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Consolidation of Royal Authority under Aragon's Peter II (1205)

Type Event Region Aragon Time 1205

Around 1205, Aragonese king Peter II the Catholic reorganized royal authority among Catalonia, Aragon proper, and his southern French lands, mediatin…

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  1. 1205Zaragoza · AragonPeter II convened a royal council at Zaragoza, mediating disputes over fiefs and taxes between Aragonese and Catalan nobles, strengthening royal control over local fiefs through grants and judicial rulings, and consolidating the cohesion of the Crown of Aragon's components.
  2. 1205Barcelona · CataloniaThe king negotiated with senior church officials in Barcelona, acknowledging the pope's spiritual authority while preserving the Aragonese crown's traditional rights over episcopal appointments and church property. This balanced the papal support needed for crusade mobilization with the crown's judicial autonomy.

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