Pastlasby Oleh Voronko

State · 1162 – 1715

Crown of Aragon

A state of 1162 – 1715 — 553 years in Europe. It replaced County of Empúries and followed Kingdom of Aragon and County of Barcelona. It was replaced by Spain, Spanish Empire and Kingdom of France and 4 more. The atlas records 26 things within it — wars and battles 4 · unrest and atrocity 1 · treaties 2 · people 19. Its line of rulers holds 20 people.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the state.

Stood
553 years
1162 – 1715
Rulers
20
the monarch of the Crown of Aragon
Most ground
243,700 km²
in 1450
Within it
26
recorded rows
Symbols
5
on record, with years
Map: Crown of Aragon in 1450, its borders in gold among its neighbours
Crown of Aragon in 1450, when it held the most ground the borders dataset draws for it: 243,700 km². Its neighbours wear their tints, as on the atlas's own map. Borders from Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0), coast and rivers from Natural Earth, cities from Reba, Reitsma & Seto 2016 (CC BY 4.0), each city under the name it bore that year.
Crown of Aragon in 1169, first mapped

1169 · first mapped · 60,200 km²

Crown of Aragon in 1450, at its largest

1450 · at its largest · 243,700 km²

The rise and the fall in one frame: the same ground at the years the borders dataset first maps it, maps it largest, and last maps it.

Where it sits in time

3000 BCE2000 BCE1000 BCE110002000County of Empúries: 812 – 1402County of Barcelona: 801 – 1164Kingdom of Aragon: 1035 – 1707Habsburg monarchy: 1526 – 1918Kingdom of France: 987 – 1791Spain: 1516 – 2026Crown of Aragon: 1162 – 1715

Five thousand years, 3000 BCE to 2026; the state in gold, what it replaced or followed and what replaced or followed it in grey.

Before and after

The states the record files it as replacing or following, and those that replaced or followed it - Wikidata's own statements, each read from this state's side.

Before it

After it

  • British Minorca · replaced by
  • Habsburg monarchy · replaced by · 1526 – 1918
  • Council of Italy · replaced by
  • Kingdom of Spain · replaced by
  • Kingdom of France · replaced by · 987 – 1791
  • Spain · replaced by · 1516 – present
  • Spanish Empire · replaced by · 1402 – 1899

Rulers

The line of monarch of the Crown of Aragon - the office this state names as its head of state.

Alfonso II of Aragon · 1164 – 1196 · died a natural deathPeter II of Aragon · 1196 – 1213 · ended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathJames I of Aragon · 1213 – 1276 · died a natural deathAlfonso III of Aragon · 1285 – 1291 · died a natural deathJames II of Aragon · 1291 – 1327 · died a natural deathAlfonso IV of Aragon · 1327 – 1336 · died a natural deathPeter IV of Aragon · 1336 – 1387 · died a natural deathJohn I of Aragon · 1387 – 1396 · died a natural deathMartin of Aragon · 1396 – 1410 · died a natural deathFerdinand I of Aragon · 1412 – 1416 · died a natural deathAlfonso V of Aragon · 1416 – 1458 · died a natural deathJohn II of Aragon · 1458 – 1479 · died a natural deathFerdinand II of Aragon · 1479 – 1516 · died in office, manner not recordedCharles V · 1516 – 1556 · ended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathPhilip II of Spain · 1556 – 1598 · died a natural deathPhilip III of Spain · 1598 – 1621 · died a natural deathPhilip IV of Spain · 1621 – 1665 · died a natural deathCharles II of Spain · 1665 – 1700 · died a natural deathPhilip V of Spain · 1700 – 1706 · ended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathCharles VI, Holy Roman Emperor · 1706 – 1714 · ended by a named event120013001400150016001700
died in officeleft alive by a regular road
RulerReignLengthHow it ended · sourceTo the ruler before
Alfonso II of Aragon1164 – 119632 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Peter II of Aragon1196 – 121317 yearsended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
James I of Aragon1213 – 127663 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Alfonso III of Aragon1285 – 12916 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellgrandchild
James II of Aragon1291 – 132736 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Alfonso IV of Aragon1327 – 13369 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Peter IV of Aragon1336 – 138751 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
John I of Aragon1387 – 13969 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Martin of Aragon1396 – 141014 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Ferdinand I of Aragon1412 – 14164 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellnephew or niece
Alfonso V of Aragon1416 – 145842 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
John II of Aragon1458 – 147921 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellsibling
Ferdinand II of Aragon1479 – 151637 yearsdied in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alonechild
Charles V1516 – 155640 yearsended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellgrandchild
Philip II of Spain1556 – 159842 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Philip III of Spain1598 – 162123 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Philip IV of Spain1621 – 166544 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Charles II of Spain1665 – 170035 yearsdied a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundellchild
Philip V of Spain1700 – 17066 yearsended otherwise, as coded — neither deposed nor a natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor1706 – 17148 yearsended by a named eventWikidata's end cause on the term

20 rulers, 20 with terms dated as terms, covering 1164 – 1714. Median reign 27.5 years. 0 of 19 handovers irregular - a killing, a deposition, a rival claimant, a rising or a coup beside it. A blank in the last column means no kin on record, which is coverage, never “unrelated”.

