Birth of The Kingdom of Aragon
However another marriage, that of Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Petronilla of Aragon, resulted in a union of dynasties - the counts of Barcelona and the royal house of Aragon. Ramon Berenguer IV was, until his death, Count of Barcelona and Prince of Aragon. Their son, Alfonso II, was the first king of Aragon who, in turn was the Count of Barcelona, titles all the kings of the Crown of Aragon inherited from then on. Each territory that formed the union would maintain their traditions, customs, currency and, in time, would develop local government institutions.
During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the county would still be ruled by the kings of Aragon, but as a result of the Caspe Agreement, ownership passed to the Trastámara dynasty, native of Castile, when Ferdinand I of Aragon married Isabella of Castile and was crowned king. Subsequently, the dynastic union between the crowns of Castile and Aragon would involve the inclusion of the county in the territories ruled by the Habsburgs.
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