This is a
list of the rulers of Aragon, now a region of north-eastern
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
. The
Kingdom of AragonThe Kingdom of Aragon was an old kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon , in Spain...
included the present-day autonomous community of
AragonAragon is an autonomous community of Spain. Located in northeastern Spain, the region comprises three provinces from north to south: Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza .Aragon's northern province of Huesca borders France and is positioned in the middle of the Pyrenees...
. The Aragonese kings of the
House of BarcelonaThe House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 . 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...
also ruled the
Principality of CataloniaThe Principality of Catalonia , from the Latin Principatus Cathaloniae, is a historic territory in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula, mostly in Spain and with an adjoining portion in southern France....
, the
Kingdom of ValenciaThe Christian Kingdom of Valencia , located in the Eastern shore of the Iberian Peninsula, was one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon...
, the
Kingdom of MajorcaThe Kingdom of Majorca was founded by James I of Aragon, also known as James The Conqueror. After the death of his first-born son Alfonso, a will was written in 1262 which created the kingdom in order to cede it to his son James...
, the
Kingdom of SicilyThe Kingdom of Sicily was a state that existed in the south of Italy from its founding by Roger II in 1130 until 1816. It was a successor state of the County of Sicily, which had been founded in 1071 during the Norman conquest of southern Italy. The Kingdom covered not only the island of...
, the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica, and assorted territories in the south of France, including the city of
MontpellierMontpellier is a city in southern France. It is the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, as well as the Hérault department.-Population:...
. This state is referred to as the
Crown of AragonThe 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, Southwestern France, as well as...
, as opposed to the Kingdom of Aragon (i.e. Aragon proper).
House of AragonThe House of Aragon was a royal house that could refer to several different dynasties that ruled first the County later the Kingdom and finally the Crown of Aragon:...
, 1035–1410
With the death of
Sancho III of NavarreSancho III Garcés , called the Great , was King of Navarre from 1004 until his death and claimed the overlordship of the County of Castile from 1017 to his death, appearing in a charter as "king in Castile"...
, Aragon fell to his son Ramiro, who quickly elevated it into an autonomous state.
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Ramiro IRamiro I was de facto the first King of Aragon from 1035 until his death. Apparently born before 1007, he was the natural son of Sancho III of Navarre by his mistress Sancha de Aybar...
February 1035–8 May 1063|| || 1007
son of
Sancho III of NavarreSancho III Garcés , called the Great , was King of Navarre from 1004 until his death and claimed the overlordship of the County of Castile from 1017 to his death, appearing in a charter as "king in Castile"...
and Sancha de Aybar|| Ermesinde of Bigorre
22 August 1036
5 children || 8 May 1063
GrausGraus is a village in the Spanish province of Huesca, located in the Pyrenees. The Battle of Graus took place here, and Spanish philosopher Baltasar Gracián y Morales was exiled here. During the Spanish Civil War, the village of Graus served as a fairly important local commercial center with 2,600...
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Sancho RamírezSancho Ramírez was King of Aragon and King of Navarre...
8 May 1063 – 4 June 1094|| || 1042
son of
Ramiro I of AragonRamiro I was de facto the first King of Aragon from 1035 until his death. Apparently born before 1007, he was the natural son of Sancho III of Navarre by his mistress Sancha de Aybar...
and Ermesinde of Bigorre||
Isabel of UrgelIsabella of Urgel was the only daughter of Ermengol III of Urgell by his first wife Adelaide, whose origins are unknown.Isabella married in 1065 to King Sancho Ramírez; by this marriage, Isabella was queen consort of Aragon. The couple divorced in 1071 so that Sancho Ramirez could remarry...
1065
1 child
Felicie de Roucy
1076
2 children || 4 June 1094
HuescaHuesca is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon...
aged 48
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Peter I4 June 1094 – 28 September 1104|| || 1068
son of
Sancho RamírezSancho Ramírez was King of Aragon and King of Navarre...
and
Isabel of UrgelIsabella of Urgel was the only daughter of Ermengol III of Urgell by his first wife Adelaide, whose origins are unknown.Isabella married in 1065 to King Sancho Ramírez; by this marriage, Isabella was queen consort of Aragon. The couple divorced in 1071 so that Sancho Ramirez could remarry...