Ground held, by year

km² inside its borders as the borders dataset draws them, measured on an equal-area grid; a step series, held between the years the dataset maps.

1200130014001500

66,500 km² in 1187, 225,300 km² in 1512; at its largest 225,300 km² in 1512. Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0.

Flags and arms, in order

Each symbol with the years its own statement gives; the timeline flies the one of the year on screen.

  • Blason d'Aragon
    coat of arms, undatedBlason d'Aragon · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Royal arms of Aragon (Crowned)
    coat of arms, undatedRoyal arms of Aragon (Crowned) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heralder
  • Armas del soberano de Aragón
    coat of arms, undatedArmas del soberano de Aragón · Public domain
  • Royal Banner of Aragón
    flag, undatedRoyal Banner of Aragón · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heralder i The source code of this SVG is valid . This vector image was created with Inks…
  • Sinyal d'Aragón
    flag, undatedSinyal d'Aragón · Public domain

What happened within it, by century

Every row the atlas hosts under this state, by the century it began in: wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey. A tall bar is a century the record is full for, which is partly a fact about Wikipedia.

1100 – 1199: 2 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other11001200 – 1299: 5 recorded — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 4 other12001300 – 1399: 9 recorded — 1 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 7 other13001400 – 1499: 6 recorded — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 5 other14001500 – 1599: 3 recorded — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other15001600 – 1699: 1 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other16001700 – 1799: 0 recorded — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other1700

1100 – 11992 rows

1200 – 12995 rows · 1 wars and battles

1300 – 13999 rows · 1 wars and battles · 1 risings, regime changes and massacres

and 1 more in the atlas.

1400 – 14996 rows · 1 wars and battles

1500 – 15993 rows · 1 wars and battles

1600 – 16991 row

Among all states

Each measure against the states that carry it, never against all of them: a bar is the share of those states below this one.

  • How long it stood553 years

    stood longer than 88% of 3,187 states with a recorded end or still standing.

  • The most ground it held243,700 km²

    held more ground at its peak than 63% of 1,465 states with a border in Cliopatria.

  • Wars recorded per century0.5

    had more wars on record per century than 91% of 3,187 states, counting the wars the atlas hosts under each.

  • How long a reign lasted, at the median32 years

    had longer reigns, at the median, than 86% of 967 states whose dated line can carry a median.

  • Rulers on record20

    has more rulers on record than 91% of 1,968 states with a line of rulers.

What led to it, and what came of it

The investigation's own picture: 43 causes the record names and 9 results, the strongest six of each at their own years, joined to the state by the kind of claim - a recorded statement solid, the article's sentence dashed, a theory dash-dot.

County of Barcelona · Linked · 801 – 1164 · “The Crown of Aragon originated in 1137, when the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona (along with the County of Provence, Girona, Cerdanya, Osona, an…”County of BarcelonaKingdom of Aragon · Linked · 1035 – 1707 · “The Crown of Aragon originated in 1137, when the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona (along with the County of Provence, Girona, Cerdanya, Osona, an…”Kingdom of AragonReconquista · Linked · 722 – 1492ReconquistaCounty of Cerdanya · Linked · 798 – 1403County of CerdanyaCounty of Empúries · Linked · 812 – 1402County of EmpúriesCounty of Roussillon · Linked · 812 – 1172County of RoussillonCrown of Aragon · 1162 – 1715Crown of AragonKingdom of Spain · Linked · 1700 – 1873Kingdom of SpainCouncil of Italy · Linked · 1556Council of ItalyHabsburg monarchy · Linked · 1526 – 1918Habsburg monarchySpain · Linked · 1516 – 2026SpainSpanish Empire · Linked · 1402 – 1899Spanish EmpireKingdom of France · Linked · 987 – 1791Kingdom of France100015002000
linked

Open the investigation: every row with its evidence, the conditions at the time, the theories condition by condition, and the succession analysed.

Open in the atlas

Wikidata Q204920 (CC0) · borders Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0 · coast and rivers Natural Earth · symbols from Wikimedia Commons, each credited above · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.