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Ramiro II of Aragon

Ramiro II of Aragon

April 24, 1086 –August 16, 1157

Ruler, Latin Catholic monk

Lived 71 years

Passed away in
Abbey of St. Peter the Old

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. He withdrew to a monastery in 1137, leaving authority to Ramon Berenguer but keeping the royal title until his death.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramiro_II_of_Aragon