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Ramiro II of Aragon

1086 - 1157

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Ramiro II (24 April 1086 – 16 August 1157), called the Monk, was a member of the House of Jiménez who became king of Aragon in 1134. Although a monk, he was elected by the Aragonese nobility to succeed his childless brother Alfonso the Battler. He then had a daughter, Petronilla, whom he had marry Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona, unifying Aragon and Barcelona into the Crown of Aragon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ramiro II of Aragon has received more than 165,988 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Ramiro II of Aragon is the 3,841st most popular politician (down from 3,312th in 2019).

Ramiro II of Aragon is most famous for his conquest of the Kingdom of Majorca.

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Among politicians, Ramiro II of Aragon ranks 3,841 out of 19,576Before him are Emperor Yuan of Jin, Francis IV, Duke of Modena, King Cheng of Zhou, Jia Xu, Edigu, and Emil Constantinescu. After him are Procopius, Juan Negrín, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, Sergio Oliva, Ata-Malik Juvayni, and Duke Xiao of Qin.

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Among people born in 1086, Ramiro II of Aragon ranks 3Before him are Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Bolesław III Wrymouth. After him is Al-Shahrastani. Among people deceased in 1157, Ramiro II of Aragon ranks 5Before him are Ahmad Sanjar, Yuri Dolgorukiy, Alfonso VII of León and Castile, and Canute V of Denmark. After him are Sweyn III of Denmark, Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, Dirk VI, Count of Holland, and Eystein II of Norway.

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