Alfonso II (Provence)

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Alfonso II (* 1180 ; † February 2, 1209 in Palermo , Sicily ) from the House of Barcelona was Count of Provence from 1185 to 1209 .

Life

Alfons II was born as Alfons Berengar and carried the title Infante . His parents were King Alfonso II of Aragon and his wife Sancha of Castile . His older brother Peter II was King of Aragon .

He was raised to the rank of fellow Count of Provence by his father in 1185 and ruled together with his uncles Raimund Berengar and Sancho . From 1195 he ruled alone.

Marriage and offspring

Gersende, Countess of Forcalquier

Alfons married in 1193 in Aix-en-Provence Gersende, Countess and heiress of Forcalquier (1180-1218), daughter of Raimund I de Sabran, Sire de Caylar and his wife Gersende, Countess de Forcalquier. Alfons had two children with his wife:

  • Raimund Berengar V. (1205–1245), Count of Provence
  • Gersende († 1263), ∞ Guillaume II. De Moncada, Vicomte de Béarn

Web links

Commons : Alfons II (Provence)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Guy Lobrichon: Journal de la France et des Français . Chronologie politique, culturelle et religieuse de Clovis à 2000. Ed .: Concours du Center nationale du livre. tape 1 + 2 . Editions Gallimard, 2001, ISBN 2-07-073756-X (French).
  2. ^ Provence. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Charles Cawley, May 3, 2011, accessed August 22, 2013 .
predecessor Office successor
Sancho Count of Provence
1185–1209 		Raimund Berengar V.
personal data
SURNAME Alfonso II
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Provence from the House of Barcelona
DATE OF BIRTH 1180
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 1209
Place of death Palermo , Sicily