House of Aragon
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The House of Aragon is the name given several royal house
s that ruled the County
, the Kingdom
or the Crown of Aragon
.
Some historiansGuillermo Fatás y Guillermo Redondo, Alberto Montaner Frutos, Faustino Menéndez Pidal de Navascués. use the term for the house that started with Ramiro I, a member of the Jiménez dynasty
who established an autonomous state in Aragon that would become the Kingdom of Aragon. The end of this dynasty is variously given, someArmand de Fluvià, Josep Serrano Daura. considering it to have been extinguished when Ramiro II of Aragon
died without male descent, resulting in the passage of the Kingdom to the House of Barcelona
, giving rise to the Crown of Aragon, while others call the later holders of this crown members of the House of Aragon.
A separate branch of the latter house governed the Kingdom of Sicily
from the crowning of Frederick III of Sicily
in 1285 until the death of Martin the Younger in 1407 without descendents, with the kingdom returning then to the main branch. Another separate branch reigned from the crowning of the bastard Ferdinand I of Naples
in 1458 to the death of Frederick IV of Naples
in 1504. This part of the house is sometimes called "House of Aragon and Sicily".
Royal House
A royal house or royal dynasty consists of at least one, but usually more monarchs who are related to one another, as well as their non-reigning descendants and spouses. Monarchs of the same realm who are not related to one another are usually deemed to belong to different houses, and each house is...
s that ruled the County
County of Aragon
The County of Aragon or Jaca was a small Frankish marcher county in the central Pyrenean valley of the Aragon river, comprising Ansó, Echo, and Canfranc and centred on the small town of Jaca...
, the Kingdom
Kingdom of Aragon
The Kingdom of Aragon was a medieval and early modern kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon, in Spain...
or the Crown of Aragon
Crown of Aragon
The Crown of Aragon Corona d'Aragón Corona d'Aragó Corona Aragonum controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain and southeastern France, as well as some of the major islands and mainland possessions stretching across the Mediterranean as far as Greece...
.
Some historiansGuillermo Fatás y Guillermo Redondo, Alberto Montaner Frutos, Faustino Menéndez Pidal de Navascués. use the term for the house that started with Ramiro I, a member of the Jiménez dynasty
Jiménez dynasty
The Jiménez or Ximenes were an Iberian ruling family from the 10th century to the 13th century. They were the first Europeanisers of Spain and brought her back within the wider European political scene while also giving her the political character and division that persisted until the end of the...
who established an autonomous state in Aragon that would become the Kingdom of Aragon. The end of this dynasty is variously given, someArmand de Fluvià, Josep Serrano Daura. considering it to have been extinguished when Ramiro II of Aragon
Ramiro II of Aragon
Ramiro II , called the Monk, was King of Aragon from 1134 until withdrawing from public life in 1137...
died without male descent, resulting in the passage of the Kingdom to the House of Barcelona
House of Barcelona
The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 . From the male part they descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy...
, giving rise to the Crown of Aragon, while others call the later holders of this crown members of the House of Aragon.
A separate branch of the latter house governed the Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Sicily
The Kingdom of Sicily was a state that existed in the south of Italy from its founding by Roger II in 1130 until 1816. It was a successor state of the County of Sicily, which had been founded in 1071 during the Norman conquest of southern Italy...
from the crowning of Frederick III of Sicily
Frederick III of Sicily
Frederick II was the regent and subsequently King of Sicily from 1295 until his death. He was the third son of Peter III of Aragon and served in the War of the Sicilian Vespers on behalf of his father and brothers, Alfonso and James...
in 1285 until the death of Martin the Younger in 1407 without descendents, with the kingdom returning then to the main branch. Another separate branch reigned from the crowning of the bastard Ferdinand I of Naples
Ferdinand I of Naples
Ferdinand I , also called Don Ferrante, was the King of Naples from 1458 to 1494. He was the natural son of Alfonso V of Aragon by Giraldona Carlino.-Biography:...
in 1458 to the death of Frederick IV of Naples
Frederick IV of Naples
Frederick IV , sometimes known as Frederick I or Federico d'Aragona, was the last King of Naples of the House of Trastámara, ruling from 1496 to 1501...
in 1504. This part of the house is sometimes called "House of Aragon and Sicily".
Related dinasties and houses
- Family of Aznar Galíndez I (809–820, 844–922 or later)
- Family of García the BadGarcía GalíndezGarcía Galíndez , called the Bad , was the Count of Aragon and Conflent from 820.The son of Galindo Belascotenes, García had married Matrona, daughter of Aznar Galíndez I, Count of Aragon...
(820–844), briefly displaced Aznar and his sons, detaching Aragon from Francia - Jiménez dynastyJiménez dynastyThe Jiménez or Ximenes were an Iberian ruling family from the 10th century to the 13th century. They were the first Europeanisers of Spain and brought her back within the wider European political scene while also giving her the political character and division that persisted until the end of the...
(before 994–1162), established Aragonese kingdom (between 1035 and 1076) - House of BarcelonaHouse of BarcelonaThe House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 . From the male part they descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy...
(1137–1410), descended from previous through a female, established Crown of Aragon - House of Trastámara (1412–1555), descended from previous through a female, established the Kingdom of Spain
- House of Habsburg (1516–1700), descended from previous through a female, ruled as part of the Spanish Crown
- House of BourbonHouse of BourbonThe House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
(1700–1715), dissolved Aragonese crown with the Nueva Planta decreesNueva Planta decreesThe Nueva Planta decrees were a number of decrees signed between 1707 and 1716 by Philip V—the first Bourbon king of Spain—during and shortly after the end of the War of the Spanish Succession which he won....