James I (1321 – 15 November 1347), the eighteenth

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, was the fourth son of Alfonso IV King of Aragon and Teresa d'Entença & Cabrera, 17th Countess of Urgell.

Biography

James was born in

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in 1321. His older brother,

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, inherited the

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. James inherited his mother's title. He married Cecilia de Comminges (1321–1381), the daughter of

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and Viscount of Turenne, in 1336 in Catalonia. They had two children,

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19th Conde of Urgel and Isabel. James is believed to have been poisoned by his brother Peter in

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References

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