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The king of Aragon came in Italy as heir and representative of the rights of the
Hohenstaufen and reported for the third time the House of Swabia to reign in a
part of the Peninsula. The outcome of these events involved Corrado of Antioch,
now the only survivor of the House of Swabia tied together to the queen of
Aragon (his cousin).
Peter of Aragon, stimulated by the successes, immediately thought to aim for total
victory and the annexation of the whole kingdom under his domain. In the intent to
pursue this aim, in October 1282, he wrote from Messina to your Corrado of
Antioch about his achievements and his hopes, but especially to induce him to
invade the territories of the Kingdom in the field that he would have considered
more convenient: “Tu autem cum amicis tuis et aliis nostris fidelibus sic tractare
et operari procures. Quod regnum ab ipsa parte possis intrare et terras et
homines ipsarum parcium nostro felici dominio convertendo graciose te geren
cum omnibus”. The letter of the Aragonese king was in response to some letters of
Corrado containing specific requests. Corrado asked Peter reconfirmation of
privileges and concessions of which he and his father had enjoyed.
Corrado became the greatest enemy of Anjou, but he stood almost alone for the
lack of cohesion between the supporters of the Emperor. In 1284 Corrado had a
brief from the Pope with whom he was informed that on April 6, in Coena Domini,
the excommunication was reconfirmed. (G.P. Carosi, op cit. page 468).
Death of King of Aragon and Charles of Anjou
Peter died by unknown causes at Vilafranca del Penedès on 2 November 1285, in
the same year as his royal foe Philip, and was buried in the monastery of Santes
Creus. His deathbed absolution occurred after he declared that his conquests had
been in the name of his familial claims and never against the claims of the church.
His remains are entombed in a porphyry sarcophagus at Santes Creus Monastery.
Peter left Aragon to his eldest son Alfonso III and Sicily to his second son James II.
Peter's third son, Frederick III, in succession to his brother James, became regent
of Sicily and in due course its king. Peter did not provide for his youngest son and
namesake, Peter (1275 – 25 August 1296), who married Constanca Mendes de
Silva, daughter of Soeiro Mendes Petite, governor of Santarém in Portugal. This
Peter left Spain for Portugal with his sister Elizabeth.
Peter also had two daughters, Elisabeth, who married Denis of Portugal, and
Yolanda (1273 – August 1302), who married Robert of Naples.
In the same year Corrado´s royal foe, Charles, exhausted by a persistent fever, died
in Foggia on January 17, 1285. Before his death had appointed as administrator of
the kingdom, a relative, Roberto d'Artois. Charles left her son in prison (his son
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