Overview
The Crown of Aragon was a composite monarchy that originated from the dynastic union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona, founded on August 6, 1162. Ruled by a single king, its component realms maintained their own laws and parliaments. At its height in the 14th and 15th centuries, it was a thalassocracy controlling parts of the eastern Iberian Peninsula, southern France, and a Mediterranean empire including the Balearic Islands, Sicily, Sardinia, and Southern Italy. In 1479, it entered a new dynastic union with the Crown of Castile. The Crown of Aragon was abolished between 1707 and 1716 by the Nueva Planta decrees, following the War of the Spanish Succession.
Historical Periods
Crown of Aragon (1169–1176)
1169 CE – 1176 CE
Area: 60,137 km²
Crown of Aragon (1177–1187)
1177 CE – 1187 CE
Area: 66,315 km²
Crown of Aragon (1188–1191)
1188 CE – 1191 CE
Area: 63,469 km²
Crown of Aragon (1192–1201)
1192 CE – 1201 CE
Area: 64,922 km²
Crown of Aragon (1202–1205)
1202 CE – 1205 CE
Area: 68,126 km²
Crown of Aragon (1206–1215)
1206 CE – 1215 CE
Area: 69,554 km²
Crown of Aragon (1216–1235)
1216 CE – 1235 CE
Area: 69,578 km²
Crown of Aragon (1236–1240)
1236 CE – 1240 CE
Area: 94,903 km²
Crown of Aragon (1241–1249)
1241 CE – 1249 CE
Area: 97,063 km²
Crown of Aragon (1250–1259)
1250 CE – 1259 CE
Area: 103,402 km²
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