Alfonso II of Provence
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Alfonso II was the second son of Alfonso II of Aragon and Sancha of Castile. His father transferred the County of Provence from his uncle Sancho to him in 1185. Alfonso II was born in Barcelona.
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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
Alfonso II of Provence
…Alfonso II (1180 – 2 February 1209) was the second son of Alfonso II of Aragon (who was Alfonso I of Provence) and Sancha of Castile. His father transferred the County of Provence from his uncle Sancho to him in 1185. Alfonso II…
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.