James II, Count of Urgell

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James II, Count of Urgell was a Catalan nobleman and dynastic claimant to the Crown of Aragon whose failed bid for the throne marked a key turning point in late medieval Iberian politics.

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Label Occurrences
James II, Count of Urgell canonical 2
James II of Urgell 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catalan nobleman
Count
dynastic claimant
historical figure
medieval noble
nobleman
pretender to the throne
birthPlace Balaguer
conflict rebellion of the Count of Urgell
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Aragon
deathPlace Xàtiva
dynasticClaim Crown of Aragon
ethnicGroup Catalan
governedTerritory Urgell NERFINISHED
Àger
historicalImpact affected the balance of power among Iberian crowns in the 15th century
contributed to the consolidation of royal authority in the Crown of Aragon
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
languageSpoken Catalan
Latin
Occitan
legacy end of the independent County of Urgell as a major political power
strengthening of Trastámara rule in the Crown of Aragon
nobleFamily House of Barcelona
nobleTitle Count of Urgell
notableFor claim to the Crown of Aragon
participation in the Compromise of Caspe succession crisis
rebellion against Ferdinand I of Aragon
opposedBy Ferdinand I of Aragon
House of Trastámara
surface form: Trastámara dynasty
politicalAlignment opponent of the Trastámara dynasty in Aragon
politicalEntity Crown of Aragon
politicalStatus rebel noble
vassal of the King of Aragon
positionHeld Count of Urgell
Viscount of Àger
realm County of Urgell
region Catalonia
Urgell NERFINISHED
roleIn Aragonese Interregnum
surface form: Aragonese interregnum

Compromise of Caspe
surface form: Compromise of Caspe succession dispute
significance his failed bid for the Aragonese throne marked a turning point in Iberian politics
sphereOfInfluence Pyrenean counties
western Catalonia
title Count of Urgell

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Compromise of Caspe participant James II, Count of Urgell
County of Urgell notableRuler James II, Count of Urgell
this entity surface form: James II of Urgell
Aragonese Interregnum notableFigure James II, Count of Urgell