Alvar de Cabrera
Àlvar de Cabrera ( Spanish Álvaro de Cabrera ; † 1299 ) was a Catalan nobleman from the House of Cabrera . He was the second son of Count Álvaro von Urgell († 1267) and Cecile von Foix. He had inherited the vice-county of Àger from his father.
Together with his older brother Ermengol X. Àlvar fought against King Peter III. of Aragón for retaking Urgell County for his family. But after the defeat of Balaguer in 1280, he too reconciled with the king and became a member of his retinue. In the following years he served the Aragonese kings in their wars in Spain, Africa and Sicily ( Sicilian Vespers ) before he died in 1299. He was buried in the Abbey of Santa María de Bellpuig near Avellanas, where his brother had a tomb designed for him. This information comes from a parchment that was discovered in Alvar's tomb when it was opened in 1739. It can now be seen alongside other Earl Urgells grave monuments at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ( The Cloisters ) in New York City .
Àlvar was married to Sibila de Cardona, a daughter of Vice Count Ramon Folch V of Cardona ( House Folch de Cardona ). They had no children; after his death, the vice-county of Àger passed to his brother.
literature
- Stephen V. Grancsay: The Armor of Don Alvaro de Cabrera , In: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin , Vol. 10 (1952), pp. 275-285.
annotation
- ↑ Ex Gestis comitum barcinonensium et aragoniæ regum , ed. in: Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France , Vol. 19 (1880), p. 233.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alvar de Cabrera |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Vice Count of Àger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1299 |