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Agnes of AquitaineFor other uses see Agnes of AquitaineAgnes of Aquitaine was a daughter of William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine and his thrd wife Hildegarde of Burgundy, and thus half-sister of Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Castile, with whom she is sometimes confused....
1086
2 children
Bertha of Italy
1097
No children || 28 September 1104
Aran Valley
aged 36
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Alfonso I28 September 1104 – 8 September 1134|| || 1073
son of
Sancho Ramírez, King of Aragón and NavarreSancho Ramírez was King of Aragon and King of Navarre...
and Felicie de Roucy||
Urraca of CastileUrraca of León was Queen of Galicia, León and Castile from 1109 to her death. She was the first woman ever to reign in a western European monarchy. Urraca was the daughter of Alfonso VI of León by his second wife, Constance of Burgundy...
1109
No children ||8 September 1134
HuescaHuesca is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon...
aged 61
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Ramiro IIRamiro II , called the Monk, was King of Aragon from 1134 until 1137. He was the youngest son of Sancho Ramírez, King of Aragon and Navarre, and Felicia of Roucy....
8 September 1134 – 13 November 1137|| || 1075
son of
Sancho RamírezSancho Ramírez was King of Aragon and King of Navarre...
and Felicie de Roucy||
Agnes of AquitaineAgnes of Aquitaine was a daughter of Duke William IX of Aquitaine and his wife Philippa, Countess of Toulouse. She was an aunt of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen consort of France and England.- First marriage :...
1 child || 16 August 1157
HuescaHuesca is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon...
aged 82
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PetronilaPetronila Ramírez , whose name is also spelled Petronilla or Petronella , was Queen of Aragon from 1137 until 1164. She was the daughter and successor of Ramiro II and Agnes of Aquitaine.Petronila came to the throne through special circumstances...
13 November 1137 – 8 August 1162|| || 29 July 1136
HuescaHuesca is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon...
daughter of
Ramiro II of AragonRamiro II , called the Monk, was King of Aragon from 1134 until 1137. He was the youngest son of Sancho Ramírez, King of Aragon and Navarre, and Felicia of Roucy....
and
Agnes of AquitaineAgnes of Aquitaine was a daughter of Duke William IX of Aquitaine and his wife Philippa, Countess of Toulouse. She was an aunt of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen consort of France and England.- First marriage :...
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Ramon Berenguer IV of BarcelonaRaymond Berengar IV or Ramon Berenguer IV , sometimes called the Holy, was the Count of Barcelona who effected the union between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia into the Crown of Aragon....
11 August 1137
5 children || 16 October 1174
BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
aged 38
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Alfonso IIAlfonso II or Alfons I , called the Chaste or the Troubadour, was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1162 until his death. He was the son of Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Petronilla of Aragon and the first King of Aragon who was also Count of Barcelona...
8 August 1162 – 25 April 1196 ||
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HuescaHuesca is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon...
son of
Ramon Berenguer IV of BarcelonaRaymond Berengar IV or Ramon Berenguer IV , sometimes called the Holy, was the Count of Barcelona who effected the union between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia into the Crown of Aragon....
and Petronilla of Aragon||
Sancha of CastileInfanta Sancha of Castile was the only surviving child of King Alfonso VII of Castile by his second queen, Richeza of Poland, who was the daughter of Vladislav II, Duke of Silesia....
7 children || 25 April 1196
PerpignanPerpignan is a commune and the capital of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France...
aged 44
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Peter IIPeter II the Catholic was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1196 to 1213.He was the son of Alfonso II of Aragon and Sancha of Castile...
25 April 1196 – 13 September 1213||
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HuescaHuesca is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon...
son of
Alfonso II of AragonAlfonso II or Alfons I , called the Chaste or the Troubadour, was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1162 until his death. He was the son of Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Petronilla of Aragon and the first King of Aragon who was also Count of Barcelona...
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Sancha of CastileInfanta Sancha of Castile was the only surviving child of King Alfonso VII of Castile by his second queen, Richeza of Poland, who was the daughter of Vladislav II, Duke of Silesia....
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Marie of MontpellierMarie of Montpellier was the daughter of William VIII of Montpellier and Eudokia Komnene...
15 June 1204
2 children ||12 September 1213
Battle of MuretAt the Battle of Muret on 12 September 1213 the Crusading army of Simon IV de Montfort defeated the Aragonese and Catalan forces of Peter II of Aragon, at Muret near Toulouse.-Background:...
aged 39
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James IJames I the Conqueror was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276...
