County of Urgell
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The County of Urgell was a medieval Catalan county centered in the eastern Pyrenees, playing a significant role in the formation of Catalonia and the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| County of Urgell canonical | 8 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catalan county
ⓘ
former administrative territorial entity ⓘ medieval county ⓘ |
| borders |
County of Barcelona
ⓘ
County of Cerdanya ⓘ Pallars ⓘ
surface form:
County of Pallars
|
| capital |
La Seu d’Urgell
ⓘ
surface form:
La Seu d'Urgell
|
| conflict | Revolt of James II of Urgell ⓘ |
| contains |
co-principality of Andorra
ⓘ
surface form:
Andorra (as a feudal dependency)
La Seu d’Urgell ⓘ
surface form:
La Seu d'Urgell
|
| country | Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1413 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1413 ⓘ |
| feudalSystem |
vassalage to Carolingian Empire (early period)
ⓘ
vassalage to Crown of Aragon (later period) ⓘ |
| followedBy | Crown domain of the King of Aragon ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal county ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiasticalSeat |
Diocese of Urgell
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishopric of Urgell
|
| hasTitle | Count of Urgell ⓘ |
| heritage | part of medieval Catalan identity ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Old Catalonia ⓘ |
| language | Catalan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Catalonia
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ eastern Pyrenees ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Borrell II, Count of Barcelona and Urgell
ⓘ
Ermengol I of Urgell ⓘ Ermengol IV of Urgell ⓘ Ermengol VI of Urgell ⓘ Ermengol X of Urgell ⓘ James II, Count of Urgell ⓘ
surface form:
James II of Urgell
|
| originalCapital | Castellciutat ⓘ |
| overlord |
Count of Barcelona
ⓘ
surface form:
Counts of Barcelona
Frankish kings ⓘ King of Aragon ⓘ
surface form:
Kings of Aragon
|
| partOf |
Carolingian County of Barcelona
ⓘ
surface form:
Carolingian frontier counties
Marca Hispanica ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
defense of the Pyrenean frontier
ⓘ
expansion of Catalan counties southwards ⓘ |
| presentLocation |
Andorra
ⓘ
surface form:
Principality of Andorra (partly)
Spain ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
formation of Catalonia ⓘ |
| startTime | 9th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Spanish March