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Expansion and Dynastic Change in the 1320s under the Crown of Aragon

Type Event Region Iberian Peninsula Time 1321–1330

In the 1320s, the Crown of Aragon consolidated its hold on Sardinia and Sicily late in James II's reign and engaged in complex diplomacy with Genoa a…

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  1. 1321–1326Sardinia · SardiniaJames II continued throughout the 1320s to consolidate Aragonese rule over parts of Sardinia, repeatedly fighting the Republic of Genoa and local separatist powers. Battles such as the Siege of Alghero from 1323 to 1326 became key moments in the power balance of the western Mediterranean.
  2. 1327Barcelona · CataloniaJames II died in Barcelona in November 1327, and his son Peter IV ('the Ceremonious') inherited Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, and Sardinia. The new king, known for his emphasis on ceremony and law, immediately set about sorting out the power relations among the component territories.
  3. 1328–1330Zaragoza · AragonIn the early years of his reign, Peter IV gradually strengthened the crown's direct control over its component territories through court ceremonial reforms, revisions of vassal obligations, and adjustments to the appointment of governors in Majorca and Sardinia. In the late 1320s, Aragon and Castile maintained a tense but not yet openly belligerent diplomatic posture over the Majorcan succession.

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