Martin of Aragon (29 July 1356 – 20 January 1410), called the Elder, the Humane, the Ecclesiastic, was the King of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica and Count of Barcelona from 1396 and King of Sicily from 1409 (as Martin II). He was the last descendant in legitimate male line of Wilfred the Hairy and with him the rule of the House of Barcelona came to an end.
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