James II of Aragon is remembered in public life for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists James II of Aragon as King of Aragon and Valencia, Count of Barcelona and King of Sicily (1267-1327).
James II of Aragon was born in 1267. His recorded nationality is Crown of Aragon.
Learning then moved through courts, monasteries and madrasas, and reach depended on which libraries and translations lay within travelling distance.
He worked as troubadour, poet and composer.
Political reputations are settled slowly, and rarely by the people who made them.
Working from Crown of Aragon shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.
James II of Aragon died in 1327, aged 60. What survives is the work, which is the only durable form of a reputation.
Achievements
- Worked as troubadour, poet and composer
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