13 September 1213 – 27 July 1276||
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MontpellierMontpellier is a city in southern France. It is the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, as well as the Hérault department.-Population:...
son of
Peter II of AragonPeter II the Catholic was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1196 to 1213.He was the son of Alfonso II of Aragon and Sancha of Castile...
and
Marie of MontpellierMarie of Montpellier was the daughter of William VIII of Montpellier and Eudokia Komnene...
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Leanor of CastileEleanor of Castile was a daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Leonora of England. She was queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to James I of Aragon.- Family :...
1221
1 child
Violant of HungaryViolant of Hungary was Queen consort of James I of Aragon. She is also called Jolánta in Hungarian, Iolanda or Violant d'Hongria in Catalan and Yolanda or Violante de Hungría in Spanish.-Family:Violant was a daughter of Andrew II of Hungary and Violant of Courtenay...
1235
10 children
Teresa Gil de Vidaure
2 children|| 27 July 1276
Valencia
aged 68
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Peter IIIPeter the Great was the King of Aragon of Valencia and of Majorca , and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. He conquered Sicily and became its king in 1282...
27 July 1276 – 2 November 1285 ||
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Valencia
son of
James I of AragonJames I the Conqueror was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276...
and
Yolanda of HungaryViolant of Hungary was Queen consort of James I of Aragon. She is also called Jolánta in Hungarian, Iolanda or Violant d'Hongria in Catalan and Yolanda or Violante de Hungría in Spanish.-Family:Violant was a daughter of Andrew II of Hungary and Violant of Courtenay...
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Constantia of SicilyConstantia or Constance was the Queen consort of Peter III of Aragon.-Family:She was the only daughter of Manfred of Sicily and his first wife Beatrice of Savoy. Her paternal grandparents were Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor and his mistress Bianca Lancia...
13 June 1262
6 child || 2 November 1285
Vilafranca del PenedèsVilafranca del Penedès, or simply Vilafranca, is the capital of the comarca of the Alt Penedès inCatalonia, Spain. The Spanish spelling of the name, Villafranca del Penedés, is no longerin official use...
aged 45
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Alfonso IIIAlfonso III , called the Liberal or the Free , was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1285...
2 November 1285 – 18 June 1291 ||
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Valencia
son of
Peter III of AragonPeter the Great was the King of Aragon of Valencia and of Majorca , and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. He conquered Sicily and became its king in 1282...
and
Constantia of SicilyConstantia or Constance was the Queen consort of Peter III of Aragon.-Family:She was the only daughter of Manfred of Sicily and his first wife Beatrice of Savoy. Her paternal grandparents were Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor and his mistress Bianca Lancia...
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Eleanor of EnglandEleanor of England , was the eldest surviving daughter of Edward I of England and his first wife, Eleanor of Castile.For a long period she was betrothed to King Alfonso III of Aragon...
15 August 1290
No children || 18 June 1291
BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
aged 27
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James IIJames II , called the Just was the King of Sicily from 1285 to 1296 and King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. In 1297 he was granted the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica...
18 June 1291 – 2 November 1327||
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Valencia
son of
Peter IPeter the Great was the King of Aragon of Valencia and of Majorca , and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. He conquered Sicily and became its king in 1282...
and
Constantia of SicilyConstantia or Constance was the Queen consort of Peter III of Aragon.-Family:She was the only daughter of Manfred of Sicily and his first wife Beatrice of Savoy. Her paternal grandparents were Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor and his mistress Bianca Lancia...
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Isabella of CastileInfanta Isabella of Castile , Viscountess of Limoges, was the first Queen consort of James II of Aragon and the second wife of John III, Duke of Brittany.-Family:...
1 December 1291
No children
Blanche of AnjouBlanche of Anjou was the second Queen consort of James II of Aragon.-Family:She was the second daughter of Charles II of Naples and Maria Arpad of Hungary....
29 October 1295
10 children
Marie de Lusignan
15 June 1315
No children
Elisenda de Montcada
25 December 1322
No children || 5 November 1327
BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
aged 60
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Alfonso IVAlfonso IV, called the Kind was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1327 to his death. He was the second son of James II and Blanche of Anjou...
