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Petronilla of Aragon

1136 - 1173

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Petronilla (29 June/11 August 1136 – 15 October 1173), whose name is also spelled Petronila or Petronella (Aragonese: Peyronela or Payronella, and Catalan: Peronella), was Queen of Aragon (1137–1164) from the abdication of her father, Ramiro II, in 1137 until her own abdication in 1164. After her abdication she acted as regent during the minority of her son Alfonso II of Aragon (1164–1173). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Petronilla of Aragon has received more than 234,815 page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Petronilla of Aragon is the 2,582nd most popular politician (down from 2,223rd in 2019), the 224th most popular biography from Spain (down from 199th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Spanish Politician.

Petronilla of Aragon was the daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona and his wife, Sancha of Castile. She married William VIII, Count of Provence in 1112 and became Countess of Provence. Petronilla was most famous for her role in the Albigensian Crusade.

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Among politicians, Petronilla of Aragon ranks 2,582 out of 15,577Before her are Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, Iziaslav I of Kiev, Li Hongzhang, Muršili II, and Muhammad bin Tughluq. After her are Charles III of Navarre, Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, Gaston Doumergue, George V of Hanover, Harald Greycloak, and Georg Michaelis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1136, Petronilla of Aragon ranks 3Before her are Ismail al-Jazari and Amalric of Jerusalem. After her are Constance of Castile, Humbert III, Count of Savoy, Conrad II, Duke of Bohemia, Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence, and Marie I, Countess of Boulogne. Among people deceased in 1173, Petronilla of Aragon ranks 1After her are Benjamin of Tudela, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Bolesław IV the Curly, Uijong of Goryeo, Matthew, Count of Boulogne, and Benoît de Sainte-Maure.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Petronilla of Aragon ranks 224 out of 2,932Before her are Eulalia of Mérida (290), Miguel Muñoz (1922), Huneric (450), Antonio Machado (1875), Javier Bardem (1969), and Joanna la Beltraneja (1462). After her are Felipe González (1942), Juan Pujol García (1912), Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650), Jordi Savall (1941), Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799), and Xavi (1980).

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