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.

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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.

County of Cerdanya borderedBy County of Urgell
Marca Hispanica contains County of Urgell
Wilfred the Hairy associatedWith County of Urgell
Spain (part – Spanish March) includedRegion County of Urgell
subject surface form: Spanish March
Peter IV of Aragon birthPlace County of Urgell
James II, Count of Urgell realm County of Urgell
Diocese of Urgell historicalRegion County of Urgell
La Seu d’Urgell historicalRegion County of Urgell