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The House of Barcelona (Casa d'Aragona in Italian history) was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon
Crown of Aragon

The Crown of Aragon was a permanent union of multiple titles and states in the hands of the King of Aragon.At the height of its power by the 14th and 15th centuries, the Crown of Aragon was a thalassocracy controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain, Northern Catalonia, as well as some of the major islands and mainland...
 from 1137 (as kings from 1162). According to one proposed genealogy, they were the Bellonids; certainly since the twelfth century they have been regarded as the descendants of Wifred the Hairy. They inherited most of the Catalan counties
Catalan counties

The Catalan counties were the administrative divisions of the eastern Carolingian Marca Hispanica created after its Frankish conquest. The various counties roughly defined what came to be known as the Principality of Catalonia....
 by the thirteenth century and established a territorial Principality of Catalonia
Principality of Catalonia

The Principality of Catalonia , from the latin language Principatus Cathaloniae, is a historic territory in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula, mostly in Spain and with an adjoining portion in southern France....
, uniting it with the Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of Aragon

The Kingdom of Aragon was an old Monarchy in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day Autonomous communities of Spain of Aragon , in Spain....
 through marriage and conquering numerous other lands and kingdoms until the death of the last legitimate
Legitimacy (law)

File:Johns-James Smithson-1816.jpgAt common law, legitimacy is the status of a child that is born to parents who are legally marriage to one another, or that is born shortly after the parents' marriage ends through divorce....
 male of the main branch, Martin the Humanist, in 1410.






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The House of Barcelona (Casa d'Aragona in Italian history) was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon
Crown of Aragon

The Crown of Aragon was a permanent union of multiple titles and states in the hands of the King of Aragon.At the height of its power by the 14th and 15th centuries, the Crown of Aragon was a thalassocracy controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain, Northern Catalonia, as well as some of the major islands and mainland...
 from 1137 (as kings from 1162). According to one proposed genealogy, they were the Bellonids; certainly since the twelfth century they have been regarded as the descendants of Wifred the Hairy. They inherited most of the Catalan counties
Catalan counties

The Catalan counties were the administrative divisions of the eastern Carolingian Marca Hispanica created after its Frankish conquest. The various counties roughly defined what came to be known as the Principality of Catalonia....
 by the thirteenth century and established a territorial Principality of Catalonia
Principality of Catalonia

The Principality of Catalonia , from the latin language Principatus Cathaloniae, is a historic territory in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula, mostly in Spain and with an adjoining portion in southern France....
, uniting it with the Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of Aragon

The Kingdom of Aragon was an old Monarchy in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day Autonomous communities of Spain of Aragon , in Spain....
 through marriage and conquering numerous other lands and kingdoms until the death of the last legitimate
Legitimacy (law)

File:Johns-James Smithson-1816.jpgAt common law, legitimacy is the status of a child that is born to parents who are legally marriage to one another, or that is born shortly after the parents' marriage ends through divorce....
 male of the main branch, Martin the Humanist, in 1410. Cadet branches of the house continued to rule Urgell (since 992) and Gandia
Duke of Gandia

The hereditary Spanish title Duke of Gand?a was created in 1483 by Ferdinand II of Aragon from the original Italian title "Duke of Candia" or "Duca di Candia" belonging to the Italian "Stato di Mare" or Italian Kingdoms of the Mediterranea Sea....
. Cadet branches of the dynasty had also ruled Ausona intermittently from 878 until 1111, Provence
Provence

Provence is a region of southeastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative regions of France of Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur....
 from 1112 to 1245, and Sicily
Kingdom of Sicily

The Kingdom of Sicily was a state that existed in the south of Italy from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 until 1816. The Kingdom of Sicily covered not only the island of Sicily itself, but also the whole Mezzogiorno region of southern Italy and, until 1530, the islands of Malta and Gozo....
 from 1282 to 1409. By the Compromise of Caspe
Compromise of Caspe

The Compromise of Caspe made in 1412 was an act and resolution of parliamentary representatives on behalf of the Kingdoms of Aragon and Kingdom of Valencia and the County of Barcelona, to resolve the interregnum commenced by the death of King Martin I of Aragon in 1410 without a legitimate heir, in Caspe....
 of 1412 the Crown of Aragon passed to a branch of the House of Trastámara, descended from the infanta Eleanor
Eleanor of Aragon

Eleanor of Aragon was a daughter of King Peter IV of Aragon and his wife Eleanor of Sicily. Her maternal grandfather was Peter II of Sicily.Her brother became John I of Aragon....
 of the house of Barcelona.

Titles of the House of Barcelona and date of acquisition

This list does not include titles held by the early Bellonids that did not remain with the family during the tenth century.
  • Count of Urgell (870–992)
  • Count of Barcelona (878–1410)
  • Count of Girona
    Count of Girona

    The counts of Girona were:*Rostany *Odilon *Ber?, Count of Barcelona *Ramp?, Count of Barcelona *Bernat of Septimania , first reign*Berenguer of Toulouse, Count of Barcelona ...
     (878–1410)
  • Count of Ausona (1111–1410)
  • Count of Besalú (1111–1410), inherited from another branch of the family
  • Count of Provence (1112–1245)
  • Count of Berga (1118–1410)
  • Count of Cerdagne (1118–1410), inherited from another branch of the family
  • Count of Conflent (1118–1410)
  • Prince of Aragon (1137–1162)
  • King of Aragon (1162–1410)
  • Count of Roussillon (1172–1410)
  • Count of Pallars Jussŕ (1192–1410)
  • King of Valencia (1238–1410)
  • King of Majorca (1276–1410)
  • King of Sicily (1282–1410)
  • King of Sardinia and Corsica (1297–1410)
  • Duke of Athens (1312–1388)
  • Count of Urgell (1314–1413)
  • Duke of Neopatria (1319–1390)


See also

  • Royal House of Aragon


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