Ramiro II of Aragon

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Ramiro II of Aragon was a 12th-century king and former monk who briefly ruled Aragon and secured its succession by arranging the marriage of his daughter Petronilla to Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona.

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Ramiro II of Aragon canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Aragon
human
monk
birthDate c. 1086
burialPlace San Pedro el Viejo, Huesca
child Petronilla of Aragon
chronologicalContext reign followed the death of Alfonso I without legitimate heirs
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Aragon
deathDate 16 August 1157
deathPlace Huesca
linked to: Huesca province
educatedAt Abbey of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
endTime 1137 (effective abdication of royal powers)
era 12th century
father Sancho Ramírez
givenName Ramiro
knownFor being a former monk elevated to kingship
securing dynastic succession of Aragon through union with County of Barcelona
languageOfWorkOrName Aragonese
linked to: Aragonese language

Latin
memberOf House of Jiménez
monarchOf Kingdom of Aragon
monasticOrder Benedictines
mother Felicia of Roucy
nobleTitle King of Aragon
Lord of Huesca
notableWork arranged marriage of Petronilla of Aragon to Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona
occupation monk
sovereign
politicalAlliance County of Barcelona
positionHeld King of Aragon
predecessor Alfonso I of Aragon
regnalName Ramiro II
relative Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Huesca
linked to: Huesca province

Kingdom of Aragon
sibling Alfonso I of Aragon
Sancha of Aragon
significantEvent betrothal of Petronilla of Aragon to Ramon Berenguer IV in 1137
granted governance of Aragon to Ramon Berenguer IV while retaining royal title
left monastic life to assume the throne of Aragon in 1134
spouse Agnes of Aquitaine
startTime 1134 (reign as King of Aragon)
successor Petronilla of Aragon
title Count of Ribagorza
King of Aragon

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House of Jiménez notableMember Ramiro II of Aragon
Alfonso I of Aragon successor Ramiro II of Aragon
Petronilla of Aragon father Ramiro II of Aragon
Petronilla of Aragon predecessor Ramiro II of Aragon
Sancho Ramírez of Aragon child Ramiro II of Aragon
Alfonso I of Aragon successor Ramiro II of Aragon
subject linked to: the Battler
Alfonso I of Aragon successor Ramiro II of Aragon
subject linked to: el Batallador
Felicia of Roucy child Ramiro II of Aragon