Crown of Aragon
Medieval Spanish realm
The Crown of Aragon was a medieval composite monarchy that united several kingdoms and territories under the Aragonese king, including Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and at various times Sicily, Sardinia, and Naples.
Lasting from 1162 to 1716, it was not a single unified state but a confederation where each territory retained its own laws and institutions.
The Crown became a major Mediterranean power and merged with Castile through the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella in 1469, eventually forming the basis of unified Spain.
Autonomous northeastern Spanish community
- ValenciaEastern Spanish coastal city
- MajorcaSpain's largest Balearic island
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
- SardiniaItalian autonomous island region
Naples · Montpellier · Athens · Zaragoza · Barcelona · Palermo · Balearic Islands · Corsica
Iberian Christian territorial recovery
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
- SardiniaItalian autonomous island region
Naples · Majorca · Valencia · Byzantine · Athens · maritime empire · Granada · Murcia
Sea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- merchantsThose who conduct commerce
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- spicesAromatic food flavorings
- silkFine woven insect fiber
wool · saffron · banking · Barcelona · Valencia · shipping · galleys · ports
First Stuart king
- Catholic MonarchsIberian royal couple's title
- Isabella ISpanish queen, Granada's conqueror
- successionFollowing in order
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
lineage · sovereignty · throne · regency
Iberian legislative assemblies
- constitutionalismGovernance bound by fundamental laws
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- privilegesRights granted to some
- chartersDocuments establishing rights
municipal · councils · federation · autonomy · liberties · nobility · estates · viceroys
Iberian Romance language
- troubadoursMedieval lyric poet-musicians
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- monasteriesResidences for religious brothers
- cathedralsPrincipal churches of dioceses
manuscripts · chronicles · heraldry · chivalry · courtly · Romanesque · language · literature
Catalonia
Autonomous northeastern Spanish community
- ValenciaEastern Spanish coastal city
- MajorcaSpain's largest Balearic island
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
Sardinia · Naples · Montpellier · Athens · Zaragoza · Barcelona · Palermo · Balearic Islands · Corsica · Malta
Reconquista
Iberian Christian territorial recovery
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
Sardinia · Naples · Majorca · Valencia · Byzantine · Athens · maritime empire · Granada · Murcia · annexation
Mediterranean
Sea between Europe, Africa, Asia
silk · wool · saffron · banking · Barcelona · Valencia · shipping · galleys · ports · commerce
James I
First Stuart king
- Catholic MonarchsIberian royal couple's title
- Isabella ISpanish queen, Granada's conqueror
- successionFollowing in order
dynasty · lineage · sovereignty · throne · regency
Cortes
Iberian legislative assemblies
- constitutionalismGovernance bound by fundamental laws
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- privilegesRights granted to some
charters · municipal · councils · federation · autonomy · liberties · nobility · estates · viceroys · administration
Catalan
Iberian Romance language
- troubadoursMedieval lyric poet-musicians
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- monasteriesResidences for religious brothers
cathedrals · manuscripts · chronicles · heraldry · chivalry · courtly · Romanesque · language · literature · art
- Iberian HistorySpain, Portugal, Iberia, Castile, Leon
- AragonZaragoza, jota
- Aragon historyZaragoza, James I
- Composite Statespersonal union, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Habsburg Empire
- Iberian nobilitygrandee, hidalgo, infanta, marques, don
- CataloniaBarcelona, Girona, Tarragona, Catalan, independence movement