Alfonso III of Aragon

Alfons or Alfonso III of Aragon (1265 – June 18, 1291, also Alfons II of Barcelona), surnamed the Liberal, was the king of

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1265 - June 18 - 1291

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Aragon and count of Barcelona from 1285 to 1291.

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Aragon - Barcelona - 1285 - 1291

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He was a son of Peter III of Aragon and his Queen consort Constance of Sicily, daughter and heiress of Manfred of Sicily. His maternal grandmother Beatrice of Savoy was a daughter of Amadeus IV of Savoy and Anne of Burgundy.

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Peter III of Aragon - Queen consort - Manfred of Sicily - Amadeus IV of Savoy

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He conquered the island of Minorca in 1287.

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Minorca - 1287

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His inability to resist the demands of his nobles left a heritage of trouble in Aragon. By recognising their right to rebel in the articles called the Union he helped to make anarchy permanent.

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For this reason, probably, Dante Alighieri, in the Divine Comedy, recounts that he saw Alfonso's spirit seated outside the gates of Purgatory with the other monarchs whom Dante blamed for the chaotic political state of Europe during the 13th century.

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Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy - Purgatory - Europe - 13th century

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