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Biography of Peter III King Aragon 1240-1285

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In 1240 Peter III King Aragon was born to [his father] James I King Aragon (age 31) and [his mother] Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon (age 25).

Around 1251 [his mother] Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon (age 36) died.

On 28th May 1262 [his brother-in-law] King Philip III of France (age 17) and [his sister] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 14) were married. She the daughter of [his father] James I King Aragon (age 54) and [his mother] Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of King Louis IX of France (age 48) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 41). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 4th November 1265 [his son] Alfonso III King Aragon was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 25) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 16).

On 10th April 1267 [his son] James "The Just" II King Aragon was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 27) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 18). He married (1) 1st December 1291 his first cousin once removed Isabella Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon, daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (2) 29th October 1295 his half second cousin once removed Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon and had issue (3) 15th June 1315 Marie Lusignan Queen Consort Aragon (4) 25th December 1322 Elisenda Montcada Queen Consort Aragon.

On 25th August 1270 King Louis IX of France (age 56) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Philip (age 25) succeeded III King France: Capet. [his sister] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 22) by marriage Queen Consort France.

In 1271 [his daughter] Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 31) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 22). She married 1282 her half third cousin once removed Denis I King Portugal, son of Alfonso III King Portugal and Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal, and had issue.

On 28th January 1271 [his sister] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 23) died.

On 13th December 1272 [his son] Frederick III King Sicily was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 32). He married his second cousin once removed Eleanor Capet and had issue.

On 27th July 1276 [his father] James I King Aragon (age 68) died. His son Peter (age 36) succeeded III King Aragon.

In 1282 [his son-in-law] Denis I King Portugal (age 20) and [his daughter] Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of Peter III King Aragon (age 42) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 33). He the son of Alfonso III King Portugal and Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal (age 40). They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

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In February 1282 John Vesci was sent with Bishop Antony Bek (age 37) to negotiate a marriage between [his son] Alfonso (age 16), son of King Peter III of Aragon (age 42), and King Edward's (age 42) daughter Eleanor (age 12), which resulted in the signing of the contract as proxy at Huesca.

On 11th November 1285 Peter III King Aragon (age 45) died. His son Alfonso (age 20) succeeded III King Aragon.

[his father] James I King Aragon and [his mother] Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [his grandfather] Peter II King Aragon and [his grandmother] Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon.

[his father] James I King Aragon and Eleanor Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. He the son of [his grandfather] Peter II King Aragon and [his grandmother] Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon. They were half second cousins. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Peter III King Aragon and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of James I King Aragon and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

[his daughter] Yolanda Barcelona was born to Peter III King Aragon and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon.

[his father] James I King Aragon and Teresa Gil Vidaure Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [his grandfather] Peter II King Aragon and [his grandmother] Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon.

Royal Ancestors of Peter III King Aragon 1240-1285

Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 11 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Peter III King Aragon 1240-1285
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon [1]

Alfonso III King Aragon [1]

James "The Just" II King Aragon [1]

Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal [1]

Isabeau Wittelsbach Queen Consort France [1]

Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden [1]

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [3]

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [3]

Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine [1]

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [2]

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [2]

Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [1]

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [2]

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [2]

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [1]

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [1]

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [2]

Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [2]

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [2]

Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [2]

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [4]

Frederick William IV King Prussia [2]

William I King Prussia [2]

Frederick VII King of Denmark [6]

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [4]

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [4]

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [2]

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [12]

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [12]

Frederick Charles I King Finland [4]

Constantine I King Greece [2]

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [8]

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [12]

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [12]

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [14]

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [14]

Carl XVI King Sweden [26]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [2]

Ancestors of Peter III King Aragon 1240-1285

Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Barcelona V Count Barcelona

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Gevaudan

Great x 3 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerberga Arles

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine

GrandFather: Peter II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Ivrea

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon

Father: James I King Aragon

Peter III King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Géza II of Hungary

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Béla III of Hungary

GrandFather: King Andrew II of Hungary

Great x 2 Grandfather: Raynald of Châtillon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes of Antioch

Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Bohemond I of Antioch

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Bohemond II of Antioch

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Capet Countess Champagne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Constance of Antioch

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin II King Jerusalem

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice of Antioch

Mother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon