Alfonso of Aragon and Eiximenis, also known as Alfonso II of Gandia ''the young'' or Alfonso V of Ribagorza (c. 1358 – 31 August 1422)
Duke of Gandia, count of Denia and count of Ribagorza, was the son of
Alfonso of Aragon and Foix and his wife Violante Jimenez.
He married María of Navarra, daughter of Carlos II of Navarre, on January 20, 1393 in Tudela, Navarra. After her death, he contracted a second marriage with of Villafeliche. He had no legitimate children but a son out of wedlock named Jaime of Aragon, whom his father inherited with the barony of Arenós and other places.
He was pretender to the throne of the
Crown of Aragon during the
Caspe Compromise after the death of his father claiming a better right to the throne being descendant by King
Jaime II of Aragon
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male straight, but had very little support and finished the final vote without any vote in his favor. He fought beside Fernando of Antequera, who was elected King of Aragon, during the siege of Balaguer when Jaime II of Urgell, one of the pretenders to the throne, revolted against King Ferdinand, blocking the city portal of Lleida, and negotiating the surrender of the rebels.
Alfonso ''the younger'' prompted the construction of important monuments such as the
Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba and the
Ducal Palace of Gandía
The Ducal Palace of Gandia was, from the 14th century, the residence of the Royal Dukes of Gandía, and from 1485, the Borja family. It was the birthplace of Saint Francis Borja.
The oldest part of the building dates from the 15th century in Va ...
, which were formerly initiated by his father
Alfonso of Aragon and Foix, ''the old''.
On his death without legitimate descendants came a lawsuit by the succession of their territories, which was resolved temporarily giving Gandia to Hugo Cardona and Ribagorza. A few years later, in 1433, Hugo de Cardona Juan II of Aragon must cede the Duchy of Gandia the infant Juan of Aragon, future. In this way they returned to join the titles of Duke of Gandia and count of Ribagorza.
See also
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Dukes of Gandía
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranked ...
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Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
Bibliography
* Iglesias Costa, Manuel (2001)
Historia del condado de Ribagorza . Huesca: Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses: Diputación de Huesca. {{ISBN, 84-8127-121-7.
House of Aragon
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Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba