Kingdom of Aragon

Aragón was a Frankish feudal county (Jaca) before becoming a self-proclaimed kingdom, which was united to the kingdom of Pamplona (later Navarre) in 925. This feudal county conquered the city of Zaragoza in 1118. Split from the kingdom of Navarre, the Kingdom of Aragón was re-established in 1035 and lasted until 1707.

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Aragón - Pamplona - Zaragoza - 1118 - Kingdom of Navarre - 1035 - 1707

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Aragón was also the name of the Crown, because of the dynastic union of a Count of Barcelona (Ramon Berenguer IV) with a Queen of Aragón (Petronila of Aragon), their son inheriting all their respective territories. This Crown was effectively disbanded after the dynastic union with Castile (see below). The Kings of Aragón (called by some present-day historians "Catalan Kings of Aragón", "Catalan Kings", "Count-Kings", or "Counts of Barcelona and Kings of Aragón" so that the role played by Catalonia in the crown is not ignored inadvertently) ruled territories that consisted of not only the present administrative region of Aragón but also Catalonia, and later the Balearic Islands, Valencia, Sicily, Naples and Sardinia (see Crown of Aragon).

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Crown - Count of Barcelona - Ramon Berenguer IV - Petronila of Aragon - Castile - Catalonia - Balearic Islands - Valencia - Sicily - Naples - Sardinia

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The King of Aragón was the direct King of the Aragonese region, and held also the title of King of Valencia, King of Mallorca (for a time), Count of Barcelona, Lord of Montpellier, and, only temporally, Duke of Athens and Neopatria. Each of these titles gave him sovereignty over a certain region, and these titles changed as he lost and won territories.

Related Topics:
King of Valencia - King of Mallorca - Count of Barcelona - Montpellier - Duke of Athens and Neopatria

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