2 November 1327 – 24 January 1336||
||1299
NaplesNaples in Italy, is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. The city is known for its rich history, art, culture, architecture, music and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,800 years old...
son of
James II of AragonJames II , called the Just was the King of Sicily from 1285 to 1296 and King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. In 1297 he was granted the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica...
and
Blanche of AnjouBlanche of Anjou was the second Queen consort of James II of Aragon.-Family:She was the second daughter of Charles II of Naples and Maria Arpad of Hungary....
|| Teresa d'Entença
1314
7 children
Eleanor of Castile
2 children || 27 January 1336
BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
aged 37
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Peter IVPeter IV, also known as Pedro or Pere , called the Ceremonious or El del Punyalet , was the King of Aragon, King of Sardinia and Corsica , King of Valencia , and Count of Barcelona Peter IV, also known as Pedro or Pere (Balaguer5 September 1319 – 6 January 1387), called the Ceremonious (el...
24 January 1336 – 5 January 1387 ||
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BalaguerBalaguer is the capital of the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.It is located at 233 metres above the sea, by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebre.The population is 15,281 ....
son of
Alfonso IVAlfonso IV, called the Kind was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1327 to his death. He was the second son of James II and Blanche of Anjou...
and Teresa d'Entença||
Maria of NavarreMaria of Navarre was the eldest child of Philip III of Navarre and Joan II of Navarre. She was Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to Peter IV of Aragon, she was also the first of four wives. Maria of Navarre is also known as Marie d'Évreux .-Family:Maria was an elder sister of Charles II of...
1338
2 children
Leonor of Portugal
1347
No children
Eleanor of SicilyEleanor of Sicily was Queen Consort of Aragon . She was the daughter of Peter II of Sicily and Elisabeth of Carinthia....
4 children || 5 January 1387
BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
aged 68
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John IJohn I , called by posterity the Hunter or the Lover of Elegance , but the Abandoned in his lifetime, was the...
5 January 1387 – 19 May 1396||
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PerpignanPerpignan is a commune and the capital of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France...
son of
Peter IV of AragonPeter IV, also known as Pedro or Pere , called the Ceremonious or El del Punyalet , was the King of Aragon, King of Sardinia and Corsica , King of Valencia , and Count of Barcelona Peter IV, also known as Pedro or Pere (Balaguer5 September 1319 – 6 January 1387), called the Ceremonious (el...
and
Eleanor of SicilyEleanor of Sicily was Queen Consort of Aragon . She was the daughter of Peter II of Sicily and Elisabeth of Carinthia....
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1 child
Yolande of Bar
3 children || 19 May 1396
FoixàEmpordà is a historical region of Catalonia divided since 1936 into two comarques, Alt Empordà and Baix Empordà....
aged 46
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Martin IMartin of Aragon , called the Elder, the Humane, the Ecclesiastic, was the King of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia, and Corsica and Count of Barcelona from 1396 and King of Sicily from 1409...
19 May 1396 – 31 May 1410 ||
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GironaGirona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell with an estimated population of 95,000...
son of
Peter IV of AragonPeter IV, also known as Pedro or Pere , called the Ceremonious or El del Punyalet , was the King of Aragon, King of Sardinia and Corsica , King of Valencia , and Count of Barcelona Peter IV, also known as Pedro or Pere (Balaguer5 September 1319 – 6 January 1387), called the Ceremonious (el...
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Eleanor of SicilyEleanor of Sicily was Queen Consort of Aragon . She was the daughter of Peter II of Sicily and Elisabeth of Carinthia....
||Maria de Luna
13 June 1372
4 children
Margarita of Aragon-Prades
1409
No children||31 May 1410
BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
aged 54
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Martin was last direct descendant of Wilfred I the Hairy, Count of Barcelona to rule; died without legitimate heirs, on occasion of the
Compromise of CaspeThe Compromise of Caspe made in 1412 was an act and resolution of parliamentary representatives on behalf of the Kingdoms of Aragon and 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.The...
- interregnum
An interregnum is a period of discontinuity of a government, organization, or social order. Archetypally, it was the period of time between the reign of one monarch and the next , and the concepts of interregnum and regency therefore overlap...
