Biography of James I King Aragon 1208-1276

Paternal Family Tree: Barcelona

James I King Aragon and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Peter II King Aragon and Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon.

James I King Aragon and Eleanor Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. He the son of Peter II King Aragon and Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon. They were half second cousins. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

James I King Aragon and Teresa Gil Vidaure Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Peter II King Aragon and Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon.

On 02 Feb 1208 James I King Aragon was born to Peter II King Aragon (age 29) and Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon.

Battle of Muret

On 12 Sep 1213 [his father] Peter II King Aragon (age 35) was killed at the Battle of Muret. The Aragonese forces broke in panic when their king was slain and Montfort's crusaders won a crushing victory. His son James I King Aragon (age 5) succeeded I King Aragon.

In 1229 [his son] Alfonso Barcelona was born to James I King Aragon (age 20) and Eleanor Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1240 [his son] Peter III King Aragon was born to James I King Aragon (age 31) and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon (age 25).

In 1248 [his daughter] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France was born to James I King Aragon (age 39) and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon (age 33).

In 1249 [his son-in-law] Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon (age 27) and [his daughter] Violante Barcelona Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon were married. She the daughter of James I King Aragon (age 40) and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon (age 34). He the son of Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 50) and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 23 Mar 1260 [his son] Alfonso Barcelona (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Constance Béarn were married. He died three days later. He the son of James I King Aragon (age 52) and Eleanor Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 28 May 1262 [his son-in-law] King Philip III of France (age 17) and [his daughter] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 14) were married. She the daughter of James I King Aragon (age 54) and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of King Louis IX of France (age 48) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 41). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.