King of Aragon and Valencia (1276–85); King of Sicily (1282–85)
Peter III
Detail from the Nuova Cronica
King of Aragon and Valencia Count of Barcelona
Reign
27 July 1276 (1276-07-27) – November 1285 (1285-11)
Predecessor
James I
Successor
Alfonso III
King of Sicily (jure uxoris)
Reign
4 September 1282 (1282-09-04) – November 1285 (1285-11)
Predecessor
Charles I
Successor
James I
Co-ruler
Constance II of Sicily
Born
c. 1239 Valencia, Aragon
Died
November 1285(1285-11-00) (aged 45–46) Vilafranca del Penedès, Catalonia, Aragon
Burial
Santes Creus
Spouse
Constance II of Sicily
(m. 1262)
Issue more...
Alfonso III, King of Aragon
James II, King of Aragon
Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal
Frederick III, King of Sicily
Yolande, Duchess of Calabria
House
Barcelona
Father
James I of Aragon
Mother
Violant of Hungary
Peter III of Aragon (In Aragonese, Pedro; in Catalan, Pere; in Italian, Pietro; c. 1239 – November 1285) was King of Aragon, King of Valencia (as Peter I), and Count of Barcelona (as Peter II) from 1276 to his death. At the invitation of some rebels, he conquered the Kingdom of Sicily and became King of Sicily in 1282, pressing the claim of his wife, Constance II of Sicily, uniting the kingdom to the crown.
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