D'aragon, James 1a

Birth Name D'aragon, James
Gender male

Narrative

Name Prefix:<NPFX> King Of Aragon
King Of Aragón and count Of Barcelona (1291-1327), king OfS
icily (1285-95). He succeeded his father, Peter III, in Sic
ilyand his brother, Alfonso III, in Arag¢n. James defende
d Sicilyagainst the claimsOf Charles II Of Naples until 129
5, when herelinquished the island in exchangefor the titl
e to Sardiniaand Corsica. (Sardinia was annexed in 1323-24
, but hedid nottake Corsica.) James later supported Charle
s against theformer's own brother, who had been proclaime
d king Of Sicily asFrederick II. James was succeeded in Ara
gón by his son AlfonsoIV.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Death 1327      
Christening CAFE826808364FA0806EC091B9156F025DA8      

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father D'aragon, Pedro IIIabout 12491285
Mother Hohenstauffen, Constance12491302
    Brother     D'aragon, Alfonso III 1265 1291
    Brother     Of Sicily, Frederick II 1272 1337-06-25
         D'aragon, James CAFE826808364FA0806EC091B9156F025DA8 1327

Source References

  1. Robert Gantt: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=robertgantt&id=P23844 Gantt and McAbee Family
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        ID: P23844
        Name: Elvira Alphonsez Of Castile And Leon
        Sex: F
        Birth: 1102
        Death: 8 Feb 1135-1136
        UID: 4735B5E76B1248049E7D8C186F24D2787D49
        Note: CHAN23 Aug 2007

         

         

        Father: Alfonso VI "The Valiant" Of Castile And Leon b: Jun 1040 in Burgos, Burgos, Spain
        Mother: Zaida Al Mu'tadid b: 1061 in Denia, Alicante, Spain

        Marriage 1 Roger II Guiscard Of Sicily b: 1095
        Married:
        Children
        Has Children Constance Of Sicily b: Bef 1154 in Sicily

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        e-mail: robert.gantt@sbcglobal.net