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Peter III
Detail from the Nuova Cronica
King of Aragon and Valencia
Count of Barcelona
Reign27 July 1276 (1276-07-27) – November 1285 (1285-11)
PredecessorJames I
SuccessorAlfonso III
King of Sicily (jure uxoris)
Reign4 September 1282 (1282-09-04) – November 1285 (1285-11)
PredecessorCharles I
SuccessorJames I
Co-rulerConstance II of Sicily
Bornc. 1239
Valencia, Aragon
DiedNovember 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
HouseBarcelona
FatherJames I of Aragon
MotherViolant 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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