The siege of Albarracín was a battle fought during the reign of Peter III of Aragon, King of Aragón from the months of April to September 1284. Albarracín, which had for some time belonged to Juan Núñez I de Lara, the head of the House of Lara, was besieged by an Aragonese force. The siege resulted in the successful taking of the city by Aragonese forces after which, Peter III handed gifted the city to his illegitimate son, Ferdinand of Aragón.
Siege of Albarracín
Part of the War of the Castilian Succession (1284-90)
Albarracín was a Señorío of Muslim origin that formed part of the Muslim Kingdom of Valencia. The Señorío was formed when a Navarese noble from the House of Azagra militarily helped the Valencian kingdom. The Señorío de Albarracín was granted to this noble who repopulated the city with people from Navarre. After the conquest of Valencia by James I of Aragon, the territory was left in a legal vacuum. The local nobility, taking advantage of the questionable legal status, declared their independence (de facto) from both Valencia and Aragon.
In an effort to strike at Juan I Núñez de Lara, Sancho IV made a deal with the Kingdom of Aragon which ceded sovereignty over the Señorío de Albarracín, which had up until then been a part of the Kingdom of Castile, to Peter III of Aragon upon its capture by either Castilian or Aragonese forces.[1] Prior to his support of the de la Cerda claims to the throne, Juan I Núñez of Lara was a subject of the Castilian crown.
Shortly after the Desafío de Burdeos, Juan Núñez I ambushed Peter III of Aragon with the goal of taking him prisoner back to France to be presented to Philip III of France. In June 1283, Peter III was in the area of Tarazona conducting attack on Navarre and Aragón in which he conquered and sacked various towns, the Castillo de Ull amongst them.
The battleedit
In winter of 1283, whilst Juan Núñez I de Lara was in Treviño raising Navarese reinforcements to defend his city from the Aragonese who had by then declared war against him, he was besieged by Peter III of Aragon at Albarracín with only around 200 knights.[2]
From April until September 1284, the besieging forces built their camp in the streets of the town of Albarracín (literally on Calle de los Palacios) for their soldiers to remain under cover and in comfort with stores and housing for the winter. On 29 September 1284, after many months of siege, the city surrendered and was occupied by troops of the Crown of Aragon. The Aragonese king, upon capturing the city, gave it as a gift to his illegitimate child with Inés Zapata, Ferdinand of Aragon.[3]
Consequencesedit
Although Juan Núñez II de Lara, son of the defeated Juan Núñez I attempted various times to retake his ancestral property of Albarracín back from the Aragonese, the city eventually passed to the Aragonese Crown.[2]
De Loaysa, Jofré; García Martínez, Antonio (1982). Crónicas de los Reyes de Castilla Fernando III, Alfonso X, Sancho IV y Fernando IV (1248-1305) (in Latin and Spanish) (2nd ed.). Murcia: Academia Alfonso X el Sabio. ISBN84-00-05017-7.
