Alfonso de Aragón y Foix (1332 -

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, 5 March 1412) also called Alfonso I of Gandía "the old" and Alfonso IV of Ribagorza, was the eldest son of Count Peter of Ribagorza and Juana of Foix. He was the grandson of

James II of Aragon James II (Catalan: ''Jaume II''; Aragonese: ''Chaime II;'' 10 April 1267 – 2 or 5 November 1327), called the Just, was the King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. He was also the King of Sicily (as James I) f ...

and cousin of Pedro IV "the Ceremonious". He held the titles of

Duke of Gandía Duke of Gandía (, ) is a title of Spanish nobility that was first created in 1399 by Martin of Aragon and granted to Alfonso of Aragon and Foix. It has its origin in the Manorialism, lordship of Gandía created in 1323 by James II of Aragon. Lat ...

(from 1399), Count of Denia (since 1355), Count of Ribagorza (from 1361), Marquis of Villena (since 1366), and first

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. He was a claimant to the

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in the succession crisis that followed the death of

Martin of Aragon Martin the Humane (29 July 1356 – 31 May 1410), 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 (as Martin II). He failed to secure th ...

with no children. Alfonso claimed the crown as senior male-line descendant of James II. Alfonso died before the crisis was resolved by the

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; his claim was inherited by his brother, Juan of Aragon and Foix.

Marriage and children

From his marriage in 1355 with Violante Díaz de Arenós, daughter of Gonzalo Díaz de Arenós and his wife María Juana Cornell,8 he had the following children: * Alfonso of Aragon the Younger (c. 1358 – 1422), who inherited the Duchy of Gandia and the counties of Ribagorza and Denia. *Pedro of Aragon (1362 -

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1385), married to Joanna of Castile, natural daughter of King

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and father of

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(1384 - 1434). *Violante de Aragón (1405/1445), abbess of the Convent of Santa María de Valencia or de la Puridad. *Juana de Aragón y Arenós (1378 - 1442), married in 1377 to

Joan Ramón Folc I de Cardona Joan Ramon I Folc de Cardona, 2nd Count of Cardona (3 January 1375 – 11 April 1441), was a Catalan nobleman in the late Middle Ages. His titles included Count of Cardona and Viscount of Vilamur (). Biography His parents were Hug I, 1st Count ...

, 2nd Count of Cardona, with issue. *Eleanor or Violante de Aragón, married in c. 1393 with Jaime de Prades, Baron of Caccamo and Esclafani, Constable of Sicily from 1375 to 1408, with issue.Real Academia de la Historia
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Bibliography

* Iglesias Costa, Manuel (2001
''Historia del condado de Ribagorza''
. Huesca: Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses: Diputación de Huesca. . *Suárez Fernández, Luis (1976) ''Historia de España Antigua y media'' . vol.1, p. 318. Ediciones Rialp . House of Aragon 1412 deaths 1332 births Counts of Spain Dukes of Gandía Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba Marquesses of Villena Ribagorza {{Spain-noble-stub

Marriage and children

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