State

Kingdom of Aragon

Also known as Aragon

The Kingdom of Aragon was a Christian kingdom in north-eastern Iberia that took part in the Reconquista against the Almoravid and Almohad states of al-Andalus. Through union with Catalonia it built a Mediterranean presence. The marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile in 1469 laid the dynastic foundation of the Spanish Empire.

Kingdom of Aragon
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Mentioned in 5 state histories

County of BigorreHafsid SultanateCrown of CastileKingdom of ValenciaKingdom of Sardinia

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kingdom of Aragon. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kingdom-of-aragon
MLA
“Kingdom of Aragon.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kingdom-of-aragon. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Kingdom of Aragon.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kingdom-of-aragon.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Kingdom of Aragon’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kingdom-of-aragon (Accessed: ).

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