Counts of Urgell

This is a list of the counts of Urgell.

ca. 798-870 Counts appointed by the Carolingians

798-820 Borrell, count of Urgell and Cerdanya
820-824 Aznar I Galíndez, count of Aragon, was given Borrell's counties while he was exiled from Aragon
824-834 Galindo I Aznárez
834-848 Sunifred I
848-870 Solomon (or Miró)

992-1 September 1010 Ermengol I el de Còrdova ("of Corboba"), born 975, killed in battle at Córdoba in 1010
1010-1038 Ermengol II el Peregrí ("the Pilgrim"), born 1009, died on pilgrimage to Jerusalem, 1038
1038-1065 Ermengol III el de Barbastre'=Latin Barbatius,Barbastro,France Barbazan or Italy Barbaccia,Barbazza or Barbazzi' ("of Barbastro"), born ca. 1033, killed at Barbastro in February or March 1065
1065-11 March 1092 Ermengol IV el de Gerp ("of Gerp"), born ca. 1056
1092-1102 Ermengol V el de Mollerussa ("of Mollerussa"), born 1078/1079, died in Mollerussa
1102-1153/1154 Ermengol VI el de Castella ("of Castile"), born 1096
1153/1154-1184 Ermengol VII el de València ("of Valencia")
1184-1208/1209 Ermengol VIII el de Sant Hilari ("of Sant Hilari")
1208/1209-1213 Aurembiaix (first time) under regency of Peter II of Aragon

1228-1231 Countess Aurembiaix (second time), from 1229 with her husband, Peter, son of Sancho I of Portugal. She died in 1231
1231-1236 King James I of Aragon

10 November 1314-1327 King Alfonso IV of Aragon, died 1366
1327-1347 James I of Urgell, Prince of Aragon, born 1321, poisoned in Barcelona in 1347
1347-1408 Peter II of Urgell, born 1340, died at Balaguer, 1408
1408-31 October 1413 James II of Urgell. When Martin I of Aragon died he was a candidate to the crown, but the Compromise of Caspe preferred Ferdinand of Antequera. He revolted and on 31 October 1413, surrendered to the king. The county of Urgell was dissolved and count James died in jail in the castle of Xàtiva on 1 June 1433.