The reign of Ramiro the Monk, as…
1137 CE
The reign of Ramiro the Monk, as he is known, has been tumultuous.
At the beginning of his reign he had problems with his nobles, who thought he would be docile and easily steered to their wishes, but discovered him to be inflexible.
In order to produce an heir, he had married Agnes, daughter of Duke William IX, Duke of Aquitaine.
Once wed, his wife had borne a daughter, Petronilla, Ramon Berenguer IV had inherited the county of Barcelona from his father Ramon Berenguer III on August 19, 1131.
On August 11, 1137, at the age of about twenty-four, he is betrothed in Barbastro to the infant Petronilla of Aragon, who is just over a year old.
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