Siege of Girona (1285)

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The Siege of Girona (1285) was a key episode in the Aragonese Crusade in which French and papal forces unsuccessfully besieged the Catalan city of Girona, highlighting the resilience of the Crown of Aragon against Capetian expansion.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aimedAt conquest of Girona ⓘ
attackedBy French royal army ⓘ
linked to: French royal forces

allied papal forces ⓘ
belligerent County of Barcelona ⓘ
Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ
chronologyWithin late 13th century ⓘ
conflict Aragonese Crusade ⓘ
conflictType medieval siege warfare ⓘ
consequence setback for French intervention in Aragonese affairs ⓘ
strengthening of Aragonese prestige ⓘ
countryInvolved Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
defendedBy forces of the Crown of Aragon ⓘ
followedBy French retreat across the Pyrenees (1285) ⓘ
geographicalFeature located near the Pyrenees ⓘ
hasCategory 13th-century conflicts in Europe ⓘ
Battles involving France ⓘ
Battles involving the Crown of Aragon ⓘ
hasLanguageContext also known in Catalan as "Setge de Girona de 1285" ⓘ
hasLocation Catalonia ⓘ
Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Girona ⓘ
hasResult Aragonese victory ⓘ
French withdrawal ⓘ
historicalEra High Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRegion Medieval Catalonia ⓘ
linked to: Old Catalonia
involvedDynasty Capetian dynasty ⓘ
House of Barcelona ⓘ
involves urban fortifications of Girona ⓘ
notableFor check on Capetian expansion ⓘ
failure of French siege ⓘ
resilience of Catalan defenders ⓘ
opponent Peter III of Aragon ⓘ
Philip III of France ⓘ
outcome preservation of Aragonese control over Girona ⓘ
partOf Aragonese Crusade ⓘ
Capetian–Aragonese conflict ⓘ
politicalContext French attempt to assert influence in Catalonia ⓘ
rivalry between Papacy and Crown of Aragon ⓘ
precededBy French invasion of Catalonia (1285) ⓘ
relatedTo War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ
religiousContext papally sanctioned crusade against Crown of Aragon ⓘ
strategicObjective undermining power of Peter III of Aragon ⓘ
year 1285 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Col de Panissars → relatedEvent → Siege of Girona (1285) ⓘ
Siege of Girona (1285) → hasLanguageContext → also known in Catalan as "Setge de Girona de 1285" ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Girona (1285)
Franco-Aragonese War → hasBattle → Siege of Girona (1285) ⓘ