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Ramiro I of Aragon
(1000-1063)
Gerberga of Bigorre
(-)
Hilduin of Rameru
(-After 1059)
Adele of Roucy
(-1063)
Sancho I of Aragon
(Abt 1044-1094)
Felicitas of Roucy
(-1086)
Ramiro II the Monk of Aragon
(1075-1157)

 

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Agnes of Poitou

Ramiro II the Monk of Aragon

  • Born: 1075-1080
  • Marriage: Agnes of Poitou in 1134 in Jaca
  • Died: 16 Aug 1157, Huesca at age 81
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bullet  General Notes:

Born: Between 1075 and 1080
Marriage: Agnes of Poitou in 1134 in Jaca
Died: 16 Aug 1157, Huesca about age 81
Another name for Ramiro was Ramiro el Monje.
General Notes:
King of Aragon from 1134 to 1137. He was the third son of Sancho V Ramirez. His elder brother, Alfonso I the Battler, left no issue and bequeathed his kingdom to the military orders. Ramiro, who had entered a monastery and was bishop-elect of Barbastro, renounced his vows, married, and received the crown. His daughter Petronila was betrothed to the son of Count Ramón Berenguer IV of Barcelona. Ramiro abdicated in 1137 in favour of his daughter and son-in-law. In 1164 the crown of Aragon was united with the county of Barcelona under their son, Alfonso II.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded: King of Aragon, 1134.
• Abdicated: 11 Nov 1137.
Ramiro married Agnes of Poitou, daughter of William IX the Troubador of Aquitaine and Mathilde-Philippa of Toulouse, in 1134 in Jaca.


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Ramiro married Agnes of Poitou, daughter of William IX the Troubador of Aquitaine and Mathilde-Phillipppa of Toulouse, in 1134 in Jaca.



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