James II of Aragon
| James II | |
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James presiding at a cort in Barcelona.
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| King of Sicily | |
| Reign | 2 November 1285 – 20 June 1295 |
| Predecessor | Peter I |
| Successor | Frederick III |
| King of Aragon and Valencia Count of Barcelona |
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| Reign | 18 June 1291 – 2 or 5 November 1327 |
| Predecessor | Alfonso III |
| Successor | Alfonso IV |
| King of Sardinia and Corsica | |
| Reign | 1297 - 1327 |
| Successor | Alfonso IV |
| Born |
10 August 1267 Valencia |
| Died | 2/5 November 1327 (aged 60) Barcelona |
| Burial | Santes Creus |
| Consort |
Isabella of Castile Blanche of Anjou Marie of Lusignan Elisenda of Montcada |
| Issue among others... |
Alfonso IV of Aragon Maria, Lady of Cameros Isabella, Queen of Germany |
| House | House of Barcelona |
| Father | Peter III of Aragon |
| Mother | Constance of Sicily |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
James II (10 August 1267 – 2 or 5 November 1327), called the Just (the fair), (Catalan: Jaume el Just, Aragonese: Chaime lo Chusto, Spanish: Jaime el Justo) was the King of Sicily (as James I) from 1285 to 1296 and King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. In 1297 he was granted the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica. He used the Latin title Iacobus Dei gracia rex Aragonum, Valencie, Sardinie, et Corsice ac comes Barchinone. He was the second son of Peter III of Aragon and Constance of Sicily.
James was born at Valencia as the son of King Peter I and Queen Constance of Sicily.
He succeeded his father as King of Sicily in 1285. Upon the death of his brother Alfonso III in 1291, he succeeded also to the throne of the Crown of Aragon. He spent May of that year in Catania, inspiring the local monk Atanasiu di Iaci to write the Vinuta di re Iapicu about his time there. By a peace treaty with Charles II of Anjou in 1296, he agreed to give up Sicily, but the Sicilians instead installed his brother Frederick on the throne.
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