Ramiro II of Aragon

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Ramiro II of Aragon was a 12th-century king and former monk who briefly ruled Aragon and secured its succession by arranging the marriage of his daughter Petronilla to Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona.

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Ramiro II of Aragon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Aragon ⓘ
human ⓘ
monk ⓘ
birthDate c. 1086 ⓘ
burialPlace San Pedro el Viejo, Huesca NERFINISHED ⓘ
child Petronilla of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologicalContext reign followed the death of Alfonso I without legitimate heirs ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathDate 16 August 1157 ⓘ
deathPlace Huesca NERFINISHED ⓘ
educatedAt Abbey of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 1137 (effective abdication of royal powers) ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
father Sancho Ramírez NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Ramiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor being a former monk elevated to kingship ⓘ
securing dynastic succession of Aragon through union with County of Barcelona ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Aragonese NERFINISHED ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
memberOf House of Jiménez NERFINISHED ⓘ
monarchOf Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
monasticOrder Benedictines NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother Felicia of Roucy NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleTitle King of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord of Huesca NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork arranged marriage of Petronilla of Aragon to Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona ⓘ
occupation monk ⓘ
sovereign ⓘ
politicalAlliance County of Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld King of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Alfonso I of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
regnalName Ramiro II NERFINISHED ⓘ
relative Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Huesca NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
sibling Alfonso I of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sancha of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent betrothal of Petronilla of Aragon to Ramon Berenguer IV in 1137 ⓘ
granted governance of Aragon to Ramon Berenguer IV while retaining royal title ⓘ
left monastic life to assume the throne of Aragon in 1134 ⓘ
spouse Agnes of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 1134 (reign as King of Aragon) ⓘ
successor Petronilla of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
title Count of Ribagorza NERFINISHED ⓘ
King of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ

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House of Jiménez → notableMember → Ramiro II of Aragon ⓘ
Alfonso I of Aragon → successor → Ramiro II of Aragon ⓘ