Biography of Peter III King Aragon 1240-1285

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Peter III King Aragon and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of James I King Aragon and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1240 Peter III King Aragon was born to James I King Aragon (age 31) and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon (age 25).

Around 1251 [his mother] Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon (age 36) died.

On 4th November 1265 [his son] Alfonso III King Aragon was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 25) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 16).

On 10th April 1267 [his son] James "The Just" II King Aragon was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 27) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 18).

In 1271 [his daughter] Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 31) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 22).

On 13th December 1272 [his son] Frederick III King Sicily was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 32).

On 27th July 1276 [his father] James I King Aragon (age 68) died. His son Peter (age 36) succeeded III King Aragon.

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In 1282 [his son-in-law] Denis I King Portugal (age 20) and [his daughter] Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of Peter III King Aragon (age 42) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 33). He the son of Alfonso III King Portugal and Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal (age 40). They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In February 1282 John Vesci was sent with Bishop Antony Bek (age 37) to negotiate a marriage between [his son] Alfonso (age 16), son of King Peter III of Aragon (age 42), and King Edward's (age 42) daughter Eleanor (age 12), which resulted in the signing of the contract as proxy at Huesca.