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The Viscounty of Àger () was a feudal jurisdiction that branched off the 
Àger: History
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County of Urgell
The County of Urgell (, ; ) is one of the historical Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of County of Pallars, Pallars and Cerdanya.
History
The county of Urgell was carved by the Franks out of a former section of the Mark of Toulouse w ...
in 1094.
History
Towards 1030Arnau Mir
Arnau (or Arnal) Mir (died 1174) was the Count of Pallars Jussà from 1124/6 until his death.
The '' Memoria renovata'', which dates to the reign of Raymond Berengar IV of Barcelona over the Kingdom of Aragon, contains a genealogy of Arnau Mir. ...
, Lord of Tost, conquered Àger
Àger (; ) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the north-west of the ''comarca'', and the territory of the municipality stretches between the Noguera Ribagorçana and Noguera Pallaresa rive ...
from the saracens
file:Erhard Reuwich Sarazenen 1486.png, upright 1.5, Late 15th-century History of Germany, German woodcut depicting Saracens
''Saracen'' ( ) was a term used both in Greek language, Greek and Latin writings between the 5th and 15th centuries to ...
. The latter however, fought back and reconquered Àger shortly thereafter. Following a period of long-drawn battles Arnau Mir finally conquered Àger in 1047, driving out the saracens from the region for good. Arnau became connected to the viscounts of Urgell
Urgell (), also known as ''Baix Urgell'' (''baix'' meaning "lower", by contrast with Alt Urgell "Upper Urgell"), is a ''comarca'' (county) in Ponent, Catalonia (Spain), forming only a borderland portion of the region historically known as Urgel ...
through his sister's marriage.
By 1094, when the Catalan nobles were preparing for the conquest of Balaguer
Balaguer () is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebro. The municipality includes an exclave to the east. Balaguer also has a sister city ...
further south, Àger became the centre of the newly created Viscounty of Lower Urgell (''Vescomtat del Baix Urgell''). This viscounty was given to Guerau II Viscount of Girona, the grandson of Arnau Mir, Lord of Tost. In his will, written in 1132, this viscount refers to himself already as Viscount of Àger.
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List of viscounts
* Guerau I del Baix Urgell i II de Girona 1094-1132 (Viscount of Àger before 1132) * Ponç I d'Àger i II de Cabrera i de Girona (son, associated 1122–1131) 1131–1145 * Guerau II d'Àger i III de Cabrera 1145–1161 * Ponç II d'Àger i III de Cabrera 1161–1199 * Guerau III d'Àger i IV de Cabrera 1199–1229 * Ponç III d'Àger, IV de Cabrera i I d'Urgell 1229–1243 (Count of Urgell) * Ermengol I, 1243 (Count of Urgell) * Àlvar I 1243–1267 (Count of Urgell) *Ermengol II
Ermengol or Armengol II (died 1038), called the Pilgrim, was the count of Urgell from 1011 to his death. He was the son of Ermengol I and his second wife, Guisla. Still a child when he succeeded his father, who was killed in battle against the M ...
1267–1268 (Count of Urgell)
* Àlvar II d'Àger 1268–1299
*Ermengol II
Ermengol or Armengol II (died 1038), called the Pilgrim, was the count of Urgell from 1011 to his death. He was the son of Ermengol I and his second wife, Guisla. Still a child when he succeeded his father, who was killed in battle against the M ...
1299–1314 (for the second time after the death of his brother Àlvar II)
*Teresa d'Entença
Teresa d'Entença (c. 1300 – 20 October 1327) was the eldest daughter of Gombau d'Entença and his wife Constança d'Antillón. She was Countess of Urgell in her own right; however, control over her estate passed to her husband, Alfonso IV of Ar ...
1314 (countess of Urgell)
* Alfons I el Benigne 1314–1336 (King of Aragon
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)
*Jaume I
James I the Conqueror ( Catalan/Valencian: ''Jaume I or Jaume el Conqueridor''; Aragonese: ''Chaime I'' ''o Conqueridor''; ; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 127 ...
1336–1347 (Count of Urgell)
* Pere I 1347–1408 (Count of Urgell)
* Jaume II 1408–1413 (Count of Urgell)
*Merged with the Crown of Aragon
The Crown of Aragon (, ) ;, ; ; . was a composite monarchy ruled by one king, originated by the dynastic union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona (later Principality of Catalonia) and ended as a consequence of the War of the Sp ...
, 1413.
See also
*Counts of Urgell
This is a list of the counts of Urgell, a county of the Principality of Catalonia in the 10th through 13th centuries.
{{circa, 798–870 Counts appointed by the Carolingians
*798–820 Borrell, count of Urgell and Cerdanya
*820–824 Aznar Ga ...
External links
Àger: History
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