Viscounty of Àger explained

Native Name:Vescomtat d'Àger (Catalan)
Conventional Long Name:Viscounty of Àger
Common Name:Àger
Era:Middle Ages
Empire:Crown of Aragon
Government Type:Viscounty
Event Start:Broke off the County of Urgell
Year Start:1094
Event End:Merged with the Crown of Aragon
Year End:1413
P1:County of Urgell
Flag P1:Flag of the County of Urgell.svg
S1:Crown of Aragon
Flag S1:Royal arms of Aragon (Crowned).svg
Capital:Àger
Common Languages:Old Catalan
Religion:Roman Catholicism
Leader1:Guerau I del Baix Urgell i II de Girona (first)
Leader2:James II (last)
Leader3:Alexander Jou y Sambucy de Sorgue
Year Leader1:1094–1132
Year Leader2:1408–1413
Year Leader3:Present holder
Title Leader:Viscount of Àger
Today:Catalonia

The Viscounty of Àger (Catalan Vescomtat d'Àger) was a feudal jurisdiction that branched off the County of Urgell in 1094.

History

Towards 1030 Arnau Mir, Lord of Tost, conquered Àger from the saracens. The latter however, fought back and reconquered Àger shortly thereafter. Following a period of long-drawn battles Arnau Mir finally conquered Àger in 1047, driving out the saracens from the region for good. Arnau became connected to the viscounts of Urgell through his sister's marriage.

By 1094, when the Catalan nobles were preparing for the conquest of Balaguer further south, Àger became the centre of the newly created Viscounty of Lower Urgell (Vescomtat del Baix Urgell). This viscounty was given to Guerau II Viscount of Girona, the grandson of Arnau Mir, Lord of Tost. In his will, written in 1132, this viscount refers to himself already as Viscount of Àger.

Your current holder is prince Alexander Jou y Sambucy de Sorgue, member of the french noble house of Sambucy

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