Kingdom of Aragon Timeline

1035

The beggining of the Kingdom of Aragon

Sancho Garces III was King of Pamplona, he was King from 1004 till his death in 1035. When he died he gave all his four sons a part of his kingdom, by splitting it in 3. He gave Aragon to Ramiro I , Gave Garcia Navarre, and Fernando and Ferdinand got Castille. Ramiro also gained Sobrarbe and Ribargorza, When his uncle Gonzalo died. He died in 1063, When Moorish soldiers came in with christian soldiers Ramiro I was killed during this. When he died his son Sancho Ramirez I took the throne, and planned on continueing what his fathers goals of expanding Aragon.

1035

1137

Dynast Union of Princess Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer IV

Ramiro II King of Aragon(father of Petronilla). Ramiro was negotatating with Ramon Berenguer IV(Count of Barcelona) to try and gain there help against Castille. Ramiro agreed and in return he got the hand of Petronilla. They got married August, 11, 1137 in Lieda. After the wedding Ramiro offered to step down from the throne to give it to Ramon and Petronilla, Ramiro and Petronilla took it. After Ramon died there son Alfonso II took the throne. This marriage went on to keep the 2 countries together and was established under the house of Barcelona in 1162. People also sasid this marriage helped officialize the "crown" of Aragon.

1137

1213

Battle of Muret

Simon IV of Montfort was leading an Albigensian crusade to try and destroy Catharism, And also to try and bring down Languedoc(province in France). Simon first invaded Tolouse(South of France). After this Count of Tolouse Raymond IV reached to Peter II(King of Aragon) for help against Simon. Peter agreed as he was also worried about Simon going to Languedoc. Peter had decided to do the battle at Muret. Peter got there September, 10, 1213. Peter had his army, Languedoc troops,french lords and they were led by Raymond. Simon defeated them. After Aragon lost a lot of the power they did have in Languedoc and provinces in south of France. The crown of France also took more power in Aragone afterwards.

1213

1276

Peter III King of Aragon and Sicily

Peter became King of Aragon in July 1276, after his father James I died. Peter went on to marry Constance(heiress of Manfred) her father was Roger II King of Sicily. In 1266 Charles I of Naples invaded the Kingdom of Sicily. In 1268 was the battle of Tagliacozzo this was between Charles I of Anjou and Conradin House of Hohenstauf(Constance cousin and also her house). Conradin lost the battle and died during it. This was the fall of Hohenstauf and imperial family in Sicily, But this also made Peter and Constance the rightful heir to Sicily. Peter asked Michael VIII Palaiologos(Co emperor of Nicaea) Tried to get help from him in getting back the throne of Sicily. Michael said he needed approval from Pope Nicholas III. He got it, but Pope Nicholas died and was replaced by Pope Martin IV who is a good ally of Charles. So Peter was unable to get help from Michael. Peter then started expanding and making feudal relationships to help him. He and his brother James II of Majorca became feudal, Peter also took most of the Calabrian Coast. Charles heard this news and asked Peter to settle this in personal combat. Peter agreed and they both picked there knights, set it for June 1 at Bordeaux, but the fight never ended up happening.

In March 1282 an uprising in Sicily started the people no longer wanted Charles I of Anjou as King anymore. The people believed Peter and Constance were the rightful heirs and wanted there help. Peter then went to Trapani and got crowned King of Sicily in Palermo on 4, September, 1282. Charles was forced out and became King of Naples.

1276

1391

Anti Jewish Progroms

Riots across Spain had been going on. Catholic people were invading and attacking Jewish communities and disobeying the crowns instructions not to do this. The first attack that happened in Aragon was in Valencia(Capital city). King John gave his brother Prince Martin the job to prtoect the Jewish communities in Aragon. He started by putting gallows around the Jewish community in Valencia, And also guards. There were crowds of people outfront throwing stones and shouting "kill them or convert". It escalated and the crowds of people got passed the guards. The crowds of Christians piliged and killed over 300 Jewish people that day in Valencia. King John wanted to make an impact so the crowds/mobs would stop. He did this by hanging one of the attackers and aressting many. King John didn't want the Christians to take away the jewish communites in Aragon. Because they weere a financial asset to them, because they had to pay higher taxes.

1396-1458

Alfonso V of Aragon

Alfonso V of Aragon became King when he was 16, After his father died in 1416. He wanted to expand. In 1420 he pacified Sardinia and Sicily. Queen of Naples asked Alfonso V for help against Louis III of Anjou. Queen of Naples ends up adopting Alfonso as her heir to the throne. She died in 1435, Alfonsp tried to claim the throne but got captured. He was a prisoner in Genoa and then to Milan. He ended up chamring and convincing his capturer to help him fight and get back Naples. He was successful and took Naples on June, 2, 1442. In Alfonso V time he was very powerful king being he had been of Aragon, Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. He died June, 27, 1458.

1485

Catherine of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon was in 1485 and died in 1536. Catherine was the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella I of Castille. Catherine married King Henry VIII of England. She gave birth to 6 kids but only one survived Mary. The rest were still births and didn't make it past the first few months. King Henry wanted to have a son as his heir. So he annuled his marriage with Catherine. He then went on to marry Anne Boleyn(1533). Henry made Catherine really hidden after they were annuled, because the people of England really liked her. She died nearly after in 1536.

1715

The end of Aragon

In 1715 during the war of the Spanish Succession. Phillip V abolished Kingdom of Aragon, Mallorca, Catelonia, and Valencia. And joined them all Castille. To create just the Spanish Kingdom. Which Phillip V was King of.