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Siege of Balaguer and the end of the county of Urgell

Balaguer, Noguera, Lleida

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Siege of Balaguer and the end of the county of Urgell

Historical milestone · Balaguer, Noguera, Lleida

Image of Balaguer, not of the place itself.

In 1413 Ferdinand of Antequera besieged Balaguer, where Jaume d'Urgell had entrenched himself after losing the Compromise of Caspe. The capitulation put an end to the comital house of Urgell and incorporated its domains into the Crown.

1413

Photo: jordi domènech (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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