Jaime

Jaime. For Spanish rulers thus named, use James.

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James I

 Spanish Jaime known as James the Conqueror

(born Feb. 2, 1208, Montpellier, County of Toulouse—died July 27, 1276) King of Aragon and Catalonia (1214–76). The most renowned of the medieval kings of Aragon, he was educated by the Knights Templar, and his great-uncle ruled as regent until 1218. James helped to subdue rebellious nobles and took over the government of his kingdoms in 1227. He reconquered the Balearic Islands (1229–35) and Valencia (1233–38) but renounced his claims to lands in southern France. He also helped Alfonso X to suppress a Moorish rebellion in Murcia (1266), and he undertook an unsuccessful Crusade to the Holy Land (1269).

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James II

 Spanish Jaime known as James the Just

(born c. 1264—died Nov. 3, 1327, Barcelona, Aragon) King of Aragon (1295–1327) and king of Sicily (as James I, 1285–95). He inherited the Sicilian crown on the death of his father (1285); when his brother died (1291) he inherited Aragon. He resigned Sicily (1295) and married the daughter of the king of Naples in order to make peace with the Angevins. Sardinia and Corsica were given to him in compensation for Sicily, but he was able to occupy only Sardinia (1324).