King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona and Genaudun, Marquis o f Carlat
CONFLICT: Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to N ew England between 1623 and 1650 , Frederick Lewis Weis, Ge nealogical Publishing., Inc., 1992 (states Pedro II) Chap man Fami ly History, Beauchamp William Chapman, private pub lishing co., 1987 (states Peter II)

OCCUPATION: Count of Barcelona and Gevandur; killed in Bat tle of Muret fighting for Albigens ians. King of Aragon 11 96MISC: Peter II, king of Aragon (1174-1213), son of Alpho nso II., a nd Sancia, daughter of Alphonso VIII. of Castile , had a very marked and curious personal char acter. As a S panish prince, he was a crusader, and took a distinguishe d part in the victory o ver the Almohades at the Navas de T olosa in 1212. His lands to the north of the Pyrenees bro u ght him in touch with the Albigenses and in 1213 he fough t against Simon de Montfort's crusad ers, moved not by symp athy with the Albigenses, but by hostility to the conquerin g interventi on of the north under pretence of religious ze al. A favourer of the troubadours, he combine d great perso nal valour with the most lax morality. He was killed at th e battle of Muret (Sep t. 12, 1213). [Encyclopdia Britannic a, 1961 ed., Vol. 17, p. 639, PETER II]

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Peter II, byname PETER THE CATHOLIC, Spanish PEDRO EL CATLI CO (b. 1174--d. Sept. 12, 1213, Mu ret, Fr.), king of Arago n from 1196 to 1213, the eldest son and successor of Alfons o II.

Peter married (1204) Mary, lady of Montpellier, and thus gr eatly extended Aragonese power i n southern France. Despit e the violent objections of his subjects, he had himself cr owned b y Pope Innocent III in Rome and declared his kingdo m a feudatory of the Holy See (1204). Pete r, with other Sp anish kings, took a prominent part in the victory over th e Moors at Las Nava s de Tolosa (July 16, 1212); but he the n went to support his brother-in-law Raymond VI of Tou lous e against the crusader Simon de Montfort in Languedoc. Ther e he was killed in the Battl e of Muret. His son James I su cceeded him. [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD '97]

Peter II, king of Aragon (1174-1213), son of Alphonso II. , and Sancia, daughter of Alphonso VIII. of Castile, ha d a very marked and curious personal character. As a Spanis h prince, he was a crusader, and took a distinguished par t in the victory over the Almohades at the Navas de Tolos a in 1212. His lands tothe north of the Pyrenees brought hi m in touch with the Albigenses and in 1213 he fought agains t Simon de Montfort's crusaders, moved not by sympathy wit h the Albigenses, but by hostility to the conquering interv ention of the north under pretence of religious zeal. A fav ourer of the troubadours, he combined great person valour w ith the most lax morality. He was killed at the battle of M uret (Sept. 12, 1213). [Encyclopædia Britannica, 1961 ed. , Vol. 17, p.639, PETER II] ---------- Peter II, byname PET ER THE CATHOLIC, Spanish PEDRO EL CATÓLICO (b. 1174--d. Sep t. 12, 1213, Muret, Fr.), king of Aragon from 1196 to 1213 , the eldest son and successor of Alfonso II. Peter marrie d (1204) Mary, lady of Montpellier, and thus greatly exten d Aragonese power in southern France. Despite the violent o bjections of h subjects, he had himselfcrowned by Pope Inno cent III in Rome and declared his kingdom a feudatory ofth e Holy See (1204). Peter, with other Spanish kings, too k a prominent part in the victory over the Moors at Las Nav as de Tolosa (July 16, 1212); but he then went to support h is brother-in-law Raymond VI of Toulouse against the crusad er Simon de Montfort in Languedoc. There he was killed in t he Battle of Muret. His son James I succeeded him. [Encyclo paedia Britannica CD '97] Peter II, king of Aragon (1174-12 13), son of Alphonso II., and Sancia, daughter of Alphons o VIII. of Castile, had a very marked and curious persona l character. As a Spanish prince, he was a crusader, and to ok a distinguishedpart in the victory over the Almohades a t the Navas de Tolosa in 1212. His lands to the north of th e Pyrenees brought him in touch with the Albigenses and i n 1213 he fought against Simon de Montfort's crusaders, mov ed not by sympathy with the Albigenses, but by hostility t o the conquering intervention of the north under pretence o f religious zeal. A favourer of the troubadours, he combine d great person valour with the most lax morality. He was ki lled at the battle of Muret (Sept. 12, 1213). [Encyclopædi a Britannica, 1961 ed., Vol.17, p. 639, PETER II] --------- - Peter II, byname PETER THE CATHOLIC, Spanish PEDRO EL CAT ÓLICO (b. 1174--d. Sept. 12, 1213, Muret, Fr.), king of Ara gon from 1196 to 1213, the eldest son and successor of Alfo nso II. Peter married (1204) Mary, lady of Montpellier, an d thus greatly extend Aragonese power in southern France. D espite the violent objections of h subjects, he had himsel f crowned by Pope Innocent III in Rome and declared his kin gdom a feudatory of the Holy See (1204). Peter, with othe r Spanish kings, took a prominent part in the victory ove r the Moors at Las Navas de Tolosa (July 16, 1212); but h e then went to support his brother-in-law Raymond VI of Tou louse againstthe crusader Simon de Montfort in Languedoc. T here he was killed in the Battle of Muret. His son Jame s I succeeded him. [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD '97]

• Married: 25 Jun 1208 ⁸
• Note: 3rd Wife
• Sealing Spouse: 8 Oct 1992 in JRIVE - Jordan River Utah
• Event: Alt. Marriage Alt. Marriage 1204
• Event: Alt. Marriage Alt. Marriage 15 Jun 1204 ¹
• Event: Alt. Marriage Alt. Marriage 15 Jun 1204
• Note: , Montpellier, H©brault, France
• Event: Alt. Marriage Alt. Marriage 25 Jun 1208
• Note: ,,,His 3rd marr. ⁹
• Change Date: 31 Mar 2011

1. James De Montpellier b: From 2 Feb 1207 to 1208 in Montpellier, Herault, Languedoc, France

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