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Alfonso II of Aragon

Type Figure Region Aragon Time 1157–1196 Also known as Alfonso II of Aragon、Alfons el Cast、阿拉贡的阿方索二世

Alfonso II (1157–1196), King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona, ruled in his own right after his mother Petronilla abdicated in 1164;…

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  1. 1157–1164Huesca · AragonBorn into the Aragonese royal house, he held the nominal throne from childhood; his mother Petronilla and regent Sancho Ramírez actually governed, laying the foundation for his later union of Aragon and the Barcelona lands.
  2. 1164–1170Barcelona · CataloniaAfter Petronilla's abdication he ruled in person, uniting the Aragonese crown with the County of Barcelona, consolidating control over Catalonia, and beginning to reform royal justice and territorial administration.
  3. 1171–1180Zaragoza · AragonAs Almohad power pressed from the south, he coordinated defenses with Castile and other Christian kingdoms, supported recovery efforts on the southern frontier, and played a key leading-alliance role in Iberian politics.
  4. 1181–1196Perpignan · RoussillonHe continued advancing control over Roussillon and elsewhere, strengthening the royal bond between Catalonia and Aragon; he died in 1196 and was succeeded by his son Pedro II.

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