Ramiro II of Aragon

Ramiro II
King of Aragon
Reign29 September 1134 – 13 November 1137 (de facto) or 16 August 1157 (in title only)
PredecessorAlfonso I
SuccessorPetronilla
Born24 April 1086
Died16 August 1157(1157-08-16) (aged 71)
Huesca
Burial
ConsortAgnes of Aquitaine
IssuePetronilla
HouseHouse of Jiménez
FatherSancho Ramírez
MotherFelicia of Roucy
SignatureRamiro II's signature

Ramiro II (24 April 1086 – 16 August 1157), called the Monk, was a member of the House of Jiménez who became king of Aragon in 1134. Although a monk, he was elected by the Aragonese nobility to succeed his childless brother Alfonso the Battler. He then had a daughter, Petronilla, whom he had marry Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona, unifying Aragon and Barcelona into the Crown of Aragon. He withdrew to a monastery in 1137, leaving authority to Ramon Berenguer but keeping the royal title until his death.