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Alfonso V, king of Aragon (1416–58) and king of Naples (as Alfonso I, 1442–58), whose military campaigns in Italy and elsewhere in the central Mediterranean made him one of the most famous men of his day. After conquering Naples, he transferred his court there. Alfonso was born and brought up in

Alfonso V, known as Alfonso the Magnanimous, (born 1396—died June 27, 1458, Naples), King of Aragon(1416–58) and of Naples(as Alfonso I, 1442–58). He followed a policy of Mediterranean expansion, pacifying Sardinia and Sicily and attacking Corsica (1420).

Alfonso V of Aragon (the Magnanimous) (1396 – 1458) King of Aragon and Naples , and an important Renaissance patron of the arts and scholarship, Alfonso was the son of Ferdinand I of Aragon and the adopted son of Joanna II of Naples, who made him the hereditary king of her realm.

Alfonso the Magnanimous ( Alfons el Magnànim in Catalan) (1396 – 27 June 1458) was King of Aragon and King of Sicily (as Alfonso V) and the ruler of the Crown of Aragon from 1416 and King of Naples (as Alfonso I) from 1442 until his death.

Alfonso I ( c. 1073/1074 [a] – 7 September 1134), called the Battler or the Warrior ( Spanish: el Batallador ), was King of Aragon and Navarre from 1104 until his death in 1134. He was the second son of King Sancho Ramírez and successor of his brother Peter I.

Alfonso of Aragon (1481 – 18 August 1500), Duke of Bisceglie and Prince of Salerno of the House of Trastámara, was the illegitimate son of Alfonso II King of Naples and his mistress Trogia Gazzella. His father, cousin of King Ferdinand II of Aragon, abdicated in favour of his legitimate son Ferdinand II of Naples. [1] Early life

Biography: Alfonso V of Aragon was wore various crowns, most notably as King of Aragon but also as King of Sicily and King of Naples. He was an important political figure in the early Renaissance, acting a patron in literature and architecture. Birthplace: Medina del Campo, Kingdom of Castile. Died: June 27, 1458.

In 1443 Alfonso V of Aragon, on reuniting the two portions, took the title of rex Utriusque Siciliae (king of the Two Sicilies). This title was sometimes used during… Read More history of France In France: Foreign relations …1281–85) excommunicated the king of Aragon and offered the vacant throne to Philip for one of his sons.