Alfonso V of Aragon
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Alfonso the Magnanimous was King of Aragon and King of Sicily and the ruler of the Crown of Aragon from 1416 and King of Naples from 1442 until his death. He was involved with struggles to the throne
Portrait of Alfonso by Piero della Francesca made around 1450
Coat of arms in Satyrarum hecatostichon by Francesco Filelfo (1449)
The triumphal arch entrance of Castel Nuovo.
John II of Aragon
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John II, called the Great or the Faithless, was King of Aragon from 1458 until his death in 1479. As the husband of Queen Blanche I of Navarre, he was King of Navarre from 1425 to 1479. John was also
Alfonso V of Aragon
…odds with Pope Callixtus III, who died shortly afterwards. Alfonso's Iberian possessions had been ruled for him by his brother, who succeeded him as John II of Aragon. Sicily and Sardinia were also inherited by John II. Alfonso had been betrothed to his first cousin Maria of Castile (1401–1458; sister of John II of…
John as a Knight of the Golden Fleece Miniature from the southern Netherlands, 1473
A Sicilian–Athenian–Neopatrian carlino of John II.
A ducat with John II's effigy