County of Urgell

County of Urgell
Comtat d'Urgell (Catalan)
Comitatus Urgellensis (Latin)
798–1413
Flag of Urgell
Flag
of Urgell
Coat of arms
County of Urgell within the Crown of Aragon
County of Urgell within the Crown of Aragon
CapitalLa Seu d'Urgell
Common languagesCatalan
Religion
Roman Catholic
GovernmentFeudal monarchy
Count 
• 798–820
Borrell (first)
• 1408–1413
James II (last)
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
798
• Disestablished
1413
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Carolingian Empire
Principality of Catalonia
Today part ofAndorra
Spain
Sepulchre of Àlvar I and Cecília de Foix at The Cloisters, New York City
Historical-artistic reconstruction of the coat of arms of the counts of Urgell (from the tomb of Àlvar I and Cecilia de Foix) by the heraldic artist Dario Scaricamazza.

The County of Urgell (Catalan: Comtat d'Urgell, IPA: [kumˈtad duɾˈʒeʎ]; Latin: Comitatus Urgellensis) is one of the historical Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and Cerdanya.


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