Alfonso III

king of Aragon

Also known as: Alfonso el Franco, Alfonso el Liberal, Alfonso the Candid, Alfonso the Liberal

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Byname:: Alfonso The Liberal, or The Candid

Spanish:: Alfonso El Liberal, or El Franco

Born:: 1265

Died:: June 18, 1291, Barcelona (aged 26)

Also Known As:: Alfonso the Liberal; Alfonso el Franco; Alfonso el Liberal; Alfonso the Candid

Alfonso III (born 1265—died June 18, 1291, Barcelona) was the king of Aragon from 1285 to 1291, son of Peter III. A weak king, he was involved in an unsuccessful constitutional struggle with the Aragonese nobles. In 1287 he was compelled to grant the so-called “Privilegio de la Unión,” which handed over a number of important royal prerogatives to baronial control. At Alfonso’s death the crown passed to his brother James II, who had been king of Sicily (as James I) since 1285.

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