Peter II of Aragon

Timeline

1. 1196–1200Zaragoza · AragonAfter succeeding his father Alfonso II to the throne, Peter II consolidated Aragonese rule in the Ebro valley and continued pushing south in the Reconquista, while maintaining complex relations with the papacy and the powers of southern France.
2. 1201–1210Zaragoza · AragonHe maintained diplomatic and military coordination with Alfonso VIII of Castile, Sancho VII of Navarre, and Pope Innocent III, jointly confronting the pressure of the Almohad dynasty in southern Iberia and preparing politically and logistically for a large-scale allied expedition.
3. 1211–1213Muret · Haute-GaronneIn 1212 he led the Aragonese army to victory at the great Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa; the following year, at the request of his Aragonese vassal Ramon VI of Montpellier, he intervened in the Languedoc crusade and was killed at the Battle of Muret, the Aragonese throne passing to his son James I.