{"slug": "james-ii-of-aragon", "label": "James II of Aragon", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_Aragon", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312735", "qid": "Q312735", "description": "King of Aragon and Valencia, Count of Barcelona and King of Sicily (1267-1327)", "entries": 20, "years": 17, "span": [1267, 1327], "span_label": ["1267 CE", "1327 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 7}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 4}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "ferdinand-iv-of-castile", "label": "Ferdinand IV of Castile", "shared": 7}, {"slug": "emirate-of-granada", "label": "Emirate of Granada", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-castile", "label": "Kingdom of Castile", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "crown-of-aragon", "label": "Crown of Aragon", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "muhammad-ii-of-granada", "label": "Muhammad II of Granada", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "republic-of-genoa", "label": "Republic of Genoa", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "republic-of-pisa", "label": "Republic of Pisa", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "spain", "label": "Spain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pope-clement-v", "label": "Pope Clement V", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "strait-of-gibraltar", "label": "Strait of Gibraltar", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "december", "label": "December", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "november", "label": "November", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1267, "year_label": "1267 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "August 10", "text": "August 10 – King James II of Aragon (d. 1327)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359629010#Births", "title": "1267", "revid": 1359629010, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1285, "year_label": "1285 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 2", "text": "November 2 – Peter III (the Great) dies after a 9-year reign at Vilafranca del Penedès. He is succeeded by his 20-year-old son Alfonso III (the Liberal), who becomes king of Aragon. Peter's other son James II (the Just), is crowned ruler of Sicily. His third son, the 13-year-old Frederick, becomes co-ruler and regent of Sicily.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359686470#Europe", "title": "1285", "revid": 1359686470, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1290, "year_label": "1290 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June", "text": "June – Genoa concludes a new commercial treaty with the Mamluks; five galleys sent by King James II of Aragon (\"the Just\") join the Venetian Crusader fleet (some 20 ships) on its way to Acre. On board the fleet are Italian urban militias and mercenary forces under Seneschal Jean I de Grailly, who have fought for the Papal States in the so-called Italian Crusades.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1343598991#Levant", "title": "1290", "revid": 1343598991, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1291, "year_label": "1291 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November", "text": "November–December – The kings Sancho IV of Castile (\"the Brave\") and James II of Aragon (\"the Just\") agree to join the war against the Marinids and conclude a treaty of friendship. Muhammad II, Nasrid ruler of Granada, gives his support to Sancho to take Tarifa from the Marinids. In the agreement, Castile and Aragon will respect their own boundaries.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363454369#Europe", "title": "1291", "revid": 1363454369, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1297, "year_label": "1297 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Boniface VIII attempts to end the rivalry between Genoa and Pisa over the Tyrrhenian islands of Sardinia and Corsica, naming King James II of Aragon (\"the Just\") as regent of the islands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359692211#Religion", "title": "1297", "revid": 1359692211, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1301, "year_label": "1301 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 16", "text": "September 16 – In Spain, the Emirate of Granada, ruled by Muhammad al-Faqih, and the Crown of Aragon, ruled by Jaime II the Just sign a military agreement to fight against the Kingdom of Castile and to capture the port of Tarifa. \"Finalment, el tractat fou signat per Jaume II ale 16 de setembre de 1301, amb contingut practicament igual que la proposta que ja hem comentat del rei de Granada.\" (\"Finally, the treaty was signed by James II on September 16, 1301, with practically the same content as the proposal we have already commented on from the King of Granada.\")", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361694592#July–_September", "title": "1301", "revid": 1361694592, "section": "Events › July– September"}}, {"year": 1302, "year_label": "1302 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 8", "text": "April 8 (8 Shaban 701 AH) – Sultan Muhammad II dies after a 29-year reign and is succeeded by his son Muhammad III as ruler of Granada. Within two weeks of his accession, he sends a Nasrid army under Hammu ibn Abd al-Haqq to seize Bedmar and other neighboring strongholds from Castile. Nasrid forces also attack Jódar, northeast of Bedmar, and recapture Quesada. Meanwhile, Muhammad contains friendly relations with King James II (\"James the Just\").", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362151248#April–June", "title": "1302", "revid": 1362151248, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1304, "year_label": "1304 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 8", "text": "August 8 – Treaty of Torrellas: The 18-year-old King Ferdinand IV of Castile signs a peace with King James II of Aragon (\"James the Just\"). In the terms, James agrees to restore the Kingdom of Murcia to Castile, except for Alicante, Elche, Orihuela, and lands north of the Segura River. In return for extensive patrimony, Prince Alfonso de la Cerda renounces his claim to the Castilian throne, ending a conflict that has disturbed the tranquility of the realm for nearly 30 years.