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Lordship of Albarracín

1170 CE – 1284 CE · capital Albarracín

A tiny independent Christian lordship in the mountains of Teruel, whose Azagra lords refused to be vassals of either Castile or Aragon.

Origins

Around 1170 the Navarrese noble Pedro Ruiz de Azagra obtained Albarracín from Ibn Mardanish of the Second Taifa of Murcia, whom he had served. He resettled the town with Christians and declared that he held it as a vassal of the Virgin Mary alone.

Rule and society

The lords of Albarracín ruled a mountain territory of pasture and forest, granted a fuero to settlers and created a bishopric. Their autonomy rested on balancing between the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon, and the family kept it for over a century.

Decline and legacy

The lordship passed by marriage to Juan Núñez de Lara. In 1284 Peter III of Aragon besieged and captured Albarracín, and it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Aragon in 1300.

Lineage

Taifa of Albarracín 1012 CE – 1104 CELordship of Albarracín

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lordship of Albarracín. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/lordship-of-albarracin
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