Biography of Alfonso II King Aragon 1157-1196

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Alfonso II King Aragon and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon and Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He the son of Raymond Berenguer Barcelona V Count Barcelona and Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon. They were half third cousin once removed.

In August 1150 [his father] Raymond Berenguer Barcelona V Count Barcelona (age 36) and [his mother] Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Barcelona. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon (age 64) and [his grandmother] Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon (age 45). He the son of [his grandfather] Raymond Berenguer Barcelona III Count Barcelona and [his grandmother] Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona. They were fourth cousins.

On 25th March 1157 Alfonso II King Aragon was born to Raymond Berenguer Barcelona V Count Barcelona (age 43) and Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon (age 20) at Huesca.

On 6th August 1162 [his father] Raymond Berenguer Barcelona V Count Barcelona (age 48) died. His son Alfonso (age 5) succeeded II Count Barcelona.

On 15th October 1173 [his mother] Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon (age 37) died.

In 1174 [his son] Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence was born to Alfonso II King Aragon (age 16) and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon (age 19) at Barcelona [Map].

In July 1178 [his son] Peter II King Aragon was born to Alfonso II King Aragon (age 21) and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon (age 23).

In 1179 [his daughter] Constance Barcelona was born to Alfonso II King Aragon (age 21) and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon (age 24).

In 1185 [his son] Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence (age 11) was appointed II Count Provence by his father (age 27).

In 1193 [his son] Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence (age 19) and [his daughter-in-law] Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Provence. He the son of Alfonso II King Aragon (age 35) and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon (age 38).

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 25th April 1196 Alfonso II King Aragon (age 39) died. His son [his son] Peter (age 17) succeeded II King Aragon.

On 18th July 1664 [his mother] Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon Abdicated. Her son Alfonso succeeded II King Aragon.

[his daughter] Eleanor Barcelona was born to Alfonso II King Aragon and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon.

[his daughter] Sancha Barcelona Countess Toulose was born to Alfonso II King Aragon and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon.

[his son] Ferdinand Barcelona was born to Alfonso II King Aragon and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon.

[his daughter] Dulcia Barcelona was born to Alfonso II King Aragon and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon.