La llegenda de la rendició del comte Hug V d'Empúries en la historiografia catalana medieval

Abstract

Towards the end of the 13th century, Count Hugo V of Empúries led a noble conspiracy against the Catalan king Jaume I. The count was eventually subjugated, and a peace treaty was signed. According to the Crònica de Sant Joan de la Penya, which was commissioned by King Peter III in the 14th century, the Count was not forced to rebuild the royal palace of Figueres, which his army had destroyed during the war; but it was precisely this event that became the crux of a gradually emerging legend. Some points, such as the formation of legends, the amalgamation of different historical events and the analogy to the legend of Mir de Biern, are dealt with, as well as the possibility of a conscious political instrumentalization of the legend in support of King Peter III’s policy towards the rights and duties of the nobles.