Ramiro II of Aragon

Ramiro II, called the Monk, was a member of the House of Jiménez who became king of Aragon in 1134. Although a monk, he was elected by the Aragonese nobility to succeed his childless brother Alfonso the Battler. He then had a daughter, Petronilla, whom he had marry Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona, unifying Aragon and Barcelona into the Crown of Aragon. He withdrew to a monastery in 1137, leaving authority to Ramon Berenguer but keeping the royal title until his death.

24 April 1086

Born on the same birth day (24 April): Aaron Cunningham • David Crombie • Diego Quintana • Dr. Rajkumar • Josep Borrell • José Sarney • Lyubov Popova • Mauro Pawlowski • Michael O'Keefe • Paula Yates • Pe Maung Tin • Roger D. Kornberg • Sandy Herd • Stephen Wiltshire • Thorbjörn Fälldin