Viscounty of Àger
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The Viscounty of Àger was a feudal jurisdiction that branched off the County of Urgell
in 1094.
, Lord of Tost
, conquered Àger
from the saracens. The latter however, fought back and reconquered Àger shortly thereafter. Following a period of long-drwn 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
through his sister's marriage.
By 1094, when the Catalan nobles were preparing for the conquest of Balaguer
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.
Urgell
The County of Urgell is one of the historical Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and Cerdanya.The county was carved by the Franks out of a former section of the Mark of Toulouse when the Alt Urgell area became part of the Carolingian Empire between 785 and 790.The original...
in 1094.
History
Towards 1030 Arnau MirArnau Mir de Tost
Arnau Mir de Tost was a Catalan nobleman of Urgell, the lord of Llordà and viscount of Àger, a major figure in the eleventh-century Reconquista in Catalonia...
, Lord of Tost
Tost
Tost may refer to:* David Tost , German astronomer from Silesia* Tost, German exonym for Toszek, a town in Silesia, Poland* Bagel toast...
, conquered Àger
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 rivers. The Terradets reservoir on the Noguera Pallaresa is situated...
from the saracens. The latter however, fought back and reconquered Àger shortly thereafter. Following a period of long-drwn 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
The County of Urgell is one of the historical Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and Cerdanya.The county was carved by the Franks out of a former section of the Mark of Toulouse when the Alt Urgell area became part of the Carolingian Empire between 785 and 790.The original...
through his sister's marriage.
By 1094, when the Catalan nobles were preparing for the conquest of Balaguer
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 Ebre....
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
Girona
Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
, the grandson of Arnau Mir, Lord of Tost. In his will, written in 1132, this viscount refers to himself already as Viscount of Àger.
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 CabreraGuerau III de CabreraGuerau III de Cabrera , also called Guiraut de Cabreira, was a Catalan nobleman and Occitan troubadour. He was the viscount of Àger and Cabrera from 1145....
1145-1161 - Ponç II d'Àger i III de Cabrera 1161-1199
- Guerau III d'Àger i IV de CabreraGuerau IV de CabreraGuerau IV de Cabrera was a claimant to the County of Urgel during the time that James I of Aragon was King of Aragon.In 1208 with the death of Armengol VIII Guerau claimed that Armengol's daughter, Aurembiax, could not inherit the land and so he should be made the ruler of the County. Aurembiax's...
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 1267-1268 (Count of Urgell)
- Àlvar II d'Àger 1268-1299
- Ermengol II 1299-1314 (for the second time after the death of his brother Àlvar II)
- Teresa d'EntençaTeresa d'EntençaTeresa d'Entença was the eldest daughter of Gombald d'Entença and his wife Constance of Antillón. She was Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to King Alfonso IV of Aragon and was Countess of Urgell in her own right; however control over her estate passed to her husband.- Life :Before dying at...
1314 (countess of Urgell) - Alfons I el Benigne 1314-1336 (King of Aragon)
- Jaume I 1336-1347 (Count of Urgell)
- Pere I 1347-1408 (Count of Urgell)
- Jaume II 1408-1413 (Count of Urgell)
- Merged with the Crown of AragonCrown of AragonThe Crown of Aragon Corona d'Aragón Corona d'Aragó Corona Aragonum controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain and southeastern France, as well as some of the major islands and mainland possessions stretching across the Mediterranean as far as Greece...
, 1413.