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Ramiro I Founds Aragon

Type Event Region Aragon Time 1035

After Sancho III died in 1035, his son Ramiro I took Aragon's counties by will, crowned himself king at Jaca-Huesca, and founded the Kingdom of Arago…

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  1. 1035Jaca · AragonSancho III's will granted Aragon, Sobrarbe, and other counties to his third son Ramiro. Ramiro broke from Navarrese direct rule, declared independence from Jaca, and styled himself King of Aragon, ending his father's vassal-like control over the eastern counties.
  2. 1035–1040Huesca · AragonRamiro I moved the capital to Huesca, absorbed Sobrarbe and Ribagorza (after Gonzalo's death), and clashed southward with the taifa of Zaragoza and neighboring Muslim powers. Aragon rose from a frontier county to an independent Christian kingdom.

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