31 May 1410 – 24 June 1412
House of Trastámara, 1412–1516
While this dynasty is sometimes referred to as Aragonese in texts, in actually they were not part of the
House of AragonThe House of Aragon was a royal house that could refer to several different dynasties that ruled first the County later the Kingdom and finally the Crown of Aragon:...
of the previous dynasty, but of the House of Trastámara, who had previously ruled the
Crown of CastileThe Crown of Castile, as a historic entity, is usually considered to have begun in 1230 with the third and almost definitive union of the monarchies of kingdoms Castile and Toledo in one hand, and the kingdoms of Leon and Galicia in other hand, and with the union of their parliaments a few decades...
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Ferdinand IFerdinand I called of Antequera and also the Just or the Honest, was king of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica and king of Sicily, duke of Athens and Neopatria, and count of Barcelona, Roussillon and Cerdanya...
24 June 1412 – 2 April 1416 ||
|| 27 November 1380
Medina del CampoMedina del Campo is a small town located in the middle of the Spanish Meseta Central, in Castile-Leon autonomous region. It has some urban features ; but it also retains a clearly rural character, since it is the capital of a farming area and it is far away from the great...
son of
John I of CastileJohn I was the king of Castile, was the son of Henry II and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile, daughter of Juan Manuel, Duke of Penafiel, head of a younger branch of the royal house of Castile.His first marriage, with Eleanor of Aragon on June 18, 1375, produced most of his issue, including the...
and
Eleanor of AragonEleanor 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....
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Eleanor of AlburquerqueEleanor of Alburquerque became Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to Ferdinand I of Aragon. In Spanish she is known as Leonor Urraca de Castilla, Condesa de Alburquerque....
1394
8 children|| 2 April 1416
IgualadaIgualada is a town of the Province of Barcelona in Spain on the left bank of the River Anoia, a right-hand tributary of the Llobregat, and at the northern terminus of the Igualada-Martorell-Barcelona railway. Igualada is the central market of a rich agricultural and wine-producing district...
aged 36
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Alfonso VAlfonso the Magnanimous was the King of Aragon , Valencia , Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica , and Sicily and Count of Barcelona from 1416 and King of Naples from 1442 until his death...
2 April 1416 – 27 June 1458||
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Medina del CampoMedina del Campo is a small town located in the middle of the Spanish Meseta Central, in Castile-Leon autonomous region. It has some urban features ; but it also retains a clearly rural character, since it is the capital of a farming area and it is far away from the great...
son of
Ferdinand IFerdinand I called of Antequera and also the Just or the Honest, was king of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica and king of Sicily, duke of Athens and Neopatria, and count of Barcelona, Roussillon and Cerdanya...
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Eleanor of AlburquerqueEleanor of Alburquerque became Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to Ferdinand I of Aragon. In Spanish she is known as Leonor Urraca de Castilla, Condesa de Alburquerque....
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Maria of CastileMaria of Castile was a daughter of Henry III of Castile and Catherine of Lancaster.Her paternal grandparents were John I of Castile and his first wife Eleanor of Aragon. Her maternal grandparents were John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and his second wife Constance of Castile...
1415
No children|| 27 June 1458
NaplesNaples in Italy, is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. The city is known for its rich history, art, culture, architecture, music and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,800 years old...
aged 52
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John IIJohn II the Great was the King of Aragon and jure uxoris King of Navarre . He was the son of Ferdinand I and his wife Eleanor of Alburquerque...
27 June 1458 – 19 January 1479||
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Medina del CampoMedina del Campo is a small town located in the middle of the Spanish Meseta Central, in Castile-Leon autonomous region. It has some urban features ; but it also retains a clearly rural character, since it is the capital of a farming area and it is far away from the great...
son of
Ferdinand IFerdinand I called of Antequera and also the Just or the Honest, was king of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica and king of Sicily, duke of Athens and Neopatria, and count of Barcelona, Roussillon and Cerdanya...
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Eleanor of AlburquerqueEleanor of Alburquerque became Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to Ferdinand I of Aragon. In Spanish she is known as Leonor Urraca de Castilla, Condesa de Alburquerque....
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Blanche I of NavarreBlanche I of Navarre was Queen of Navarre from 1425 to 1441.-Life:She was the daughter of King Charles III of Navarre and infanta Eleanor of Castile ....
6 November 1419
4 children
Juana EnríquezJuana Enriquez de Córdoba was a Castilian noblewoman who became Queen of the Kingdoms of the Crown of Aragon.She was a daughter of Fadrique Enríquez, Count of Melba and Rueda and Mariana de Córdoba. Juana married John II of Navarre in April 1444, three years after death of his first wife, Queen...
