List of kings of Valencia
The list of kings of Valencia includes the rulers of the medieval Kingdom of Valencia , from its establishment in 1238 to its merger with the Kingdom of Castile to form the Kingdom of Spain in the 16th century. The kingdom was a territorial body of the Crown of Aragon , with which it therefore shared its kings in personal union.
List of kings of Valencia
House Barcelona
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James I the Conqueror Jaume el Conqueridor (February 2, 1208 - July 27, 1276) |
1238-1276 | The King of Aragón conquered the Islamic-Moorish Taifa kingdom of Valencia by 1238 , and was crowned its king. The Aragonese Reconquista was thus completed, as the south bordering Kingdom of Murcia was almost completely conquered by Castile, with which Aragon lost its border position to the last Moorish emirate. | |
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Peter III the great Pere el Gran (* 1240 - 11 November 1285) |
1276-1285 | Son of the predecessor | Conquered Sicily in 1282 and was crowned its king ( Sicilian Vespers ). Defended his kingdom against the Aragonese crusade directed against him . |
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Alfons III the magnificent Alfons el Franc (* 1265 - † June 18, 1291) |
1285-1291 | Son of the predecessor | |
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James II the Just Jaume el Just (* August 10, 1267 - † November 2, 1327) |
1291-1327 | Brother of the predecessor | King of Sicily (James I) since 1285. Conquered Sardinia in 1323 for the Crown of Aragón. |
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Alfonso IV the benevolent Alfons el Benigne (* 1299 - † January 24, 1336) |
1327-1336 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Peter IV the Ceremonial Pere el Ceremoniós (born September 5, 1319 - † January 6, 1387) |
1336-1387 | Son of the predecessor | 1343 ousted his cousin, King James III. from Mallorca , and thus permanently united the Balearic Islands with Aragón. |
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Johann I the hunter Joan el Caçador (* December 27, 1350 - † May 19, 1396) |
1387-1396 | Son of the predecessor | |
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Martin I the Humane Martí l'Humà (born July 29, 1356 - † May 31, 1410) |
1396-1410 | Brother of the predecessor | In 1409 he succeeded his son as King of Sicily (Martin II) and thus permanently united this crown with Aragón. With him the house of Barcelona died out in the male line, which resulted in a two-year vacancy of the throne. |
House Trastámara
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Ferdinand I the Righteous Ferran el Just (* November 27, 1380 - † April 2, 1416) |
1412-1416 | Maternal grandchildren of Peter IV. | Second son of King John I of Castile . Was recognized as King of Aragon in the compromise of Caspe (1412). |
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Alfons V the Magnanimous Alfons el Magnànim (* 1396 - † June 27, 1458) |
1416-1458 | Son of the predecessor | |
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John II the Faithless Joan el Sense Fe (born June 29, 1397/98; † January 19, 1479) |
1458-1479 | Brother of the predecessor | |
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Ferdinand II the Catholic Ferran el Catòlic (10 March 1452 - 23 January 1516) |
1479-1516 | Son of the predecessor | As the husband of Queen Isabella I , he was her co-king (Ferdinand V) in Castile. This marriage initiated the unification of Castile and Aragon to form the Kingdom of Spain, to which he continued to supply the crowns of Sardinia, Sicily and, from 1504, Naples. Also annexed most of the Kingdom of Navarre in 1512 . From 1506 until his death he was the guardian of Castile for his daughter. |
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Joana I the Mad Joana la Boja (* November 6, 1479; † April 12, 1555) |
1516-1555 | Daughter of the predecessor | As the daughter of Isabella I, Queen of Castile since 1504 and, as the daughter of Ferdinand II, Queen of Aragón from 1516. Never ruled, but was under his father's guardianship until the death of her father. Upon his death, their son Karl was immediately crowned King of Castile and Aragon, who took over the government. |
| Joan's son, Karl , was crowned King of Castile, León, Galicia, Granada, Aragón, Valencia, Mallorca, Navarra, Sardinia, Sicily and Naples in 1516. For the kings of the so founded Kingdom of Spain |
Further development
The institutions of the countries associated with the Crown of Aragon continued to exist in unified Spain and were only dissolved after the end of the War of the Spanish Succession by the Decrees de Nova Planta issued by King Philip V and united with the Castilian institutions to form a centralized Spanish state. The Kingdom of Valencia and the Kingdom of Aragón were accordingly dissolved in 1707.