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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 300,394 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Alfonso II of Aragon is the 1,874th most popular politician (up from 2,033rd in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Spain (up from 177th in 2019) and the 59th 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 1,874 out of 15,577. Before him are Isma'il Pasha, Andrew III of Hungary, Rafic Hariri, King Elah, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, and Maria Sophie of Bavaria. After him are Zhengde Emperor, Alassane Ouattara, Karl Hanke, William IV, Prince of Orange, Pleistarchus, and Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alfonso II of Aragon ranks 164 out of 2,932. Before him are Martin of Aragon (1356), Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), Carlos Saura (1932), Berengaria of Navarre (1165), and Enrique Iglesias (1975). After him are Abd al-Rahman II (788), John I of Castile (1358), Diego de Almagro (1475), Felipe VI of Spain (1968), Philip, Duke of Parma (1720), and Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (1535).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Alfonso II of Aragon ranks 59. Before him are Peter II of Aragon (1174), José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903), Henry II of Castile (1334), Martin of Aragon (1356), Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), and Sancho II of Castile and León (1036). After him are Abd al-Rahman II (788), John I of Castile (1358), Philip, Duke of Parma (1720), Elizabeth of Portugal (1271), John, Prince of Asturias (1478), and Princess Isabella of Parma (1741).

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