James II of Urgel (1380-1433). Count of Urgel. As he was not elected as the new king of the Crown of Aragon in the Compromise of Caspe in 1412, he uprised against Ferdinand I of Aragon. The rebellion failed and surrending on 31 October 1413. He was sentenced to prison. James II of Urgel in his cell in the castle of Jativa (Xativa), where he was held captive from 1426 until his death in 1433. Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

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