Alfonso I, Duke of Gandia

Alfonso de Aragon and Foix
Duke of Gandía
Tenure	1399–1412
Predecessor	Peter, Count of Ribagorza
Successor	Alfonso of Aragon and Eiximenis
Count of Ribagorza
Tenure	1365–1412
Predecessor	Peter, Count of Ribagorza
Successor	Alfonso of Aragon and Eiximenis
Born	1332
Died	1412 Gandía
Burial	Collegiate Basilica of Gandia
Spouse	Violante Díaz de Arenós
Names Alfonso de Aragón y Foix, Alfonso "the Old", Alfons "el Vell".
House	House of Barcelona
Father	Peter, Count of Ribagorza
Mother	Isabel de Foix

Alfonso de Aragón y Foix(1332 -Gandia,5 March 1412)also calledAlfonso I of Gandía"the old" andAlfonso IV of Ribagorza,was the eldest son of CountPeter of Ribagorzaand Juana of Foix. He was the grandson ofJames II of Aragonand cousin ofPedro IV "the Ceremonious".He held the titles ofDuke of Gandía(from 1399),Count of Denia(since 1355),Count of Ribagorza(from 1361),Marquis of Villena(since 1366), and firstConstable of Castile.

He was a claimant to theCrown of Aragonin the succession crisis that followed the death ofMartin of Aragonwith no children. Alfonso claimed the crown as senior male-line descendant of James II. Alfonso died before the crisis was resolved by theCompromise of Caspe;his claim was inherited by his brother,Juan of Aragon and Foix.

See also

• Dukes of Gandía
• Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba

Bibliography

• Iglesias Costa, Manuel (2001)Historia del condado de Ribagorza.(in Spanish).Huesca: Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses: Diputación de Huesca.ISBN84-8127-121-7.
• Suárez Fernández, Luis (1976)Historia de España Antigua y media(in Spanish).vol.1, p. 318. Ediciones RialpISBN8432118826.