James the Conqueror

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James the Conqueror was a 13th-century King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona renowned for his extensive military campaigns that greatly expanded his realms across the western Mediterranean.

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Label Occurrences
James I the Conqueror 1
James the Conqueror canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Barcelona
King of Aragon
human
king
medieval monarch
birthDate 1208-02-02
birthPlace Lordship of Montpellier
Montpellier
burialPlace Monastery of Poblet
linked to: Poblet Monastery
campaign conquest of the Balearic Islands
conquest of the Kingdom of Valencia
child Alfonso of Aragon
James II of Majorca
Peter III of Aragon
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Aragon
deathDate 1276-07-27
deathPlace Kingdom of Valencia
Valencia
era 13th century
expandedTerritory western Mediterranean
father Peter II of Aragon
fullName James I of Aragon
givenName James
house House of Barcelona
knownFor codification of laws in the Crown of Aragon
conquest of Majorca
conquest of Valencia
expansion of the Crown of Aragon in the western Mediterranean
military campaigns against Muslim-ruled territories in Iberia
languageOfWorkOrName Catalan
Latin
Occitan
mother Marie of Montpellier
nativeName Jaume I d’Aragó
linked to: James I of Aragon

Jaume el Conqueridor
linked to: James I of Aragon
nickname the Conqueror
notableWork Llibre dels fets
positionHeld Count of Barcelona
King of Aragon
King of Majorca
King of Valencia
Lord of Montpellier
predecessor Peter II of Aragon
realm Crown of Aragon
reignEnd 1276
reignEndAsKingOfAragon 1276
reignStart 1213
reignStartAsKingOfAragon 1213
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Eleanor of Castile
Violant of Hungary
successor Peter III of Aragon

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King of Valencia firstMonarch James the Conqueror
Violant of Hungary spouse James I the Conqueror
linked to: James the Conqueror