He was the eldest son of count James I of Urgell and Cecilia of Comminges, daughter of the count of Comminges and viscount of Turenne, Bernard VII. At the death of his father, he inherited his titles of Urgell, viscount of Àger, baron of Entença and Antillón; as he was underage, his mother acted initially as tutor.
peter, count, urgell, peter, spanish, pedro, ˈpeðɾo, 1340, june, 1408, count, urgell, from, 1347, until, death, peter, iicoat, arms, urgellcount, urgellreign1347, 1408predecessorjames, count, urgellsuccessorjames, count, urgellborn1340diedjune, 1408balaguerspo. Peter II Spanish Pedro IPA ˈpedɾo 1340 June 1408 was Count of Urgell from 1347 until his death Peter IICoat of arms of UrgellCount of UrgellReign1347 1408PredecessorJames I Count of UrgellSuccessorJames II Count of UrgellBorn1340DiedJune 1408BalaguerSpouseBeatrice of CardonaMargaret PaleologaIssueJames II Count of UrgellHouseBarcelonaFatherJames I Count of UrgellMotherCecilia of CommingesReligionCatholic ChurchBiography editHe was the eldest son of count James I of Urgell and Cecilia of Comminges daughter of the count of Comminges and viscount of Turenne Bernard VII At the death of his father he inherited his titles of Urgell viscount of Ager baron of Entenca and Antillon as he was underage his mother acted initially as tutor In 1363 he married Beatrice of Cardona daughter of Ugo Folch de Cardona In 1376 he remarried to Margaret Paleologa daughter of John II Marquess of Montferrat In 1396 after Martin of Aragon had become king of Aragon he faced Matthew Count of Foix who had invaded Aragon and pushed him back He died at Balaguer in 1408 His son with Margaret Paleologa was James II Count of Urgell Sources editAlaman Lucas Manuel Orozco y Berra Diccionario universal de historia y de geografia p 152 E Michael Gerli Samuel G Armistead ed 2003 Medieval Iberia an encyclopedia Routledge Preceded byJames I Count of Urgell1347 1408 Succeeded byJames II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter II Count of Urgell amp oldid 1147854783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