2 children ||20 January 1479
BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
aged 81
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Ferdinand IIFerdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, de jure uxoris King of Castile and then Regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of his mentally unstable daughter Joanna the...
19 January 1479 – 23 January 1516||
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son of
John II of AragonJohn II the Great was the King of Aragon and jure uxoris King of Navarre . He was the son of Ferdinand I and his wife Eleanor of Alburquerque...
and
Juana EnriquezJuana Enriquez de Córdoba was a Castilian noblewoman who became Queen of the Kingdoms of the Crown of Aragon.She was a daughter of Fadrique Enríquez, Count of Melba and Rueda and Mariana de Córdoba. Juana married John II of Navarre in April 1444, three years after death of his first wife, Queen...
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Isabella I of CastileIsabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon, laid the foundation for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor....
19 October 1469
5 children
Germaine of FoixGermaine of Foix was queen consort of Aragon as the second wife of Ferdinand II of Aragon, whom she married in 1505 after the death of his first wife, Isabella I of Castile.-Birth and background:...
1505
No children ||23 January 1516
MadrigalejoMadrigalejo is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 2075 inhabitants. In this village, Ferdinand II of Aragon died in 1516....
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JoannaJoanna , called Joanna the Mad reigned as Queen of Castile jointly with her husband Philip the Handsome and later also as Queen of Aragon jointly with her son the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. She is most famous for having been obsessed with her husband, never recovering from his loss...
23 January 1516 – 12 April 1555||
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daughter of
Ferdinand II of AragonFerdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, de jure uxoris King of Castile and then Regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of his mentally unstable daughter Joanna the...
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Isabella I of CastileIsabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon, laid the foundation for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor....
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Philip I of CastilePhilip I , known as the Handsome or the Fair, was the son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor...
19 October 1469
6 children||12 April 1555
TordesillasTordesillas is a town and municipality in the province of Valladolid, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon in central Spain.It is located 25 km southwest of the provincial capital, Valladolid at an elevation of 702 meters. The population was 8,643 in 2005...
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Claimants against John II, 1462–1472
During the War against John II, there were three who claimed his throne, though this never included the
Kingdom of ValenciaThe Christian Kingdom of Valencia , located in the Eastern shore of the Iberian Peninsula, was one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon...
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Henry IV of CastileHenry IV , King of Castile, nicknamed the Impotent , was the last of the weak late medieval kings of Castile. During Enrique's reign the nobles increased in power and the nation became less centralised...
House of Trastámara
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Valladolid||-||} is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, upon the Pisuerga River and within the Ribera del Duero wine-making region. It is the capital of the province of Valladolid and of the autonomous community of Castile and Leon.- Etymology :...
son of
John II of CastileJohn II was King of Castile from 1406 to 1454. He was the son of Henry III of Castile and his wife Katherine of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster by Constance of Castile, daughter of King Pedro of Castile...
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Maria of AragonMaria of Aragon was the first wife and Queen consort of John II of Castile. The daughter of Ferdinand I of Aragon and Eleanor of Alburquerque, she married her cousin John in 1418...
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Joan of PortugalThe Infanta Joana was the second Queen consort of King Henry IV of Castile and a Portuguese infanta , the posthumous daughter of King Edward of Portugal and his wife Eleanor of Aragon...
1455
1 child||11 December 1474
MadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...
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Peter V of AragonPeter V of Aragon , Constable of Portugal and Grand Master of the Order of Aviz.He was son of Pedro, Duke of Coimbra and Isabella of Aragon, Countess of Urgel...
House of AvizThe House of Aviz is a dynasty of kings of Portugal. In 1385, the Interregnum of the 1383-1385 crisis ended with the acclamation of the Master of the Order of Aviz, John, natural son of king Pedro I and Dona Teresa Lourenço as king. The descendants of king John I were still nominal masters of...
1463–1466 || || 1429
son of Pedro, Duke of Coimbra and
Isabel of AragonIsabel of Aragon was the Queen consort of Frederick I of Austria, King of Germany.-Family:She was a daughter of James II of Aragon and his second wife Blanche of Anjou....
|| never married || 1466
GranollersGranollers is a city near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and most densely populated city of the comarca of Vallès Oriental....
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RenéRené of Anjou , also known as René I of Naples and Good King René , was Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence , Count of Piedmont, Duke of Bar , Duke of Lorraine , King of Naples , titular King of Jerusalem and...
