Crown of Aragón

Battle of Muret

Sep 12, 1213

The Battle of Muret was the decisive battle of the Albigensian Crusade. It took place on a plain of the western fortified town of Muret, about twelve kilometers south of Toulouse.

James I conquers Mallorca

1229

The conquest for the Christian kingdoms of the island of Mallorca was finally achieved by King James I of Aragon between 1229 and 1231. The city of Madîna Mayûrqa (presentday Palma de Mallorca) fell in December of the first year, but the Muslim resistance in the Mountains lasted three more.

James I beggings the conquest of the kingdom of Valencia

1232

The conquest of the Valencian lands by Jaime I, in which there were more pacts than battles, was and still is a very controversial episode. In just twelve years, between 1233 and 1245, Sharq Al-Andalus was integrated into the Crown of Aragon and was renamed Kingdom of Valencia.

James I conquers Ibiza

1235

After the conquest of Mallorca by Jaime I there were two major Muslim strongholds in the remaining islands of the Minorcan and Ibiza archipelago( the photo shows James I of Aragon who conquers Ibiza)

Treaty of Almizra

1244

The Treaty of Almizra is a pact of peace signed on March 26, 1244 between the Crown of Aragon and the Crown of Castile that set the limits of the Kingdom of Valencia. Jaime I of Aragon agreed and who later would be his son-in-law, the infant Alfonso de Castilla and future king Alfonso X the Wise.

Peter the great occupies Sicily

1282

By the 11th century, mainland southern Italian powers were hiring ferocious Norman mercenaries, who were Christian descendants of the Vikings; it was the Normans under Roger I who conquered Sicily from the Muslims. After taking Apulia and Calabria, he occupied Messina with an army of 700 knights.

James II conquers Corsica and Sardinia

1323

James ll conquers the Italian Islands of Corsica and Sardinia between 1323-1325.

Peter lV incorporates the Duchies of Athens and Neopatria into the crown of Aragón

1379

Peter lV incorporated the duchies of Athens and Neopatria into Aragonesee crown in 1379.

Anti-jewish pogroms

1391

Between June 1391 and March 1392, during which hundreds if not thousands of Jews were killed or forcibly converted to Christianity, the book explores why the famed convivencia of medieval Iberian society—in which Christians, Muslims and Jews seemingly lived together in relative harmony—was conspicuously absent during this period.

Compromise of Caspe, beggining of the Trastamara dynasty in Aragón

1412

During his time as regent, Ferdinand was chosen as the ruler of Aragon, due to his maternal relation to the Aragonese throne through the Compromise of Caspe in 1412. The Trastámaras now ruled in both the realms of Castile and Aragón.

Alfonso V

Period: 1416 to 1458

Alfonso V of Aragón, also called the Magnanimous and the Wise, between 1416 and 1458 was King of Aragon, of Valencia, of Mallorca, of Sicily, of Sardinia and Count of Barcelona; and between 1442 - 1458 king of Naples

Alfonso V conquers the Kingdom of Naples

1443

After taking several cities in Calabria, including Cosenza and Brisignano, will enter triumphantly in Naples on February 23, 1443, obtaining the recognition of Eugenio IV in exchange for Alfonso to support him in his confrontation against the Sforza.

Civil war in Catalonia

Period: 1462 to 1472

The Catalan Civil War was the civil war that took place in the Principality of Catalonia between the supporters of King Juan II of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, ​​and the supporters of the Catalan institutions rebellious to the king headed by the Diputación del General of Catalonia and the Consell del Principat.