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Alfonso V of Aragon

Type Figure Region Aragon Time 1396–1458 Also known as Alfonso V of Aragon、Alfonso the Magnanimous、宽宏的阿方索

King of Aragon (r. 1416–1458), known as 'the Magnanimous', who consolidated Aragon, Valencia, and Sicily, engaged in Iberian politics, and laid the g…

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  1. 1416–1419Medina del Campo · CastileHe acceded in 1416 after the death of his father Ferdinand I; while still young his uncle served as regent, and he gradually established control over Aragon's core territories.
  2. 1420–1430Zaragoza · AragonAfter taking personal rule in the 1420s he intervened in Castile's internal strife, supporting opposition nobles against John II and Álvaro de Luna, and consolidated suzerainty over Sicily and Sardinia.
  3. 1431–1458Naples · NaplesFrom the 1430s he campaigned long in Italy, conquered Naples in 1442, and died in Naples in 1458, leaving a vast composite monarchy spanning the western Mediterranean.

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