Infante don RAMIRO de Aragón (1086-Huesca 16 Aug 1157, bur Monastery of San Pedro el Viejo, Huesca). The Gestis Comitum Barcinonensium names "Petrum et Ildefonsum…Raimirum" as the sons of "Sancium", recording that Ramiro was "in Monasterio sancti Pontii de Tomeriis…Monachus et Sacerdos"[165]. The Crónica de San Juan de la Peña names "Pedro, Alfonso et Remiro" as the three sons of King Sancho and his wife "muller Doña Felicia", stating that Ramiro was monk at "Sant Ponz de Torneras"[166]. He was installed as Abbot of Sahagún by his brother in 1112, but was obliged to flee the abbey when it was captured by the forces of Queen Urraca[167]. He was elected Bishop of Burgos in 1114. He was resident at the monastery of San Pedro el Viejo in Huesca in 1130, and elected Bishop of Roda and Barbastro in Aug 1134[168]. He succeeded in 1134 as RAMIRO II "el Monje" King of Aragon, proclaimed king at Jaca. Alfonso VII King of Castile claimed sovereignty over many of the recent conquests of Ramiro II's predecessor, seized Zaragoza end-1134 and forced Ramiro II to seek refuge in the Pyrenees. Although Alfonso VII was forced to retreat, he required Ramiro to recognise Castilian suzerainty. King Ramiro was also obliged to accept the separation of the crown of Navarre, agreeing the succession of King García Ramírez and the boundaries of the two kingdoms under the Pact of Vadoluongo in Jan 1135[169]. Ramiro arranged the betrothal of his infant daughter to Ramón Berenguer IV Count of Barcelona to save Aragon from domination by Castile. Under the terms of the arrangement, the count of Barcelona would inherit the crown of Aragon even if Petronilla died before the marriage could be consummated[170]. Within Aragon itself, Ramiro II was also obliged to recognise the right of seigneurial domain for the landed aristocracy[171]. He conceded the government of Aragon 13 Nov 1137 to Ramón Berenguer IV Conde de Barcelona, betrothed to his infant daughter, but retained the title king[172]. Although he resided at the monastery of San Pedro el Viejo at Huesca from 1137 until his death in 1157 he does not appear to have resumed the monacal habit[173]. The year of his death is fixed by the charter dated Dec 1157 under which Fortún Aznar Señor de Trazona and his wife Teresa Ortiz sold property to the monastery of Santa María de Fitero and which is dated "in anno illo quando finivit Adefonsus imperator Hispanie et rex Raimirus regis Aragonie"[174]. m (Jaca [Nov/Dec] 1135, separated [Oct 1136/Jan 1137]) as her second husband, AGNES [Mathilde], widow of AIMERY [VI] Vicomte de Thouars, daughter of --- ([late 1103]-8 Mar [1160 or before]). Robert of Torigny records the marriage of "Remelium monachum [filim Santii regis Arragonem]" and "Mathildem matrem Willermi vicecomitis Toarci"[175], although charters refer to her as Agnes. A fragmentary chronicle of the dukes of Aquitaine records the second marriage of "Mahauda…Agnes dicta" and "Ramelino cum successisset Regibus Aragoniæ"[176]. "Ranimirus…rex…cum coniuge mea regina Angnes" donated property to San Pedro de Antefruenzo by charter dated Oct 1136[177]. Primary sources assign two different parentages to the widow of Vicomte Aimery [VI] who married King Ramiro. The first possible origin is suggested by the Chronicle of Saint-Maxence, which records that "Willelmo comiti…" (indicating Guillaume VII Comte de Poitou) & his wife had five daughters, one of whom married "vicecomiti Toarcensi"[178]. Although this source does not name the Vicomte de Thouars in question, it suggests that the wife of Aimery [VI] was AGNES de Poitou, daughter of GUILLAUME IX Duke of Aquitaine [GUILLAUME VII Comte de Poitou] & his second wife Philippa de Toulouse. However, as there were several individuals in the Thouars family who bore the title "Vicomte de Thouars" at the same time, it is possible that this marriage refers to a different Vicomte from Aimery [VI]. Nevertheless, the Gestis Comitum Barcinonensium apparently corroborates this Aquitainian origin when it records that "Raimirus" (referring to Ramiro II King of Aragon) married "sororem comitis Pictaviensis" after leaving his monastery following his accession[179]. The Crónica de San Juan de la Peña states that "Don Ramiro el monje" married "la filla del conde de Piteus"[180]. The Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris also records the marriage of Ramiro and "the sister of the count of Poitou"[181]. It should be noted that Europäische Stammtafeln[182] refers to Agnes as the illegitimate daughter of Duke Guillaume IX by his mistress Amauberge, but the primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified. The second possible origin is provided by a fragmentary chronicle of the dukes of Aquitaine which specifically records the marriage of "Aimericus de Theofagiis vicecomes…de Thoarcio" and "Mahaudam [Agnes dicta] ex prosapia sua [=Willelmus Pictaviensis comes]…filia Willelmi de Podio-Fagi qui Franciæ camerarius erat in vita Regis Philippi"[183]. If correct, this would mean that she was AGNES [Mathilde] du Puy-du-Fou, daughter of GUILLAUME du Puy-du-Fou & his wife Adela ---, although the dubious nature of the Puy-du-Fou genealogy is discussed in the document AQUITAINE DUKES. Another possible explanation for this confusion is that Aimery [VI] married twice, although if this is correct, it would not be clear which of the above named individuals was his widow who married King Ramiro. Whatever her correct parentage, Agnès appears with her first husband for the first time in a document dated 9 Jan 1117[184]. "Aimericus vicecomes Toarcii Agnesque uxor illius" donated property to the abbey of Sainte-Trinité de Tiron by charter dated to [1130] in this compilation but this is incorrect considering the known date of death of Vicomte Aimery[185]. Her son Guillaume de Thouars ceded rights to her before leaving on crusade in 1147[186]. Her son Geoffroi de Thouars made a donation in 1160 stipulating prayers for his deceased mother[187]. King Ramiro II & his wife had one child