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Background. Peter was born in Huesca, [2] the son of Alfonso II of Aragon and Sancha of Castile. In 1205 he acknowledged the feudal supremacy of the papacy and was crowned in Rome by Pope Innocent III, swearing to defend the Catholic faith (hence his epithet, "the Catholic"). [3] He was the first king of Aragon to be crowned by the pope.
Peter I ( Spanish: Pedro, Aragonese: Pero, Basque: Petri; c. 1068 - 1104) was King of Aragon and also Pamplona from 1094 until his death in 1104. Peter was the eldest son of Sancho Ramírez, from whom he inherited the crowns of Aragon and Pamplona, and Isabella of Urgell. He was named in honour of Saint Peter, because of his father's special ...
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Peter II did not renounce the policy in Occitania and with him the culmination and failure of that policy in the Crown of Aragon which, inherited from the Barcelona Count House since the 19th century xi and the campaigns with the help of ultra-Pyrenean magnates of Alfonso I of Aragon, his father Alfonso II had increased his double status as Count of Barcelona and King of Aragon.
Apr 1, 2024 · king (1196-1213), Aragon. Role In: Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. Peter II (born 1174—died Sept. 12, 1213, Muret, Fr.) was the king of Aragon from 1196 to 1213, the eldest son and successor of Alfonso II. Peter married (1204) Mary, lady of Montpellier, and thus greatly extended Aragonese power in southern France.
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Peter II the Catholic was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1196 to 1213. He was born in Huesca, the son of Alfonso II of Aragon and Sancha of Castile. In 1205 he acknowledged the feudal supremacy of the papacy and was crowned in Rome by Pope Innocent III, swearing to defend the Catholic faith (hence his surname, "the Catholic").
Peter none the less showed the greatest personal valour, and his body, recognizable by his lofty stature and personal beauty, was found on the field after the rout (Sept. 12, 1213). See Chronicle of James I. of Aragon, translated by J. Forster (London, 1883); and Life and Times of James the First the Conqueror, by F. Darwin Swift (Oxford, 1894).
Peter II the Catholic (Spanish: Pedro II de Aragón, el Católico; Catalan: Pere II d'Aragó, de malnom «el Catòlic») (July 1178 – 12 September 1213) was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1196 to 1213.
