Alfonso II of Aragon
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Alfonso II, called the Chaste or the Troubadour, was the King of Aragon and, as Alfons I, the Count of Barcelona from 1164 until his death. The eldest son of Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and
Portrait from the 12th-century manuscript Liber feudorum maior
Alfonso II of Aragon and his wife Sancha, surrounded by the women of court. From the Liber feudorum maior.
Petronilla of Aragon
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Petronilla, whose name is also spelled Petronila or Petronella, was Queen of Aragon from the abdication of her father, Ramiro II, in 1137 until her own abdication in 1164. After her abdication she act
Alfonso II of Aragon
…King of Aragon and, as Alfons I, the Count of Barcelona from 1164 until his death. The eldest son of Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Queen Petronilla of Aragon, he was the first King of Aragon who was also Count of Barcelona. He was also Count of Provence, which he secured from Douce II and her would-be…
Peronella reina
Charter by which Petronilla abdicated in favour of her son