Peter, infans of Aragón
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Peter, infans of Aragón, (1406 – besieging Naples
, Italy
, 1438), Viceroy of Sicily, 1424–1425, Duke of Noto
, was the sixth child of King Ferdinand I of Aragón
, and Leonor Urraca de Castilla.
Later king John, Peter, and Henry were a most troublesome princely group, nagging, invading, and fighting all over the lands of his rather peaceful cousin and brother in law, king Juan II of Castile, disrupting, robbing and bringing havoc to the castilian peasants and much opposed to Alvaro de Luna
.
Then, when king Alfonso V of Aragón, the eldest brother, decided to leave Aragón to conquest the kingdom of Naples and live there, leaving his wife, a sister of his much abused and battered cousin the king of Castile, Juan II of Castile, to have some 17 Aragonese - Italian illegitimate children from several Italian nobility women never returning back to Spain, his brothers ran with him, too, circa 1432, thirsty for Neapolitan adventures, including the disastrous naval battle of Ponza
but also the conquest of Gaeta
. Both Aragonese princes, "Infants" in Spanish, Peter, Duke of Noto
, Italy
died in battle, aged 32, in Italy
, when attacking Naples
, and Henry died in Spain
, also in battle, aged 45, respectively.
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, 1438), Viceroy of Sicily, 1424–1425, Duke of Noto
Noto
Noto is a city and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily . Its located 32 km southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Iblean Mountains and gives its name to the surrounding valley, Val di Noto...
, was the sixth child of King Ferdinand I of Aragón
Ferdinand I of Aragon
Ferdinand 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...
, and Leonor Urraca de Castilla.
Later king John, Peter, and Henry were a most troublesome princely group, nagging, invading, and fighting all over the lands of his rather peaceful cousin and brother in law, king Juan II of Castile, disrupting, robbing and bringing havoc to the castilian peasants and much opposed to Alvaro de Luna
Álvaro de Luna
Álvaro de Luna y Jarana , Duke of Trujillo, 1st Count of San Esteban de Gormaz, was a Spanish politician...
.
Then, when king Alfonso V of Aragón, the eldest brother, decided to leave Aragón to conquest the kingdom of Naples and live there, leaving his wife, a sister of his much abused and battered cousin the king of Castile, Juan II of Castile, to have some 17 Aragonese - Italian illegitimate children from several Italian nobility women never returning back to Spain, his brothers ran with him, too, circa 1432, thirsty for Neapolitan adventures, including the disastrous naval battle of Ponza
Ponza
Ponza is the largest of the Italian Pontine Islands archipelago, located 33 km south of Cape Circeo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It also the name of the commune of the island, a part of the province of Latina in the Lazio region....
but also the conquest of Gaeta
Gaeta
Gaeta is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is 120 km from Rome and 80 km from Naples....
. Both Aragonese princes, "Infants" in Spanish, Peter, Duke of Noto
Noto
Noto is a city and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily . Its located 32 km southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Iblean Mountains and gives its name to the surrounding valley, Val di Noto...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
died in battle, aged 32, in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, when attacking Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, and Henry died in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, also in battle, aged 45, respectively.