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Peter III, byname Peter The Great, Spanish Pedro El Grande, (born 1239—died Nov. 11, 1285, Villafranca del Panades, Catalonia), king of Aragon from July 1276, on the death of his father, James I, and king of Sicily (as Peter I) from 1282.

(b. 1240; r. 1276–1285)In 1282, he invaded Sicily through the claim of his wife, Constance. Set against Charles of Anjou and Martin IV, who declared a crusade against Aragon ...

Peter III of Aragon was King of Aragon, King of Valencia , and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. At the invitation of some rebels, he conquered the Kingdom of Sicily and became King of Sicily in 1282, pressing the claim of his wife, Constance II of Sicily, uniting the kingdom to the crown.

Pedro III de Aragón (Valencia, 1240 – Villafranca del Penedés, 2 de noviembre de 1285), llamado el Grande, fue hijo de Jaime I el Conquistador y su segunda esposa Violante de Hungría. Sucedió a su padre en 1276 en los títulos de rey de Aragón, rey de Valencia (como Pedro I) y conde de Barcelona (como Pedro II).

Peter III King Of Aragon. Birth. 1239. Valenciana, Spain. Death. 2 Nov 1285 (aged 45–46) Vilafranca del Penedes, Provincia de Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain. Burial. Santes Creus Monastery.

Peter III was the king of Aragon from July 1276, on the death of his father, James I, and the king of Sicily from 1282. Background Peter III was born in Valencia, Spain in 1239, the son of King James I of Aragon and Violante (Yolanda) of Hungary. Career In 1266 Peter III had inherited the Hohenstaufen family claim to the kingdom of Sicily.

Peter II the CatholicPere el Catòlic Aragonese Pero II o Catolico) (July 1178 – 12 September 1213) was the King of Aragon Count of Barcelona from 1196 to 1213. Peter was born in Huesca [2] the son of Alfonso II of Aragon Sancha of Castile. In 1205 he acknowledged the feudal supremacy of the papacy and was crowned in Rome by Pope Innocent III ...

Peter began the long strife of the Angevine and Aragonese parties in southern Italy. His success in conquering Sicily earned him the surname of "the Great." He repelled an invasion of Catalonia undertaken by the king of France in support of Charles of Anjou, and died on the 8th of November 1286.