House of Valois-AnjouThe Valois House of Anjou, or the Younger House of Anjou, was a noble French family, deriving from the royal family, the House of Valois. They were monarchs of Naples, as well as various other territories....
1466–1472 ||
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Château d'AngersThe Château d'Angers is a castle in the city of Angers, in the département of Maine-et-Loire, in France.The fortress of Angers, on a rocky ridge overhanging the river Maine, was one of the sites inhabited by the Romans because of its strategic defensive location.In the 9th century, the fortress...
son of
Louis II of NaplesLouis II of Anjou , was the rival of Ladislas as King of Naples. He was a member of the House of Valois-Anjou.-Biography:...
and
Yolande of AragonNot to be confused with Yolanda of AragonYolande of Aragon, , was a daughter of John I of Aragon and his wife Yolande of Bar...
|| Isabelle de Lorraine
1420
10 children
Jeanne de Laval
10 September 1454
No children || 10 July 1480
Aix-en-ProvenceAix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city in southern France, some north of Marseille...
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House of HabsburgThe House of Habsburg or Hapsburg was an important royal house of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1452 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian and Spanish Empire and several other countries...
, 1516–1700
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Charles ICharles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I of Spain, of the Spanish realms from 1516 until his abdication in 1556...
23 January 1516 – 16 January 1556 ||
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GhentGhent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
son of
Philip I of CastilePhilip I , known as the Handsome or the Fair, was the son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor...
and Juana of Castile||Isabella of Portugal
10 March 1526
3 children ||21 September 1558
YusteYuste is a small village in the province of Cáceres in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain....
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Philip IPhilip II was King of Spain and Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, during his wife Mary Tudor's reign, King of England and Ireland...
16 January 1556 – 13 September 1598 ||
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Valladolid||-||} is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, upon the Pisuerga River and within the Ribera del Duero wine-making region. It is the capital of the province of Valladolid and of the autonomous community of Castile and Leon.- Etymology :...
son of
Charles IVCharles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I of Spain, of the Spanish realms from 1516 until his abdication in 1556...
and Isabella of Portugal||Maria of Portugal
1543
1 child
Mary I of EnglandMary I , was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death. She was the oldest daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. The fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty, she is remembered for restoring England to Roman Catholicism after succeeding her short-lived...
1554
No children
Elisabeth of ValoisElisabeth of Valois was the eldest daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici.- Early life :...
1559
2 children
Anna of AustriaAnna of Austria , was Queen consort of Spain and Portugal.She was the first daughter of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria of Spain...
4 May 1570
5 children||13 September 1598
MadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...
aged 71
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Philip IIPhilip III was the King of Spain and King of Portugal and the Algarves, where he ruled as Philip II of Portugal , from 1598 until his death. His chief minister was the Duke of Lerma...
13 September 1598 – 31 March 1621||
|| 14 April 1578
MadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...
son of
Philip IPhilip II was King of Spain and Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, during his wife Mary Tudor's reign, King of England and Ireland...
and
Anna of AustriaAnna of Austria , was Queen consort of Spain and Portugal.She was the first daughter of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria of Spain...
||Margaret of Austria
18 April 1599
5 children||31 March 1621
MadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...
aged 42
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Philip IIIPhilip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640. On the eve of his death in 1665, the Spanish empire reached its territorial zenith spanning almost 3 billion acres...
31 March 1621 – 17 September 1665||
|| 8 April 1605
Valladolid||-||} is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, upon the Pisuerga River and within the Ribera del Duero wine-making region. It is the capital of the province of Valladolid and of the autonomous community of Castile and Leon.- Etymology :...
son of
Philip IIPhilip III was the King of Spain and King of Portugal and the Algarves, where he ruled as Philip II of Portugal , from 1598 until his death. His chief minister was the Duke of Lerma...
and Margaret of Austria||Elisabeth of Bourbon
1615
7 children
Mariana of AustriaMariana of Austria was Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of King Philip IV, who was also her maternal uncle. She was the daughter of Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III and Infanta Maria Anna of Spain, Philip's sister...
1649
5 children
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MadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...
aged 60
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Charles IICharles II , was the last Habsburg King of Spain and the ruler of nearly all of Italy , the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spain's overseas Empire, stretching from Mexico to the Philippines...
