James II of Aragon
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James II, called the Just, was the King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. He was also the King of Sicily from 1285 to 1295 and the King of Majorca from 1291 to 1298. From 1297 he was nominally the King of Sardinia and Corsica, but he only acquired the island of Sardinia by conquest in 1324. His full title for the last three decades of his reign was "James, by the grace of God, king of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica, and count of Barcelona".
A diner minted at Barcelona with James II's left-facing bust on the obverse
Lead seal showing James II seated on a throne and holding an orb, with the Sardinian coat-of-arms on the reverse
Tomb effigy of James in the royal monastery of Santes Creus
Kingdom of Valencia
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The Kingdom of Valencia, located in the eastern shore of the Iberian Peninsula, was one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon.
Kingdom of Valencia
The King James I entered the city of Valencia on 9 October 1238
The Contract Hall in La Llotja de la Seda