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James II, Count of Urgell

1380 - 1433

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James II (in Catalan Jaume II d'Urgell or Jaume el Dissortat ("James the unlucky"), in Spanish Jaime II el desafortunado) (1380 – 1 June 1433) was the Count of Urgell (1408–1413), Viscount of Àger, and lord of Antillón, Alcolea de Cinca, and Fraga. Scion of a younger branch of the House of Barcelona and its last male member, he was the centre of opposition to the House of Trastámara after it succeeded to the Crown of Aragon in 1412. Born at Balaguer to Peter II of Urgell and Margaret Palaiologue of Montferrat, James inherited the county of Urgell from his father in 1408. In Valencia on 29 June 1407, he had married Isabella, daughter of Peter IV of Aragon, who appointed him lieutenant of the Kingdom of Aragon in 1408. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James II, Count of Urgell is the 771st most popular nobleman (down from 694th in 2019), the 868th most popular biography from Spain (down from 835th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Spanish Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, James II, Count of Urgell ranks 771 out of 1,415. Before him are Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, Herman II, Margrave of Baden, Dorothea of Bulgaria, Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy. After him are Fernando d'Ávalos, Elena Asenina of Bulgaria, Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg, and Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1380, James II, Count of Urgell ranks 19. Before him are Jalal al-Din Khan ibn Tokhtamysh, Nanni di Banco, Mustafa Çelebi, Joseph Albo, Ma Huan, and Master Francke. After him are John Fastolf, Sayf ad-Din Inal, and Gonzalo Pérez. Among people deceased in 1433, James II, Count of Urgell ranks 7. Before him are Zheng He, John I of Portugal, Emperor Go-Komatsu, Lidwina, Lê Lợi, and Baysunghur. After him are Nicholas II Garai, and Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, James II, Count of Urgell ranks 868 out of 3,355. Before him are Mécia Lopes de Haro (1215), Francisco Sanches (1550), Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo (1965), Raimon Panikkar (1918), Pablo Gargallo (1881), and Gilbert Horal (1200). After him are Cristóbal de Olid (1487), Pedro de Toledo y Zúñiga (1484), José Benito de Churriguera (1665), Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York (1355), Luis Ricardo Falero (1851), and Muhammad VI of Granada (1332).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Spain

Among noblemen born in Spain, James II, Count of Urgell ranks 21. Before him are Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859), Aznar Galíndez I (800), Infante Gonzalo of Spain (1914), Infanta Amalia of Spain (1834), Infanta María Amalia of Spain (1779), and Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona (972). After him are Berengar the Wise (790), Muhammad VII of Granada (1370), Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera (1866), Ferdinand de la Cerda (1255), Leonor, Princess of Asturias (2005), and Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria (1884).

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