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Alfonso II, Count of Provence

c. 1180–1209 · 12th century

Alfonso II was count of Provence from 1196 to 1209, a younger son of Alfonso II of Aragon, who left him the county. In 1193 he married Garsenda, granddaughter and heiress of William IV of Forcalquier, which reunited Forcalquier with Provence when William died in 1209. His son Ramon Berenguer IV of Provence succeeded him.

Alfonso II, Count of Provence
Image: Alfons II de Provença (1180-1209) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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County of Forcalquier

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