Peter II of Aragon

Peter II
The only known contemporary image of Peter, Liber feudorum Ceritaniae (1200-1209), pg. 64v.[1]
King of Aragon
Count of Barcelona
Reign25 April 1196 – 12 September 1213
Coronation1205 in Rome
PredecessorAlfonso II
SuccessorJames I
BornJuly 1178
Huesca
Died12 September 1213(1213-09-12) (aged 35)
Muret
Burial
Priory of San Juan de Sijena
Spouse
(m. 1204; died 1213)
IssueJames I of Aragon
HouseBarcelona
FatherAlfonso II of Aragon
MotherSancha of Castile

Peter II the Catholic (Catalan: Pere el Catòlic; Aragonese: Pero II o Catolico) (July 1178 – 12 September 1213) was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1196 to 1213.

  1. ^ Alvira Cabrer, Martín (2008). Muret 1213. La batalla decisiva de la cruzada contra los cátaros. Barcelona: Ariel. pp. 128–129. 5th illustration