Peter I, Count of Urgell
Peter I | |
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Aurembiaix, Countess of Urgell | |
Illegitimate children | Rodrigo de Urgel Fernando Pedro de Urgel |
House | Portuguese House of Burgundy |
Father | Sancho I of Portugal |
Mother | Dulce of Aragon |
Peter I (Portuguese: Pedro, pronounced [ˈpeðɾu]) (23 February 1187 - 2 June 1258) was the second son of King Sancho I of Portugal and his wife Dulce, infanta of Aragon, and would eventually become
Biography
Peter was born in Coimbra.
After the death of his father, Peter took the side of his sisters Mafalda, Sancha and Theresa, in their quarrel with his elder brother, now King Afonso II, over inheritance of the castles of Seia,
Peter then left León to become a
Subsequently, Peter moved to Aragon, his mother's homeland, where he became involved in the schemes and campaigns of his relative,[3] the young and ambitious King James I.
In June 1229,
In 1230, Peter helped the
Following Aurembiaix's death in 1231, Peter continued as
In 1236 they came to an agreement by which Peter gave up Urgell, which was given over to the rule of the
Peter ruled these Balearic possessions until his death there in 1258. As he left no legitimate issue, they then reverted to the Aragonese Crown, later becoming the core of Kingdom of Majorca ruled by a minor branch of the Aragonese Royal Family.
Peter left two illegitimate sons, Rodrigo and Fernando.
References
- ^ Lower 2014, p. 608.
- ^ Father Gwenole Jeusset, OFM, "Francis and His Friars Face Islam", in Holy Land Review, New Series, Vol. 2, Nu.3, Summer 2009
- Petronila of Aragon, Peter's grandmother, had been James's great-grandmother.
- ^ Loud 2016, p. 99.
Sources
- Loud, G. A. (2016) [2011]. "The Papal 'Crusade' against Frederick II in 1228–1230". In Michel Balard (ed.). La Papauté et les croisades / The Papacy and the Crusades. Routledge. pp. 91–103.
- Lower, Michael (2014). "The Papacy and Christian Mercenaries of Thirteenth-Century North Africa". Speculum. 89 (3 July). The University of Chicago Press: 601–631. S2CID 154773840.