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TheKingdom of Majorca (1231–1715) was created byJames I of Aragon following hisconquest in 1229 and the subsequent surrender of sovereignty by the Muslim rulers of theBalearic Islands in 1231. It was ruled in conjunction with theCrown of Aragon until his death when by will it passed to a younger son,James (II), who ruled the kingdom as nominal vassal of the Aragonese Crown. He was removed by his nephewAlfonso III of Aragon, who conquered the island ofMenorca in 1287, effectively recoveredMenorca fromMoorish rule. By theTreaty of Anagni of 1295, however, these island territories were yielded back to James. In 1344, the kingdom was again united with the Crown of Aragon but still disputed by pretenders until 1403. It subsequently formed an administrative kingdom within theCrown of Spain periodically included in the royal style – as inPhilip II's in the 1584Treaty of Joinville – until theNueva Planta Decrees abolished these divisions in 1715.
Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
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James I 1231–1276 | ![]() | 2 February 1208 Montpellier son ofPeter II of Aragon andMarie of Montpellier | Eleanor 1221 1 child Violant of Hungary 1235 10 children Teresa Gil de Vidaure 2 children | 27 July 1276 Valencia aged 68 |
James II 1276–1286 (first rule) | ![]() | 1243 Montpellier son ofJames I of Aragon andViolant of Hungary | Esclaramunda of Foix 1275 6 children | 1311 Palma de Mallorca aged 68 |
Alfonso I Alfonso III of Aragon 1286–1291 | ![]() | 1265 Valencia son ofPeter III of Aragon andConstance of Sicily | unmarried | 18 June 1291 Barcelona aged 27 |
James III James II of Aragon 1291–1295 | ![]() | 10 August 1267 Valencia son ofPeter III andConstance of Sicily | Isabella of Castile 1 December 1291 No children Blanche of Anjou 29 October 1295 10 children Marie de Lusignan 15 June 1315 No children Elisenda de Montcada 25 December 1322 No children | 5 November 1327 Barcelona aged 60 |
James II 1295–1311 (second rule) | ![]() | 1243 Montpellier son ofJames I of Aragon andViolant of Hungary | Esclaramunda of Foix 1275 6 children | 1311 Palma de Mallorca aged 68 |
Sancho 1311–1324 | ![]() | 1276 son ofJames II of Majorca andEsclaramunda of Foix | Maria of Naples 20 September 1304 No children | 4 September 1324 Formiguera aged 48 |
James III of Majorca 1324–1344 | 5 April 1315 Catania son ofFerdinand of Majorca and Isabelle of Sabran | Constance of Aragon 2 children Violant of Vilaragut 10 November 1347 1 child | 25 October 1349 Llucmajor aged 34 |
Peter IV of Aragon annexed the kingdom in 1344 and the title was part of theCrown of Aragon, though disputed by pretenders.
Pretender | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
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James IV of Majorca 1349–1375 | ![]() | 1335 Montpellier son ofJames III of Majorca and Constance of Aragon | Joan I of Naples 26 September 1363 No children | 20 January 1375 Soria aged 40 |
Isabella 1375–1403 | ![]() | 1337 daughter ofJames III of Majorca and Constance of Aragon | John II of Montferrat 4 September 1358 5 children Konrad of Reischach 1375 1 child | 1406 France aged 69 |
Isabel's descendants did not continue the pretension.