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Peter II of Aragon

Type Figure Region Aragon Time 1178–1213 Also known as Pedro the Catholic

King of Aragon (1196–1213), also known as 'the Catholic'; he helped defeat the Almohad army at Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212 but was killed at the Batt…

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  1. 1196–1211Zaragoza · AragonPeter II unified the lands of Aragon and Catalonia, carried out feudal reforms and expanded Mediterranean influence, while also taking part in the Reconquista on the Iberian Peninsula, laying the foundation for Aragon's later expansion in the Mediterranean.
  2. 1212Las Navas de Tolosa · Al-AndalusPeter II led the Aragonese army in the coalition organized by Alfonso VIII, defeating the Almohad caliph Muhammad al-Nasir at Las Navas de Tolosa, a victory that consolidated Aragon's position in the Reconquista.
  3. 1213Muret · LanguedocPeter II marched south to support the Albigensian heretics of Languedoc, and was defeated and killed at the Battle of Muret by the crusader army led by Simon de Montfort, at the age of only thirty-five. His son James I succeeded at age five, and Aragon entered a long regency.

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