17 September 1665 – 1 November 1700||
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MadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...
son of
Philip IIIPhilip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640. On the eve of his death in 1665, the Spanish empire reached its territorial zenith spanning almost 3 billion acres...
and
Mariana of AustriaMariana of Austria was Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of King Philip IV, who was also her maternal uncle. She was the daughter of Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III and Infanta Maria Anna of Spain, Philip's sister...
||Maria Luisa of Orléans
19 November 1679
No children
Maria Anna of Neuburg
14 May 1690
No children
||1 November 1700
MadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...
aged 38
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Aragon itself stayed loyal to Philip IV during the Reapers' War while Catalonia switched allegiance to
Louis XIIILouis XIII reigned as King of France and Navarre from 1610 to 1643.-Early life, 1601—1610:Born at the Château de Fontainebleau, Louis XIII was the eldest child of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici . As son of the king, he was a Fils de France, and as the eldest son, the Dauphin...
and
Louis XIV of FranceLouis XIV , popularly known as the Sun King , was King of France and of Navarre His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days, and is the longest documented reign of any European monarch.Louis began personally governing France after the death...
the Sun-King, see
List of Counts of Barcelona. Portugal seceded in 1640. Charles II died without heirs.
House of BourbonThe House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples & Sicily, and Parma...
, 1700–1705
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Philip IVPhilip V of Spain , fils de France and duc d'Anjou, was king of Spain from 1700 to 14 January 1724, when he abdicated in favor of his son, Louis I of Spain, and from 31 August 1724 to 1746, assuming the throne again upon his son's death. Philip was the first Bourbon king of Spain...
1 November 1700 – 1705||
|| 19 December 1683
VersaillesVersailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial center...
son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Anna of Bavaria||
Maria Luisa of SavoyMaria Luisa Gabrielle of Savoy was a Spanish Queen consort and sometimes Regent, the first spouse of king Philip V of Spain.-Biography:...
2 November 1701
4 children
Elisabeth of ParmaElisabeth Farnese , the daughter of Odoardo II Farnese and Dorothea Sophie of the Palatinate-Neuburg, was Queen consort of Spain who exerted great influence over Spain's foreign policy.-Parma:Elisabeth was born at the Palazzo della Pilotta in Parma, the capital of a duchy which...
24 December 1714
7 children
||9 July 1746
MadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...
aged 62
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House of HabsburgThe House of Habsburg or Hapsburg was an important royal house of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1452 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian and Spanish Empire and several other countries...
, 1705–1714
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Charles IIICharles VI was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary , King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria from 1711 to 1740...
1705–1714 ||
|| 1 October 1685
ViennaVienna is the capital of the Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre. It is the 10th largest city by...
son of
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor| align=right | Leopold I Habsburg , Holy Roman emperor, King of Hungary, King of Bohemia, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margarita of Austria...
and Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg||
Elisabeth ChristineElisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; and Archduchess of Austria by her marriage to Emperor Charles VI...
1 August 1708
4 children|| 20 October 1740
ViennaVienna is the capital of the Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre. It is the 10th largest city by...
aged 55
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During the war (officially in 1707) Philip d'Anjou, the first of the Bourbon empire in Spain,
disbandedThe Nueva Planta decrees were a number of decrees signed between 1707 and 1716 by Philip V—the first Bourbon king of Spain—during and shortly after the end of the War of the Spanish Succession which he won....
the Crown of Aragon. After this time, there are no more Aragonese monarchs. Nevertheless, Spanish monarchs up to
Isabella IIIsabella II was Queen regnant of Spain She was Spain's first and so far only queen regnant, although she is sometimes considered the third Queen Regnant of Spain, as previous monarchs of Leon and Castile were counted...
, while styling themselves
king/queen of Spain on coins, still used some of the traditional nomenclature of the defunct Crown of Aragon in their official documents: King/Queen of Castile, Leon,
Aragon,
both Sicilies, Jerusalem, Navarra, Granada, Toledo,
Valencia, Galicia,
Majorca, Sevilla,
Sardinia, Cordova,
Corsica, Murcia, Jaen, the Algarve, Algeciras, Gibraltar, the Canary Islands, the Eastern & Western Indias, the Islands & Mainland of the Ocean sea; Archduke of Austria; Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Milan; Count of Habsburg, Flanders, Tyrol,
Barcelona; Lord of Biscay, Molina.
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