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Martin of Aragon

1356–1410

Born
1356, Perpignan
Country of birth
Crown of Aragon, today France
Died
31 May 1410, Barcelona
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Facts and their sources

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  • Birth1356, PerpignanProbable1 source
  • Titlemonarch of the Crown of Aragon, 1396–1410Confirmed3 competing claims1 source
  • TitleKing of Sardinia, 1396–1410Confirmed3 competing claims1 source
  • Eventcoronation, 1399Confirmed1 source
  • TitleCount of Empúries, 1402–1410Confirmed3 competing claims1 source
  • TitleKing of Sicily, 1409–1410Confirmed3 competing claims1 source
  • Death31 May 1410, BarcelonaProbable1 source

A life in time

  1. Born · Perpignan

    Birth, Perpignan

  2. Child born: Martin I of Sicily

    Birth, Kingdom of Valencia

  3. Event · monarch of the Crown of Aragon

    Event

  4. Event · King of Sardinia

    Event

  5. Event · coronation

    Event

  6. Event · Count of Empúries

    Event

  7. Event · King of Sicily

    Event

  8. Died · Barcelona

    Death, Barcelona

What was it like?

The world around Perpignan, 1356: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Martin was monarch of the Crown of Aragon from 1396 to 1410.

Known for

Martin the Humane, also called the Elder and the Ecclesiastic, was King of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica and Count of Barcelona from 1396 and King of Sicily from 1409. He failed to secure the accession of his illegitimate grandson, Frederic, Count of Luna, and with him the rule of the House of Barcelona came to an end.

Titles held

  • monarch of the Crown of Aragon1396–1410
  • King of Sardinia1396–1410
  • Count of Empúries1402–1410
  • King of Sicily1409–1410

In their life

  • coronation1399

Family

Ancestors and children

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