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361428823#July_–_September", "title": "1304", "revid": 1361428823, "section": "Events › July – September"}}, {"year": 1305, "year_label": "1305 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "February 26", "text": "February 26 – In Spain, King James II of Aragon and King Ferdinand IV of Castile have a summit at the Monastery of Santa María de Huerta in Castile. Attending also from Castile are Ferdinand's uncle, Prince John; Juan Núñez II de Lara of the House of Lara; Ferdinand's cousin Juan Manuel; and Prince Afonso of Portugal.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1297125288#January_–_March", "title": "1305", "revid": 1297125288, "section": "Events › January – March"}}, {"year": 1305, "year_label": "1305 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 19", "text": "May 19 – In Spain, the Treaty of Elche is signed between King James II of Aragon and King Ferdinand IV of Castile to revise the borders set out nine months earlier in the Treaty of Torrellas.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1297125288#April_–_June", "title": "1305", "revid": 1297125288, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1308, "year_label": "1308 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 19", "text": "December 19 – Treaty of Alcalá de Henares: King Ferdinand IV of Castile and King James II of Aragon sign an alliance in the Monastery of Santa María de Huerta. Ferdinand agrees to join James in making war by sea and by land against Granada. He also promises to give up one-sixth of Granada to Aragon, and grants him the Province of Almería.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367315343#October_–_December", "title": "1308", "revid": 1367315343, "section": "Events › October – December"}}, {"year": 1309, "year_label": "1309 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 24", "text": "April 24 – Spanish kings James II of Aragon and Ferdinand IV of Castile persuade Pope Clement V to grant the papal bull Indesinentis cure, authorizing them approval and church financial support for a crusade to rid the Iberian peninsula of Islam, as well as to conquer Corsica and Sardinia. The two monarchs fail to mention their collaboration with the Muslim Marinid Empire, and use the papal bull to plan a blockade of the Strait of Gibraltar with their combined fleet of 40 warships on their mission to expel the Saracen forces from Spain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359759809#April_–_June", "title": "1309", "revid": 1359759809, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1309, "year_label": "1309 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 24", "text": "February 24 – In Spain, King Ferdinand IV of Castile agrees to assist the neighboring Crown of Aragon", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359759809#January_–_March", "title": "1309", "revid": 1359759809, "section": "Events › January – March"}}, {"year": 1310, "year_label": "1310 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 14", "text": "October 14 – Blanche of Anjou, consort of King James II of Aragon", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332018292#Deaths", "title": "1310", "revid": 1332018292, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1315, "year_label": "1315 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 15", "text": "June 15 – King James II of Aragon is married by proxy to Marie of Lusignan, daughter of King Hugh III of Cyprus, at a ceremony attended by James's representative at Nicosia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332018303#April_–_June", "title": "1315", "revid": 1332018303, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1315, "year_label": "1315 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "November 17", "text": "November 17 – The marriage of King James II of Aragon to Marie of Lusignan is performed in person after Marie has traveled to Spain, with the ceremony taking place at Girona.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332018303#October_–_December", "title": "1315", "revid": 1332018303, "section": "Events › October – December"}}, {"year": 1320, "year_label": "1320 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 18", "text": "June 18 – Treaty of Baena: Sultan Ismail I of Granada signs an 8-year truce with Castile at Baena. King James II of Aragon, who receives papal authorization and funds for a crusade against the Emirate of Granada refuses to accept the treaty. Both parties promise to aid one another against their respective enemies. Meanwhile, Ismail consolidates the territories formally under his control with the emirate.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353685641#April_–_June", "title": "1320", "revid": 1353685641, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1322, "year_label": "1322 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 25", "text": "December 25 – King James II of Aragon marries for the fourth time during his reign, taking as his bride Elisenda de Montcada, in a ceremony in the Spanish city of Tarragona.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350577150#October_–_December", "title": "1322", "revid": 1350577150, "section": "Events › October – December"}}, {"year": 1323, "year_label": "1323 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "April 11", "text": "April 11 – Hugh II, the self-styled King of Arborea", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332018212#April_–_June", "title": "1323", "revid": 1332018212, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1327, "year_label": "1327 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 5", "text": "November 5 – In Barcelona, Prince Alfonso \"the Kind\" becomes the new King of Aragon upon the death of his father, King Jaime II, and is enthroned as King Alfonso IV.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367267747#October_–_December", "title": "1327", "revid": 1367267747, "section": "Events › October – December"}}]}