Petronilla of Aragon

Petronilla
Petronilla
Queen of Aragon
Reign	13 November 1137 – 18 July 1164
Predecessor	Ramiro II
Successor	Alfonso II
Countess consort of Barcelona
Tenure	1150 – 1162
Countess of Barcelona
Reign	1162 – 1164
Predecessor	Ramon Berenguer IV
Successor	Alfonso II of Aragon
Regent of Aragon
Regency	1164 – 1173
Monarch	Alfonso II
Born	29 June 1136; Huesca
Died	15 October 1173 (aged 37); Barcelona
Burial	Barcelona Cathedral
Spouse	Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (m. 1137; died 1162)
Issue	Alfonso II, King of Aragon; Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence; Dulce, Queen of Portugal; Sancho, Count of Provence;
House	Jiménez
Father	Ramiro II of Aragon
Mother	Agnes of Aquitaine
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Petronilla (29 June^[1]/11 August^[2] 1136 – 15 October 1173), whose name is also spelled Petronila or Petronella (Aragonese: Peyronela or Payronella,^[3] and Catalan: Peronella), was Queen of Aragon (1137–1164^[4]) from the abdication of her father, Ramiro II, in 1137 until her own abdication in 1164. After her abdication she acted as regent during the minority of her son Alfonso II of Aragon (1164–1173). She was the last ruling member of the Jiménez dynasty in the Kingdom of Aragon, and by marriage to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona brought the House of Barcelona to the throne of Aragon, uniting the Kingdom of Aragon with the County of Barcelona to create the Crown of Aragon.

^ "Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
^ Antonio Ubieto Arteta (1987), Historia de Aragón: creación y desarrollo de la corona de Aragón (Zaragoza: Anubar), p. 131.
^ Ana Isabel Lapeña Paúl (2008): "Apéndice III. Ramiro II en la Crónica de San Juan de la Peña". Ramiro II de Aragón: el rey monje (1134–1137). Gijón: Trea. p. 298. ISBN 978-84-9704-392-2
^ Tomás Ximénez de Embún y Val [in Spanish] (1878). Ensayo histórico acerca de los orígenes de Aragón y Navarra (in Spanish). Impr. del Hospicio. p. 258. Doña Petronila, 1137-1164.