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Pedro II, Rey de Aragón "the Catholic"

(1176 - 13 Sep 1213)

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Pedro II, Rey de Aragón1
M, #113283, b. 1176, d. 13 September 1213
Last Edited=28 Aug 2005
Consanguinity Index=0.93%
Pedro II, Rey de Aragón was born in 1176.1 He was the son of Alfonso II Raimond, Rey de Aragón and Sanchia de Castilla.1 He married Marie de Montpellier, daughter of Guillaume VIII de Montpellier, Comte de Montpellier, in 1204.1 He died on 13 September 1213 at Murat, France, killed in action.1
Pedro II, Rey de Aragón also went by the nick-name of Pedro 'the Catholic'.2 He succeeded to the title of Rey Pedro II de Aragón in 1196.1 He fought in the Battle of Murat on 13 September 1213.
Child of Pedro II, Rey de Aragón and Marie de Montpellier

Jaime I, Rey de Aragón+1 b. 1205, d. 25 Jul 1276

Citations

[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 45. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 116. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.

Events

Birth1176
Title (Nobility)1196Rey de Aragón
Death13 Sep 1213

Families

SpouseEleanor de Castilla (1190 - 1253)
SpouseMarie de Montpellier ( - 1219)
ChildJaime I, Rey de Aragón "the Conqueror" (1205 - 1276)
FatherAlfonso II Raimond "the Chaste" (1152 - 1196)
MotherSanchia de Castilla (1154 - 1208)
SiblingAlfonso II (1177 - 1209)