Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Kingdom of Aragon
1035–1162/1164
Reino de Aragón. Capital: Jaca, then Huesca (1096), then Zaragoza (1118). Founded in 1035 when Ramiro I (illegitimate son of Sancho III, r. 1035–1063/69) inherited Aragon and annexed Sobrarbe and Ribagorza (1043), gaining virtual independence by defeating his brother García of Navarre; Ramiro died at Graus (1063/1069).
- Existed
- 1035–1162/1164
- Shown on the map
- 1015–1027, 1040–1168 (2 periods)
- Peak area
- 101k km²
- Region
- Europe
Names
Reino de Aragón. Capital: Jaca, then Huesca (1096), then Zaragoza (1118). Founded in 1035 when Ramiro I (illegitimate son of Sancho III, r. 1035–1063/69) inherited Aragon and annexed Sobrarbe and Ribagorza (1043), gaining virtual independence by defeating his brother García of Navarre; Ramiro died at Graus (1063/1069). Sancho Ramírez (1063–1094) first styled himself "King of the Aragonese and Pamplonese." Alfonso I the Battler (1104–1134) captured Zaragoza in 1118 and campaigned as far as Andalusia; dying childless, he willed his kingdom to the military orders, a will not honored. His brother Ramiro II the Monk (1134–1137) left the monastery, married, fathered Petronilla, and betrothed her to Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona in 1137 — the dynastic union creating the Crown of Aragon — then abdicated to a monastery.
Common questions
- What was the Kingdom of Aragon?
- Reino de Aragón. Capital: Jaca, then Huesca (1096), then Zaragoza (1118). Founded in 1035 when Ramiro I (illegitimate son of Sancho III, r. 1035–1063/69) inherited Aragon and annexed Sobrarbe and Ribagorza (1043), gaining virtual independence by defeating his brother García of Navarre; Ramiro died at Graus (1063/1069).
- When did the Kingdom of Aragon exist?
- The Kingdom of Aragon existed 1035–1162/1164. On this map it is drawn 1015–1027, 1040–1168.
- How large was the Kingdom of Aragon?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Kingdom of Aragon covered about 101,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for al-Andalus, the taifas and the Christian kingdoms as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia and academic work on the historiography of the Reconquista and the taifa period (García-Sanjuán). The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Kingdom of Aragon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Aragon
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