Alphonse V of Aragon

Alphonse Magnanime or Large the , born towards 1394 with Medina del Campo in Spain and dead the June 27th 1458 with Naples in Italy, was king of Aragon under the name of Alphonse V , of Valence under the name of Alphonse III , of Sardinia under the name of Alphonse II , of Majorque, Sicily and Naples under the name of Alphonse Ier , and count of Barcelona under the name of Alphonse IV , of Roussillon and Cerdagne under the name of Alphonse Ist He is founding member of the Ordre of the Dragon.

Filiation

Second sovereign of the Dynasty of Trastamare in the crown of Aragon, Alphonse Magnanime inherits the latter in 1416, with died of his father the king Ferdinand I {{er}} of Aragon. He went down by the women from old the house comtale from Barcelona. Alphonse V was called “Adfunch-Ibn-Barbariya”, i.e. Alphonse wire of the Berber woman , which is rather astonishing because his/her mother was the countess of Albuquerque, resulting from a ligen junior by the royal house by Castille. Perfect illustration of the sovereign of the first Rebirth, Alphonse Magnanime is known for its implication in the Italian businesses. Hereditary king of Sicily, it is fascinated by the age of the Peninsula; he disputes the Sardinia with the Gênois, then launches out to the conquest of the Royaume of Naples. He is the father of Ferdinand 1st King de Naples 1423 with 1494, qu ' he had with a Spanish or Moorish mistress of Valence in Spain. He marries Anne of Savoy (Yolande girl and girl of the king Charles VII of France)

Reign

In 1435, it falls to the hands from the duke from Milan, Philippe Marie Visconti, but convinces it that it is not in his interests to prevent the victory of Aragon in Naples. In 1442 it triumphs over Rene of Anjou.

It passes the remainder of its life to Italy, leaving the direction of the Couronne of Aragon to his brother the infant Jean. Prince of the Rebirth, it supports the Art S and the letters. He in particular makes build with Naples the Castel Nuovo by the architect majorquin Guillem Sagrera.

He maintains the diplomatic relations with the Ethiopia: Yeshaq I {{er}} of Ethiopia proposes an alliance against the Moslems to him, whom he wanted to seal by a double marriage, but the difficulties of voyage prevented the projects from succeeding.

He had married Marie de Castille (1401-1458; sister of Jean II of Castille) to Valence in 1415. They did not have children. Alfonso was enthusiast of a noble woman, Giraldona Carlino, which was the queen of the court of Naples as much as the MUSE of the king.

With its death, its possessions were shared: the crown of Aragon and the Royaume of Sicily passed to his/her Jean brother, but the kingdom of Naples passed, according to its will, with his/her bastard son Ferdinand.

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