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James II (Catalan: Jaume II; Aragonese: Chaime II; 10 April 1267 – 2 or 5 November 1327), called the Just, [a] was the King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. He was also the King of Sicily (as James I) [b] from 1285 to 1295 and the King of Majorca from 1291 to 1298.
James II (born c. 1264—died Nov. 3, 1327, Barcelona, Aragon [Spain]) was the king of Aragon from 1295 to 1327 and king of Sicily (as James I) from 1285 to 1295. At the death of his father, Peter III, on Nov. 11, 1285, James inherited Sicily, and his elder brother became Alfonso III of Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia.
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Jun 8, 2019 · James II (Catalan: Jaume II; Aragonese: Chaime II; 10 April 1267 – 2 or 5 November 1327), called the Just, was the King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. He was also the King of Sicily (as James I) from 1285 to 1295 and the King of Majorca from 1291 to 1298.
JAMES II, KING OF ARAGON. Reigned 1291 to Nov. 2, 1327, king also of Sicily from 1286; b. 1267; d. Barcelona. James II "the Just" continued the expansionist policies of his predecessors (James I of Aragon, Peter III of Aragon). He invaded Castile, meanwhile annexing much of its Kingdom of Murcia (1291 – 1301); he seized Gibraltar briefly ...
86–103. Published: February 1991. Split View. Annotate. Cite. Permissions. Share. Abstract. This chapter focuses on Peter III, James II, and Alphonse IV. Peter III is that rarity in history: the greater son of a great father.
Born at Valencia, James was the second son of Peter III of Aragon and Constance of Sicily. James II , called the Just, from 1285 to 1295 and the King of Majorca from 1291 to 1298. From 1297 he was nominally the King of Sardinia and Corsica, but he only acquired the island of Sardinia by conquest in 1324.
Feb 24, 2023 · Reign. James II of Aragon was a king who ruled during the 13th and 14th centuries. He ascended to the throne of Sicily in 1285 after the death of his father and later became the ruler of the Crown of Aragon following the death of his brother, Alfonso III, in 1291.
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