naval power ⓘ
predecessor James I of Aragon ⓘ
reignEnd 1285 ⓘ
reignEndAsKingOfSicily 1285 ⓘ
reignStart 1276 ⓘ
reignStartAsKingOfSicily 1282 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significantEvent War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ
spouse Constance of Sicily ⓘ
successor Alfonso III of Aragon ⓘ
title Count of Barcelona ⓘ
King of Aragon ⓘ
King of Sicily ⓘ
King of Valencia ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James I of Aragon → child → Peter III of Aragon ⓘ
Aragonese Crusade → hasCommander → Peter III of Aragon ⓘ
King of Sicily → hasHolder → Peter III of Aragon ⓘ
Aragonese Crusade → hasOpponent → Peter III of Aragon ⓘ
Aragonese Crusade → hasParticipant → Peter III of Aragon ⓘ
War of the Sicilian Vespers → hasParticipant → Peter III of Aragon ⓘ
House of Barcelona → notableMember → Peter III of Aragon ⓘ
Crown of Aragon → notableRuler → Peter III of Aragon ⓘ
Kingdom of Aragon → notableRuler → Peter III of Aragon ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily → notableRuler → Peter III of Aragon ⓘ
King of Aragon → titleHolder → Peter III of Aragon ⓘ