Crown of Aragon
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The Crown of Aragon was a powerful medieval and early modern maritime confederation in the western Mediterranean, centered on northeastern Iberia, that played a major role in Mediterranean trade, politics, and early overseas expansion.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catalan-Aragonese world | 1 |
| Crown of Aragon authorities | 1 |
| Crown of Aragon composite monarchy | 1 |
| Medieval Crown of Aragon | 1 |
| medieval Crown of Aragon | 1 |
Statements (96)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composite monarchy
ⓘ
former monarchy ⓘ maritime confederation ⓘ medieval state ⓘ |
| capital |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Valencia ⓘ Zaragoza ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms of Aragon (four red pallets on gold) ⓘ |
| conflict |
Aragonese Crusade
ⓘ
Italian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Wars (as part of Spain)
War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ War of the Two Peters ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | none (historical polity in the western Mediterranean) ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
development of Catalan as a literary language
ⓘ
spread of Catalan and Aragonese institutions in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| currency |
Aragonese florin
ⓘ
Barcelona pound ⓘ Aragonese florin ⓘ
surface form:
Valencian florin
|
| dissolved | 1716 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
House of Barcelona
ⓘ
House of Habsburg ⓘ
surface form:
House of Habsburg (as kings of Spain)
House of Trastámara ⓘ |
| economy | based on Mediterranean maritime trade ⓘ |
| endEvent |
Nueva Planta decrees in Catalonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Nueva Planta decrees
|
| endTime | 1716 ⓘ |
| flag |
Senyera
ⓘ
surface form:
Senyera (four red pallets on a golden field)
|
| followedBy | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
composite monarchy with separate institutions
ⓘ
feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hadInstitution |
Corts of Aragon
ⓘ
Parliament of Catalonia ⓘ
surface form:
Corts of Catalonia
Corts of Valencia ⓘ Diputación del General of Aragon ⓘ Government of Catalonia ⓘ
surface form:
Generalitat of Catalonia
Generalitat of Valencia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
County of Barcelona
ⓘ
County of Cerdanya ⓘ County of Roussillon ⓘ Duchy of Athens ⓘ Duchy of Neopatras ⓘ Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ Kingdom of Majorca ⓘ Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Naples (temporarily)
Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ Kingdom of Valencia ⓘ Lordship of Montpellier (temporarily) ⓘ Principality of Catalonia ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inception | 1137 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | fueros and local customary law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeastern Iberia
ⓘ
western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| majorPort |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Cagliari ⓘ Palermo ⓘ Mallorca ⓘ
surface form:
Palma de Mallorca
Valencia ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Compromise of Caspe
ⓘ
Nueva Planta decrees in Catalonia ⓘ
surface form:
Nueva Planta decrees
acquisition of the Duchy of Athens ⓘ conquest of Majorca ⓘ conquest of Sardinia ⓘ conquest of Sicily ⓘ conquest of Valencia ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Alfonso V of Aragon
ⓘ
Ferdinand II of Aragon ⓘ James I of Aragon ⓘ Martin I of Aragon ⓘ Peter II of Aragon ⓘ Peter III of Aragon ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Aragonese language
ⓘ
surface form:
Aragonese
Catalan ⓘ Latin ⓘ Occitan (in some territories) ⓘ |
| partOf |
King of Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarchy of Spain
|
| politicalSystem | pactist monarchy with representative institutions ⓘ |
| precededBy |
County of Barcelona
ⓘ
Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| role |
key actor in Mediterranean commerce
ⓘ
major Mediterranean naval power ⓘ participant in early European overseas expansion ⓘ |
| startDate | 1137-08-11 ⓘ |
| startEvent | dynastic union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona ⓘ |
| startPoint | marriage of Petronilla of Aragon and Ramon Berenguer IV ⓘ |
| tradeRegion |
Italian Peninsula
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean
western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| unionDate | 1469 ⓘ |
| unionEvent |
Union of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon
ⓘ
surface form:
marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile
|
| unionWith | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
Referenced by (122)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lordship of Montpellier
subject surface form:
Crown of Castile
this entity surface form:
medieval Crown of Aragon
this entity surface form:
Crown of Aragon authorities