In 1193, Alfonso married Gersenda II of Sabran, daughter of Rainou, Count of Forcalquier of the House of Sabran and Gersend of Forcalquier, daughter of William IV of Forcalquier.[1] Garsenda was named after her mother, who was the heiress of William IV, but predeceased him. Garsenda therefore inherited Forcalquier from her grandfather. She was only thirteen years of age when, in 1193, her grandfather William IV and Alfonso II signed the Treaty of Aix whereby Garsenda would inherit William's county and would marry Alfonso, who was in line to become Count of Provence. The marriage took place at Aix-en-Provence in July 1193.
alfonso, count, provence, alfonso, 1180, february, 1209, second, alfonso, aragon, alfonso, provence, sancha, castile, father, transferred, county, provence, from, uncle, sancho, 1185, alfonso, born, barcelona, alfonso, iiseal, alfonso, iicount, provencereign11. Alfonso II 1180 2 February 1209 was the second son of Alfonso II of Aragon who was Alfonso I of Provence and Sancha of Castile 1 His father transferred the County of Provence from his uncle Sancho to him in 1185 Alfonso II was born in Barcelona Alfonso IISeal of Alfonso IICount of ProvenceReign1185 1209PredecessorSanchoSuccessorRamon Berenguer IVBorn1180Barcelona Principality of Catalonia Crown of AragonDied2 February 1209 aged 28 29 Palermo Kingdom of SicilySpouseGarsenda II of SabranIssueRamon Berenguer IVGarsenda of Provence Viscountess of BearnHouseBarcelonaFatherAlfonso II of AragonMotherSancha of CastileIn 1193 Alfonso married Gersenda II of Sabran daughter of Rainou Count of Forcalquier of the House of Sabran and Gersend of Forcalquier daughter of William IV of Forcalquier 1 Garsenda was named after her mother who was the heiress of William IV but predeceased him Garsenda therefore inherited Forcalquier from her grandfather She was only thirteen years of age when in 1193 her grandfather William IV and Alfonso II signed the Treaty of Aix whereby Garsenda would inherit William s county and would marry Alfonso who was in line to become Count of Provence The marriage took place at Aix en Provence in July 1193 Their son was Ramon Berenguer IV as count of Provence 2 Their daughter Garsenda married Guillermo II de Montcada and bore him two children including Gaston VII Viscount of Bearn According to explanations in the manuscripts of Gaucelm Faidit s poems Alfonso was a rival of the troubadour for the love of Jourdaine d Embrun 3 Alfonso II died in Palermo Sicily while accompanying his sister Constance to her wedding with Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor 4 References edit a b Sabate 2017 p 110 Aurell 1995 p 403 Boutiere amp Schutz 1964 p 187 191 Smith amp Buffery 2003 p 28 Sources editAurell Martin 1995 Les noces du comte mariage et pouvoir en Catalogne 785 1213 in French Publications de la Sorbonne Boutiere J Schutz A H eds 1964 Biographies des troubadours Nizet Sabate Flocel ed 2017 The Crown of Aragon A Singular Mediterranean Empire Brill Smith Damian J Buffery Helena eds 2003 The Book of Deeds of James I of Aragon Ashgate Publishing Preceded bySancho Count of Provence1185 1209 Succeeded byRamon Berenguer IV nbsp This biography of a Spanish noble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a member of a European royal house is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a French peer or noble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfonso II Count of Provence amp oldid 1154120348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,