Count of Urgell's revolt
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The Count of Urgell's revolt was a military uprising led by James II, Count of Urgell against king Ferdinand I of Aragón in June 1413 as a result of the disagreement with the result of the Compromise of Caspe, to which James presented himself as a candidate to succeed the king of Aragón Martin I, in which the final decision of the delegates, made public on June 28 of the previous year, was not favorable.
The scenes of the uprising were the outskirts of Huesca, with the Loarre castle as the main square defended by Antón de Luna; the surroundings of Buñol, fortress belonging to the count of Urgell and Balaguer, the capital of his county.
The armed uprising, which only saw isolated episodes, was suppressed at its bases, laying siege to these three enclaves, without the rebellious troops being able to connect or generate significant adhesions, contrary to what the Count of Urgell expected; James of Urgell's initial attempt to lay siege to Lérida from his base in Balaguer at the end of June 1413 was rejected within a few days. It did not endanger the monarch nor did any major social disorders occur among the population. Due to the limited support of the nobility (the only class from which the count's cause could expect support) and through the troops summoned by the kingdoms and the principality of the Crown of Aragon, the rebellion was put down on October 31, when James II surrendered the fortress and was captured.
Background
The king of Aragon Martin I the Human had great regard for James II of Urgell, whom he proposed in January 1407 to appoint as governor and viceroy of Valencia, but James did not answer nor did he go to Valencia. After the death of his father Peter II, offered him the lieutenancy of the kingdom of Aragon on June 15, 1408, a position he accepted on September 22. After the death of royal heir Martin the Younger on July 25, 1409, James is named Governor General of the Crown of Aragon on August 5 of that year, since he used to hold the royal firstborn. introduced armed troops, among which stood out the contingent of Antón de Luna, and confronted the governor of Aragón Gil Ruiz de Lihorí, the Justicia Mayor of said kingdom Juan Jiménez Cerdán and the archbishop García Fernández de Heredia. The king He died without leaving a successor named.
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