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James II, (born c. 1264—died Nov. 3, 1327, Barcelona, Aragon [Spain]), king of Aragon from 1295 to 1327 and king of Sicily (as James I) from 1285 to 1295. At the death of his father, Peter III , on Nov. 11, 1285, James inherited Sicily, and his elder brother became Alfonso III of Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia .

James (Jaime) II was king of Aragon, count of Barcelona and king of Valencia between 1291 and 1327. Marked by important conflicts, his reign was also characterized by exceptional activity in terms of diplomacy. This took three main directions: the papacy and Italy; the neighboring kingdoms of France and Castile; and the Muslim powers in the ...

JAMES II, KING OF ARAGON Reigned 1291 to Nov. 2, 1327, king also of Sicily from 1286; b. 1267; d. Barcelona. James II "the Just" continued the expansionist policies of his predecessors (James I of Aragon, Peter III of Aragon). Source for information on James II, King of Aragon: New Catholic Encyclopedia dictionary.

James II (Catalan: Jaume II; Aragonese: Chaime II; 10 April 1267 – 2 or 5 November 1327), called the Just, was the King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. He was also the King of Sicily (as James I) from 1285 to 1295 and the King of Majorca from 1291 to 1298.

James I the Conqueror ( Catalan: Jaume el Conqueridor; Aragonese: Chaime I o Conqueridor; Spanish: Jaime el Conquistador; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was King of Aragon and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and Valencia from 1238 to 1276 and Count of Barcelona.

The conquest of the island of Majorca on behalf of the Roman Catholic kingdoms was carried out by King James I of Aragon between 1229 and 1231. The pact to carry out the invasion, concluded between James I and the ecclesiastical and secular leaders, was ratified in Tarragona on 28 August 1229.

James II of Aragon was a king who ruled during the 13th and 14th centuries. He ascended to the throne of Sicily in 1285 after the death of his father and later became the ruler of the Crown of Aragon following the death of his brother, Alfonso III, in 1291.

Sardinia. Sardinia - Aragonese, Mediterranean, Italy: In 1297 Boniface VIII invested James II of Aragon as king of Sardinia and Corsica. The Aragonese were not able to exert actual power over the island until 1323–24, however, when the infante Alfonso (later Alfonso IV) conquered Sardinia.