Biography of Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona 1073-1134

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Around 1071 [his father] Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona (age 29) and [his mother] Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon, Queen Consort Pamplona. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Hilduin Montdidier IV Count Montdidier. He the son of [his grandfather] Ramiro Sánchez I King Aragon and [his grandmother] Gisberga or Ermesinda Bigorre 1015 1049 Queen Consort Aragon.

Around 1073 Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona was born to Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona (age 31) and Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 13).

On 4th June 1094 [his father] Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona (age 52) died. On 4th June 1094 His son [his half-brother] Peter (age 26) succeeded I King Aragon, I King Pamplona.

In 1104 [his half-brother] Peter I King Aragon I King Pamplona (age 36) died. His half brother Alfonso (age 31) succeeded I King Aragon, I King Pamplona.

In 1109 Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona (age 36) and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 29) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon, Queen Consort Pamplona. She the daughter of Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 68) and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona and Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 49). They were half second cousins.

In 1112 Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona (age 39) and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 32) were divorced.

In 1117 Roger II King Sicily (age 21) and [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Elvira Alfónsez Jiménez Queen Consort Sicily (age 37) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Sicily. She the illegitmate daughter of [his former father-in-law] Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile and Jimena Munoz.

On 3rd May 1123 [his mother] Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 63) died.

In 1126 [his former step-son] Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 20) succeeded VII King Castile, VII King Leon.

On 8th March 1126 [his former wife] Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 46) died.

In 1134 Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona (age 61) died. His brother [his brother] Ramiro (age 47) succeeded I King Aragon.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Raymond Ivrea and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona were married. She the daughter of Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of William Ivrea I Count Burgundy and Ettiennette Countess Burgundy. They were fourth cousin once removed.

[his father] Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona and Isabella Urgell Queen Consort Aragon Queen Consort Pamplona were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon, Queen Consort Pamplona. She the daughter of Ermengol Urgell 3rd Count Urgell. He the son of [his grandfather] Ramiro Sánchez I King Aragon and [his grandmother] Gisberga or Ermesinda Bigorre 1015 1049 Queen Consort Aragon.