James of Castile, Lord of Cameros

James of Castile (August 1266 – 9 August 1284), was an infante of Castile and Lord of Cameros. He was the youngest son of Alfonso X of Castile and Violant of Aragon.

Biography

The infante was born Jaime of Castile in 1267.^[1] On 17 February 1281, he was knighted by his father in the city of Burgos, while his brothers, John and Peter celebrated their betrothals.^[2] He received the lordship of the Cameros from his father in 1277, after Simón Ruiz de los Cameros, Lord de los Cameros, was executed along with his uncle Frederick of Castile after the latter tried to seize the throne from James's father.^[3] When another civil war broke out this time between his father Alfonso X and his brother Sancho, James was initially allied with his brother. However, in March 1283, he left Sancho and returned to the service of his father the king.^[4]

In 1283, with the collaboration of Juan Alfonso de Haro, revolted cities of Soria and Ágreda against his brother Sancho.^[5] Alfonso X, as a reward for his service, gave James in his will the kingdom of Murcia, on condition that it was a vassal of the Kingdom of Castile and León, which the king bequeathed to his grandson Alfonso de la Cerda, infant son of the late Ferdinand de la Cerda.^[6]

Ancestry

Ancestors of James of Castile, Lord of Cameros

16. Ferdinand II of León               8. Alfonso IX of León                       17. Urraca of Portugal               4. Ferdinand III of Castile                             18. Alfonso VIII of Castile               9. Berengaria of Castile                       19. Eleanor of England               2. Alfonso X of Castile                                   20. Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor               10. Philip of Swabia                       21. Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy               5. Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen                             22. Isaac II Angelos               11. Irene Angelina                       23. Unknown Palaiologina?, afterwards Irene               1. James of Castile, Lord of Cameros                                         24. Alfonso II of Aragon               12. Peter II of Aragon                       25. Sancha of Castile               6. James I of Aragon                             26. William VIII of Montpellier               13. Marie of Montpellier                       27. Eudokia Komnene               3. Violant of Aragon                                   28. Béla III of Hungary               14. Andrew II of Hungary                       29. Agnes of Antioch               7. Violant of Hungary                             30. Peter II of Courtenay               15. Yolanda de Courtenay                       31. Yolanda of Flanders

References

Notes

1. González Jiménez, Manuel (octubre de 2004). «IV». Alfonso X el Sabio (1ª edición). Barcelona: Editorial Ariel S. A.. pp. 126. ISBN 84-344-6758-5.
2. González Jiménez, Manuel (octubre de 2004). «XII». Alfonso X el Sabio (1ª edición). Barcelona: Editorial Ariel S. A.. pp. 340. ISBN 84-344-6758-5.
3. Ibañez de Segovia Peralta y Mendoza, Gaspar; Marqués de Mondejar (1777). «XVIII». En Joachin Ibarra. Memorias historicas del Rei D. Alonso el Sabio i observaciones a su chronica. Madrid. pp. 535.
4. González Jiménez, Manuel (octubre de 2004). «XII». Alfonso X el Sabio (1ª edición). Barcelona: Editorial Ariel S. A.. pp. 355. ISBN 84-344-6758-5.
5. González Jiménez, Manuel (octubre de 2004). «XII». Alfonso X el Sabio (1ª edición). Barcelona: Editorial Ariel S. A.. pp. 355. ISBN 84-344-6758-5.
6. Ibañez de Segovia Peralta y Mendoza, Gaspar; Marqués de Mondejar (1777). «XVIII». En Joachin Ibarra. Memorias historicas del Rei D. Alonso el Sabio i observaciones a su chronica. Madrid. pp. 535.