Kings of Aragon & Catalonia

[Comte Arnau]

Part 1




From the union (1137) of Payronella of Aragon and Raymond Berengar IV of Catalonia,



came their first son and first ruler of both territories, the Count-King

Alphonse the Chaste (1164-1196)

troubadour, friends with Richard the Lionheart, had wished a Pyrenean Unity, uniting the various lands on both sides of the Pyrenees under the rule of the House of Barcelona.



He married Sancha of Castile:



and had the next king,

Peter the Catholic (1196-1213)

first to be crowned by the Pope,



led the Aragon-Catalan force at the joint battle of Las Navas de Tolosa against the Muslims.

[Picture: Castile&Leon and Aragon&Catalonia versus the Muslim Nubian Guard]


Peter's stupid act of bravado in 1213 versus the French at the battle of Muret made Toulouse go from being a vassal of Aragon-Catalonia to be a part of France forever.



Rue Peter of Aragon, allied to Raymond VII,
killed at the Battle of Muret, 1213.


He had married Maria of Montpellier and after consummating one night...:icon_cool:




they had their only son, who would be the next king, the great James I the Conqueror.....

(to be continued)

[LouisFerdinand]

Raymond Berengar IV of Catalonia used the titles of "Count of the Barcelonans and Prince of the Aragonians".