Timeline May 1063

Events in May 1063 3

• 1007 – 1063 Ramiro I of Aragon (1007-1063) Died 8 May 1063, aged 56 Ramiro I was the first King of Aragon, an illegitimate son of Sancho III of Navarre who inherited the small mountain kingdom in 1035. He was killed at the Battle of Graus while besieging the Muslim taifa of Zaragoza.
• 1063 English invasion of Wales Harold and Tostig Godwinson campaign against King Gruffydd Harold Godwinson led a naval assault along the Welsh coast while his brother Tostig advanced overland, driving King Gruffydd ap Llywelyn into flight. The campaign broke Gruffydd's dominance and left Wales fragmented among rival princes answerable to the English crown.
• 1063 Battle of Graus Aragon's king killed attacking Muslim Zaragoza Ramiro I of Aragon besieged the Muslim-ruled taifa of Zaragoza, which paid tribute to Ferdinand I of Leon-Castile for protection. A relief force that included a young Rodrigo Diaz, the future El Cid, broke the siege near Graus, and Ramiro was killed in the fighting.