James I, Count of Urgell explained

James I
Succession:Count of Urgell
Predecessor:Teresa d'Entença
Successor:Peter II, Count of Urgell
Reign:1327–1347
Spouse:Cecilia de Comminges
Issue:Peter II, Count of Urgell
House:Barcelona
Father:Alfonso IV of Aragon
Mother:Teresa d'Entença
Birth Date:1321
Birth Place:Zaragoza
Death Date:15 November 1347

James I (1321 – 15 November 1347), the eighteenth Count of Urgell, was the fourth son of Alfonso IV King of Aragon and Teresa d'Entença & Cabrera, 17th Countess of Urgell.

Biography

James was born in Zaragoza in 1321. His older brother, Peter, inherited the Kingdom of Aragon. James inherited his mother's title.

He married Cecilia de Comminges (1321–1381), the daughter of Bernard VIII, Count of Comminges and Viscount of Turenne, in 1336 in Catalonia. They had two children, Pedro 19th Conde of Urgel and Isabel.

James is believed to have been poisoned by his brother Peter in Barcelona.

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