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Biography of Alfonso II King Aragon 1157-1196

Paternal Family Tree: Barcelona

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 V Count Barcelona and Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon. They were half third cousin once removed.

In August 1150 [his father] Raymond 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 Raymond III Count Barcelona and Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona. They were fourth cousins.

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

On 16th August 1157 [his grandfather] Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon (age 71) died. He had abdicted in fabour of his daughter [his mother] Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon (age 21) some twenty years before.

On 6th August 1162 [his father] Raymond 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]. He married 1193 Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence and had issue.

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). He married Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon and had issue.

In 1179 [his daughter] Constance Barcelona was born to Alfonso II King Aragon (age 21) and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon (age 24). She married 15th August 1209 her third cousin once removed Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor and had issue.

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

In 1193 Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence (age 19) and 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).