Ramiro II of Aragon
Ruler of the Kingdom of Aragon
Died when: 71 years 114 days (855 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Ramiro II (24 April 1086 – 16 August 1157), called the Monk, was King of Aragon from 1134 until withdrawing from public life in 1137.Although a monk, he was elected king by the Aragonese nobility upon the death of his childless brother, Alfonso the Battler.
He then had a daughter, Petronilla, whom he had marry Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona, unifying Aragon and Barcelona into the Crown of Aragon.
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