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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.
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.
The Crown of Aragon began its expansion in the 13th century under James I of Aragon, and by the 14th-16th centuries, its territories included the Duchy of Neopatras (in actual Greece), Kingdom of Sicily, Isle of Sardinia, isle of Corsica, Kingdom of Mallorca, Kingdom of Valencia, Principality of Catalonia and Kingdom of Aragon.
Throughout the 19th century, Aragon was a stronghold of the Carlists, who offered to restore the fueros and other rights associated with the former Kingdom of Aragon. This period saw a massive exodus from the countryside into the larger cities of Aragon such as Huesca , Zaragoza , Teruel or Calatayud and other nearby regions, such as Catalonia ...
English: Anachronistic map of the possessions of the Crown of Aragon অসমীয়া: আৰাগনৰ মুকুটৰ মানচিত্ৰ Español: Mapa anacrónico de las posesiones de la Corona de Aragón
Alfonso V's permanent ambition was always the Kingdom of Naples, and the opportunity came in 1434 and 1435 with the successive deaths of Louis III of Naples and Queen Joanna II of Naples, while heir René of Anjou was a prisoner at the court of Philip III of Burgundy since his defeat at the Battle of Bulgnéville in 1431.
Coat of Arms of the Crown of Aragon. This is a list of the kings and queens of Aragon.The Kingdom of Aragon was created sometime between 950 and 1035 when the County of Aragon, which had been acquired by the Kingdom of Navarre in the tenth century, was separated from Navarre in accordance with the will of King Sancho III (1004–35).
Map of 1720 showing the interior kingdoms of peninsular Spain during the Ancient Regime. Map of 1841, made by J. Archer, showing for Spain the territorial division of Floridablanca of 1785. [2] Philip V created, taking as a base the pre-existing provinces created by the Austrias, the institution of the intendancies. Although it is true that ...