Alfonso II King of Aragon 
Alfonso II King of was born on April 4th, 1152 in Villa Mayor del Valle, Barcelona, Spain. Alfonso II King of's father was Ramon Berenguer IV Marquis of Barcelona. His paternal grandparents were Ramon Berenguer III Count of Barcelona and Dulce Aldonza of Milhaud. He was an only child. He died at the age of 44 on April 25th, 1196 in Perpignan, Roussillon, France.General Notes
Alfonso II (b. 1152, Barcelona--d. 1196, Perpignan, Roussillon), count of Barcelona from 1162 and king of Aragon from 1164.
The son of RamÛn Berenguer IV, Alfonso succeeded his father as count of Barcelona and his mother as ruler of Aragon, thus associating the two countries under the house of Barcelona--a union that was destined to be permanent. Aragonese involvement in France became steadily greater during Alfonso's reign. Nevertheless, the conquest of Teruel (1171) opened the way for the conquest of Valencia; and, in 1179, the pact of Cazorla with his ally, Alfonso VIII of Castile, fixed the future zones of reconquest for the two countries. In his will Alfonso followed the Spanish custom of dividing his kingdom; Provence was thus lost to the Aragonese crown. [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD '97]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.11 Nov 1082 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain d.19 Jun 1131 in Barcelona, Spain
- b.~ 1113 in Barcelona, Spain d.06 Aug 1162 in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy
- b.1095 in Milhaud, Gard, Languedoc, France d.1128
- b.04 Apr 1152 in Villa Mayor del Valle, Barcelona, Spain d.25 Apr 1196 in Perpignan, Roussillon, France
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Alfonso II King of and Sancha of were married in a religious ceremony in Zaragoza, Spain. They had two sons and a daughter, named Pedro II King of, Alfonso Alfonsez Prince Aragon Count of and Constance Princess of.
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Children
Pedro II King of Aragon
Pedro II King of was born in 1176 in Barcelona, Spain. He died at the age of 37 on September 13th, 1213 in Slain at Battle of Muret, Spain.
Alfonso Alfonsez Prince Aragon Count of Provence
Alfonso Alfonsez Prince Aragon Count of was born in 1180 in Barcelona, Spain. He died in Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
Constance Princess of Aragon
Constance Princess of was born in Pamplona, Aragon, Spain. She died on June 23rd, 1222.
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