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Pedro II de Aragón "El Católico"



Preferred Parents:
Father: Alphonso 'The Chaste' of Aragon II, b. BEF 25 MAR 1157   d. 25 APR 1196 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France
Mother: Sancha Infanta of Castile, b. 21 SEP 1154 in Castilla y Leon, Spain   d. 9 NOV 1208 in Villanueva de Sigena, Huesca, Aragon, Spain

Family 1: Maria de Montpellier reina de Aragón,    b. 1180 in Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, Francia    d. 21 APR 1213 in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy
  1. Jaume de Aragón 'El Conqueridor' Rei d'Aragó de València i Mallorca I, b. 2 FEB 1208 in Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France     d. 27 JUL 1276 in Valencia, Provincia de València, Valenciana, Espana
Sources:
  1. Title: Pedro II de Aragon
    Author: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_II_de_Aragón
  2. Title: Pedro II Aragon, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLW-SGQ5 : 13 September 2020), Peter, ; Burial, Huesca, Provincia de Huesca, Aragon, Spain, Monastery of Santa María de Sigena; citing record ID 88413388, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLW-SGQ5;
    Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88413388/pedro_ii-aragon Pedro II “Peter” Aragon BIRTH 1178 Huesca, Provincia de Huesca, Aragon, Spain DEATH 12 Sep 1213 (aged 34–35) Muret, Departement de la Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France BURIAL Monastery of Santa María de Sigena Huesca, Provincia de Huesca, Aragon, Spain MEMORIAL ID 88413388 King of Aragon from 1196 to 1213. Son of Alfonso II King of Aragon and his queen, Sancha of Castile. He became the third husband of Marie of Montpellier, the legitimate heiress of the Lordship of Montpellier and daughter of William VIII, Lord of Montpellier by his wife Eudokia Komnene. They were married June 15, 1204. Pedro was crowned by Pope Innocent III in Rome 1205, and with the oath to defend the Catholic faith. He was the first Aragon king to be crowned by a pope.
  3. Title: biografia
    Author: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_II_de_Aragón
    Publication: Name: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_II_de_Aragón;
  4. Title: https://www.wikiwand.com/es/Pedro_II_de_Arag%C3%B3
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/es/Pedro_II_de_Arag%C3%B3;
  5. Title: Peter II of Aragon (1178-1213), Wikipedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_II_of_Aragon;
    Note: 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. Peter 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 epithet, "the Catholic"). On 15 June 1204 Peter married (as her third husband) Marie of Montpellier. Peter participated in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212 which marked the turning point of Muslim domination in the Iberian peninsula. Died 12 September 1213 (aged 35) Muret Burial priory of San Juan de Sijena
  6. Title: Pedro II Aragon, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLW-SGQ5 : 13 September 2020), Peter, ; Burial, Huesca, Provincia de Huesca, Aragon, Spain, Monastery of Santa María de Sigena; citing record ID 88413388, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLW-SGQ5;
  7. Title: House of Barcelona
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Barcelona;
    Page: Noble House/Dynasty

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