Origin

The title of Prince of Girona comes from the Crown of Aragon, more precisely when in the year 1351, the king Pere IV of Aragon nominated its successor and conceded him the title of Duke of Girona, which embraced territories of the counties of Girona, Besalú, Empúries and Osona. From 1035 until 1479 Aragon was the name of an independent kingdom ruling not only the present administrative region called Aragon, but, from 1137, was also the name of a Crown spanning the Kingdom of Aragon and Catalonia, and later the Balearic Islands, the Valencia, Sicily, Naples and Sardinia. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Suko of Japan, third of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Start of the reign of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan, fourth of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders May 1 Zürich joins the Swiss Confederation. ... Girona (Catalan: Girona, Spanish: Gerona, French: Gérone) is a city located in the northwest of Catalonia, Spain on the confluence of the rivers Ter and Onyar. ... Girona (Catalan: Girona, Spanish: Gerona, French: Gérone) is a city located in the northwest of Catalonia, Spain on the confluence of the rivers Ter and Onyar. ... Besalú is a medieval town in the Catalan comarca of Garrotxa. ... Empúries (in spanish: Ampurias) is a town in the Mediterranean coast of the Catalan comarca of Empordà. It was founded by the ancient Greeks with the name of Ἐμπόριον ( Emporion — market). It was also the capital of the historical Catalan county of Empúries, whose territory was roughly the current...

On 19 February 1416, the king Ferdinand_I_of_Aragon considered the title of duke was insufficient, and exalted it erecting the Principality of Girona. February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ... Ferdinand I (of Aragón and Sicily), called The Just (c. ...

Current Situation

Since 21 April 1990, this title corresponds to Felipe,_Prince_of_Asturias, therefore the first Bourbon to hold the title of Prince of Girona, on assuming it, without any official ceremony of investiture. Formerly no other Bourbon had ever held, nor even used this title. April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... His Royal Highness Felipe, Prince of Asturias (Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia), styled HRH The Prince of Asturias (born January 30, 1968), is the third child of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofía. ... This article or section should include material from France: Wars of Religion _ Bourbon Dynasty The House of Bourbon dates from at least the beginning of the 13th century, when the estate of Bourbon was ruled by a Lord, vassal of France. ...

Related Pages

• Girona
• History_of_Catalonia
• Catalonia
• Aragonese Empire

Girona (Catalan: Girona, Spanish: Gerona, French: Gérone) is a city located in the northwest of Catalonia, Spain on the confluence of the rivers Ter and Onyar. ... For other perspectives on the History of Catalonia, see also: History of Europe; History of Spain; History of France; Kings of Aragon. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... History of Spain Series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History The Aragonese Empire was the regime...

External links

• Catalan Counties History (in Catalan)