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The Kingdom of Aragon (Aragonese: Reino d'Aragón; Catalan: Regne d'Aragó; Latin: Regnum Aragoniae; Spanish: Reino de Aragón) was a medieval and early modern kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon, in Spain.
Astrophysical Observatory of Javalambre located in the Teruel province of Aragon, and operated by CEFCA. The University of Zaragoza is the largest university in Aragon, which conduct research in various disciplines. Of the Nationally recognized Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructure research institutes, Aragon hosts the following:
The Crown of Aragon (UK: / ˈ ær ə ɡ ən /, US: /-ɡ ɒ n /) [nb 2] was a composite monarchy [1] ruled by one king, originated by the dynastic union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona and ended as a consequence of the War of the Spanish Succession.
Athens fell to Acciaioli in 1388, and in 1390 he captured Neopatras as well. Acciaioli could boast in the title "Lord of Corinth and of the Duchy of Athens and Neopatras", but his triumph was short-lived: in 1393/4 the Ottoman Turks conquered Neopatras and the entire Spercheios River valley.
The crusade, a part of the larger War of the Sicilian Vespers, was declared by Pope Martin IV against King Peter III of Aragon in 1284 and 1285. [2] Because of the recent conquest of Sicily by Peter, Martin declared a crusade against him and officially deposed him as king, on the grounds that Aragon was a papal fief: [2] Peter's grandfather and namesake, Peter II, had surrendered the kingdom ...
During 1388–90, John gradually lost all lands of the Duchies of Athens and Neopatras in Greece. In 1391, John promulgated legislation on Jews in different cities of the Kingdom of Aragon. Also in 1391, his administration faced a revolt in the vassal kingdom of Sicily, where the population had proclaimed Louis II of Naples as king.
The expedition was conducted in secret and sailed past Recco and Portofino in a southerly direction, carefully preparing to face Aragon's numerically superior fleet of 31 ships. Assereto knew that Francesco Spinola had been wounded and that the resistance was at its lowest level.
Brea, Thrace, an ancient Greek colony founded by Athens; Brea de Tajo, a municipality of Madrid, in central Spain; Brea de Aragón, a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain; La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago, a town located northeast of Point Fortin and southwest of San Fernando, southern Trinidad and Tobago