Alfonso III | |
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![]() Medieval miniature of Alfonso III, c. 1315–1325 | |
King of Aragon and Valencia Count of Barcelona | |
Reign | November 1285 – 18 June 1291[1] |
Coronation | 2 February 1286, Valencia 9 April 1286, Zaragoza |
Predecessor | Peter III |
Successor | James II |
Born | 4 November 1265 Valencia, Kingdom of Valencia |
Died | 18 June 1291 (aged 25) Barcelona, Principality of Catalonia |
Burial | Barcelona Cathedral; prev. Convent de Sant Francesc, Barcelona |
House | House of Barcelona |
Father | Peter III of Aragon |
Mother | Constance II of Sicily |
Alfonso III (4 November 1265 – 18 June 1291), called the Liberal (el Liberal) and the Free (also "the Frank", from el Franc), was king of Aragon and Valencia, and count of Barcelona (as Alfons II) from 1285 until his death. He conquered the Kingdom of Majorca between his succession and 1287.