Kingdom of Majorca

The Kingdom of Majorca (also Kingdom of Mallorca) was created by James I of Aragon (Jaume I, "The Conqueror") as a vassal kingdom of the Kingdom of Aragon.

It included the Balearic Islands, Majorca and Minorca, which were conquered from the Moors; the islands of Formentera and Ibiza, more properly known as the Illes Pitiüses, but commonly included as Balearics; the counties of Roussillon and Cerdanya (approximately the present-day Catalunya del Nord); and the territories James retained in Occità nia (the lordship of Montpellier, the viscounty of Carladès and the barony of Aumelà s). The capital of this kingdom tended to be in Perpignan, Roussillon, on the mainland. On James's death, this kingdom passed to his second son, who reigned under the name James II of Majorca. James III of Majorca was dispossessed of the Kingdom by his cousin and overlord Peter IV of Aragon in 1344, and was killed attempting to recover it in 1349. His son James IV pretended to the title of King of Majorca, and was succeeded by his sister Isabel.

The kings of Majorca were:

• James (Jaume) I (reigned 1231-1276), creator of the kingdom.
• James (Jaume) II (reigned 1276-1311).
  • Alfonso (Alfons) II (Alfonso III of Aragon, known as el Franc, "the Free"), conquered the island of Majorca in 1285 and Ibiza in 1286 from James II of Majorca, and effectively recovered Minorca from Moorish domination. By the Treaty of Anagni, these island territories were yielded to James II of Aragon. The continental territories of Roussillon, Cerdanya, etc. remained under Alfonso's control.
• Sancho (Sanç) I (reigned 1311-1324).
• James (Jaume) III (reigned 1324-1344; died 1349), and also was Lord of Morea, titled as Prince of Achaia.
  • The kingdom was occupied and annexed in 1344 by Peter IV of Aragon, after which the title became nominal.
• James (Jaume) IV (pretender 1349-1375) and Prince of Achaia
• Isabel of Majorca (pretender 1375 - c. 1404); married John II, Marquis of Montferrat

Isabel's descendants did not continue the pretention.

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