County of Ribagorza

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Ribagorza is one of the historical Aragonese counties, which also comprised the counties of Sobrarbe and Pallars. Its territory was the valleys of the rivers Esera, Isabena, and Noguera Ribagorzana.

The historical capital was Benabarre. However, Barbastro has taken precedence as the main center of the area. Nowadays, it roughly corresponds to the comarcas of Baixa Ribagorça and Alta Ribagorça.

[edit] Notable towns

• Benasque
• Graus
• Benabarre
• Pont de Suert

[edit] Counts

• Raymond I (872-920), son of Lupe, Count of Bigorre.
• Bernard I Humfred (I) (920-950/955), son of Raymond I, jointly with brother Miro.
• Miro (920-?), son of Raymond I, jointly with brother Bernard I.
• Raymond II (950/955-970), son of Bernard I.
• Humfred (II) (970-979), son of Raymond II.
• Arnold (979-990), son of Raymond II.
• Isern (990-1003), son of Raymond II.
• Tota (1003-1011), daughter of Raymond II.
• William (1011-1017), illegitimate son of Isern, his rule was contested by Mayor García of Castile, granddaughter of Raymond II, and by Raymond III of Pallars, her former husband.
• Sancho I (1017-1035), by conquest, he married Mayor Sanchez of Castile, niece and eventual heiress of Mayor García.
• Gonzalo (1035-1045), son of Sancho I.
• Ramiro I (1045-1063), illegitimate son of Sancho I.
• Sancho II (1063-1085), son of Ramiro I.
• Peter I (1085-1104), son of Sancho II.
• Alfonso I (1104-1134), son of Sancho II.
• Ramiro II (1134-1137), son of Sancho II.
• Petronilla (1137-1162), daughter of Ramiro I.
• Alfonso II (1161-1196), son of Petronilla.
• Peter II (1196-1213), son of Alfonso II.
• James I (1213-1276), son of Peter II.
• Peter III (1276-1285), son of James I.
• Alfonso III (1285-1291), son of Peter III.
• James II (1291-1322), son of Peter III.
• Peter IV (1322-1381), son of James II.
• Alfonso IV (1381-1412), son of Alfonso IV.
• Alfonso V (1412-1425), son of Alfonso V, following his death, the county reverted to the crown of Aragon.
• Alfonso VI (1469-1485), illegitimate son of John II of Aragon.
• John II (1485-1512), illegitimate son of Alfonso VI.
• Alfonso VII (1512-1533), son of John II.
• Martin I (1533-1565 and 1573-1581), son of Alfonso VII.
• John Alfonso (1565-1573), son of Martin I.
• Ferdinand II (1581-1592), son of Martin I.
• Francis (1592-1598), son of Martin I.