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Mediterranean Expansion of the Crown of Aragon

Type Event Region Aragon Time 1390–1399

In the 1390s, the Crown of Aragon continued expanding in the Mediterranean, consolidating Sardinia, cultivating ties with Sicily and Naples, and cont…

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  1. 1390–1394Sardinia · SardiniaAragon continued to suppress revolts by the local Sardinian nobility, strengthening control of the island through appointed governors and Catalan settlers, and bringing Sardinia under the crown's direct administration.
  2. 1391–1398Port of Barcelona · CataloniaAs the Crown of Aragon's foremost merchant port, Barcelona's trading fleets sailed to Sicily, North Africa, and the Levant; Catalan merchants extended their economic influence across the Mediterranean through consular jurisdiction and a network of trading stations.
  3. 1396–1399Zaragoza · AragonIn 1396 Martin I inherited the thrones of Aragon, Sicily, and Sardinia, continuing Peter IV's grand Mediterranean policy, maintaining maritime rivalry with Genoa and Venice, and strengthening marriage ties with the Kingdom of Naples.

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