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Alfonso II of Aragon

1157 - 1196

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Alfonso II (1–25 March 1157 – 25 April 1196), called the Chaste or the Troubadour, was the King of Aragon and, as Alfons I, the Count of Barcelona from 1164 until his death. The eldest son of Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Queen Petronilla of Aragon, he was the first King of Aragon who was also Count of Barcelona. He was also Count of Provence, which he secured from Douce II and her would-be father-in-law Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, from 1166 until 1173, when he ceded it to his brother, Ramon Berenguer III. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfonso II of Aragon has received more than 324,713 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Alfonso II of Aragon is the 2,062nd most popular politician (down from 1,868th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Spain (down from 164th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Spanish Politician.

Alfonso II of Aragon is most famous for being the king of Aragon and the count of Barcelona. He was also an important figure in the Reconquista.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alfonso II of Aragon ranks 2,062 out of 19,576. Before him are Šuppiluliuma I, Zalman Shazar, Alexandre Millerand, Martin of Aragon, Al-Aziz Uthman, and Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat. After him are Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, François Ravaillac, Jotham of Judah, Kurt Daluege, Michael VI Bringas, and Jean Parisot de Valette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1157, Alfonso II of Aragon ranks 3. Before him are Richard I of England, and Tomoe Gozen. After him are Leopold V, Duke of Austria, Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders, Alexander Neckam, and Eystein Meyla. Among people deceased in 1196, Alfonso II of Aragon ranks 2. Before him is Béla III of Hungary. After him are Basava, Canute I of Sweden, Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg, Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, Maurice de Sully, Saint Meinhard, Conrad II, Duke of Swabia, and Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alfonso II of Aragon ranks 175 out of 3,355. Before him are Al-Hakam II (915), Buenaventura Durruti (1896), Henry II of Castile (1334), Abraham ibn Ezra (1089), Judah Halevi (1079), and Martin of Aragon (1356). After him are Enrique Granados (1867), Columella (4), Penélope Cruz (1974), Leo Africanus (1494), Tirso de Molina (1579), and Luis Carrero Blanco (1904).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Alfonso II of Aragon ranks 58. Before him are John II of Castile (1405), Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), John II of Aragon (1398), Al-Hakam II (915), Henry II of Castile (1334), and Martin of Aragon (1356). After him are Philip, Duke of Parma (1720), Peter II of Aragon (1174), John I of Castile (1358), Abd al-Rahman II (788), John, Prince of Asturias (1478), and Elizabeth of Portugal (1271).

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