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Peter III of Aragon (In Aragonese, Pedro; in Catalan, Pere; in Italian, Pietro; c. 1239 – November 1285) was King of Aragon, King of Valencia (as Peter I), and Count of Barcelona (as Peter II) from 1276 to his death.
Seeking support for the rebellion, the Sicilians offered the throne to Peter III of Aragon, who claimed the crown on behalf of his wife, Constance of Sicily. The Aragonese intervention in the rebellion led to an expansion of the conflict into the War of the Sicilian Vespers .
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Apr 1, 2024 · Peter III was the king of Aragon from July 1276, on the death of his father, James I, and king of Sicily (as Peter I) from 1282. In 1262 he had married Constance, heiress of Manfred, the Hohenstaufen king of Sicily; and after the revolt of the Sicilians in 1282 he invaded the island and was
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Peter III of Aragon was King of Aragon, King of Valencia, and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. At the invitation of some rebels, he conquered the Kingdom of Sicily and became King of Sicily in 1282, pressing the claim of his wife, Constance II of Sicily, uniting the kingdom to the crown.
May 21, 2018 · History. Russian, Soviet, and CIS History: Biographies. Peter III (Aragon) views 2,544,478 updated May 21 2018. PETER III. (1728 – 1762), emperor of Russia, January 5, 1762, to July 9, 1762.
Jan 5, 2011 · Peter III of Aragon (c. 1236 - 1285): Decameron II.6, X.7. Son of James I of Aragon, Peter III was King of Aragon from 1276-1285. Having married Constance, daughter of Manfred, he came forward as the representative of the claims of the Hohenstaufen in Naples and Sicily against Charles, Duke of Anjou.
