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Peter IV of Aragon

1319 - 1387

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Peter IV (Catalan: Pere IV d'Aragó; Aragonese; Pero IV d'Aragón; 5 September 1319 – 6 January 1387), called the Ceremonious (Catalan: El Cerimoniós; Aragonese: el Ceremonioso), was from 1336 until his death the king of Aragon, Sardinia-Corsica, and Valencia, and count of Barcelona. In 1344, he deposed James III of Majorca and made himself King of Majorca. His reign was occupied with attempts to strengthen the crown against the Union of Aragon and other such devices of the nobility, with their near constant revolts, and with foreign wars, in Sardinia, Sicily, the Mezzogiorno, Greece, and the Balearics. His wars in Greece made him Duke of Athens and Neopatria in 1381. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter IV of Aragon is the 2,381st most popular politician (down from 1,807th in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from Spain (down from 150th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Spanish Politician.

Peter IV of Aragon is most famous for his conquest of the Kingdom of Majorca in 1343.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peter IV of Aragon ranks 2,381 out of 19,576. Before him are William V, Prince of Orange, Stephen II of Hungary, Louise of Orléans, Palmiro Togliatti, Sahure, and Sogdianus of Persia. After him are Gülnuş Sultan, Kurt Daluege, Afonso VI of Portugal, Apepi, Jayavarman VII, and Cetshwayo kaMpande.

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Among people born in 1319, Peter IV of Aragon ranks 2. Before him is John II of France. After him are Charles, Duke of Brittany, Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, Matteo II Visconti, and Theodoric of Prague. Among people deceased in 1387, Peter IV of Aragon ranks 3. Before him are Olaf II of Denmark, and Elizabeth of Bosnia. After him are Charles II of Navarre, Abraham Cresques, Sāyaṇa, and Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Pasha.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Peter IV of Aragon ranks 186 out of 3,355. Before him are Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510), Carlota Joaquina of Spain (1775), Frederick III of Sicily (1272), Abraham ibn Ezra (1089), Raúl (1977), and Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (1029). After him are Hernando de Soto (1500), Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (1535), Marisa Paredes (1946), Pedro de Valdivia (1497), Juan Pujol García (1912), and Xavi (1980).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Peter IV of Aragon ranks 61. Before him are John II of Aragon (1398), José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903), Henry II of Castile (1334), Alfonso II of Aragon (1157), Abd al-Rahman II (788), and Frederick III of Sicily (1272). After him are Eleanor of Navarre (1426), Peter II of Aragon (1174), Philip, Duke of Parma (1720), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), Martin of Aragon (1356), and John I of Castile (1358).

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