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For similarly titled battles see Battle of Albarracin The siege of Albarracin was a battle fought during the reign of Peter III of Aragon King of Aragon from the months of April to September 1284 Albarracin which had for some time belonged to Juan Nunez I de Lara the head of the House of Lara was besieged by an Aragonese force The siege resulted in the successful taking of the city by Aragonese forces after which Peter III handed gifted the city to his illegitimate son Ferdinand of Aragon Siege of AlbarracinPart of the War of the Castilian Succession 1284 90 View of the city of Albarracin DateApril September 1284LocationAlbarracin SpainResultVictory for the Kingdom of Aragon incorporation of Albarracin into the Kingdom of Aragon BelligerentsKingdom of AragonHouse of Lara Senorio de AlbarracinCommanders and leadersPeter III of AragonJuan Nunez I de LaraStrength200 Knights Contents 1 Context 2 The battle 3 Consequences 4 See also 5 References 5 1 BibliographyContext editAlbarracin was a Senorio of Muslim origin that formed part of the Muslim Kingdom of Valencia The Senorio was formed when a Navarese noble from the House of Azagra militarily helped the Valencian kingdom The Senorio de Albarracin was granted to this noble who repopulated the city with people from Navarre After the conquest of Valencia by James I of Aragon the territory was left in a legal vacuum The local nobility taking advantage of the questionable legal status declared their independence de facto from both Valencia and Aragon After the death of the infante Ferdinand de la Cerda the eldest son of Alfonso X of Castile the forces of the infante Sancho and those of Alfonso de la Cerda the began a period of war for succession to the throne of the Kingdom of Castile The contemporary lord or Senor de Albarracin was Juan I Nunez de Lara In 1284 he was supporting the claim of the Infantes de la Cerda although his allegiance would shift various times and along with them he had forged an alliance with the Kingdom of Navarre and the Kingdom of France the alliance stipulated in the Treaty of Agreda of 1281 In an effort to strike at Juan I Nunez de Lara Sancho IV made a deal with the Kingdom of Aragon which ceded sovereignty over the Senorio de Albarracin which had up until then been a part of the Kingdom of Castile to Peter III of Aragon upon its capture by either Castilian or Aragonese forces 1 Prior to his support of the de la Cerda claims to the throne Juan I Nunez of Lara was a subject of the Castilian crown Shortly after the Desafio de Burdeos Juan Nunez I ambushed Peter III of Aragon with the goal of taking him prisoner back to France to be presented to Philip III of France In June 1283 Peter III was in the area of Tarazona conducting attack on Navarre and Aragon in which he conquered and sacked various towns the Castillo de Ull amongst them The battle editIn winter of 1283 whilst Juan Nunez I de Lara was in Trevino raising Navarese reinforcements to defend his city from the Aragonese who had by then declared war against him he was besieged by Peter III of Aragon at Albarracin with only around 200 knights 2 From April until September 1284 the besieging forces built their camp in the streets of the town of Albarracin literally on Calle de los Palacios for their soldiers to remain under cover and in comfort with stores and housing for the winter On 29 September 1284 after many months of siege the city surrendered and was occupied by troops of the Crown of Aragon The Aragonese king upon capturing the city gave it as a gift to his illegitimate child with Ines Zapata Ferdinand of Aragon 3 Consequences editAlthough Juan Nunez II de Lara son of the defeated Juan Nunez I attempted various times to retake his ancestral property of Albarracin back from the Aragonese the city eventually passed to the Aragonese Crown 2 See also editJuan I Nunez de Lara Peter III of Aragon Sancho IV of CastileReferences edit Carlos Ayala Martinez Paces castellano aragonesas de Campillo Agreda 1281 Archived 27 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine a b Jose Luis Castan Esteban Historia del Senorio de Albarracin permanent dead link de Salazar Luis 1697 VIII In Mateo de Llanos y Guzman ed Historia genealogica de la Casa de Lara Vol 3 Madrid pp 134 135 Bibliography edit Gonzalez Jimenez Manuel October 2004 Alfonso X el Sabio Barcelona Editorial Ariel S A ISBN 84 344 6758 5 Ibanez de Segovia Peralta y Mendoza Gaspar 1777 Memorias historicas del Rei D Alonso el Sabio i observaciones a su chronica Madrid en casa de D Joachin Ibarra De Loaysa Jofre Garcia Martinez Antonio 1982 Cronicas de los Reyes de Castilla Fernando III Alfonso X Sancho IV y Fernando IV 1248 1305 in Latin and Spanish 2nd ed Murcia Academia Alfonso X el Sabio ISBN 84 00 05017 7 Valdeon Baruque Julio 1986 Alfonso X el Sabio Castilla y Leon Junta de Castilla y Leon Consejeria de Educacion y Cultura ISBN 84 505 3366 X Zurita Jeronimo 2005 Anales de Aragon Institucion Fernando el Catolico ISBN 84 7820 823 2 40 24 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