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The Kingdom of Majorca (1231–1715) was created by James I of Aragon following his conquest in 1229 and the subsequent surrender of sovereignty by the Muslim rulers of the Balearic Islands in 1231. It was ruled in conjunction with the Crown 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 nephew Alfonso III of Aragon, who conquered the island of Menorca in 1287, effectively recovered Menorca from Moorish rule. By the Treaty 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 the Crown of Spain periodically included in the royal style – as in Philip II's in the 1584 Treaty of Joinville – until the Nueva Planta Decrees abolished these divisions in 1715.

Monarchs of Majorca

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
James I 1231–1276		2 February 1208 Montpellier son of Peter II of Aragon and Marie 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 of James I of Aragon and Violant 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 of Peter III of Aragon and Constance of Sicily	unmarried	18 June 1291 Barcelona aged 27
James III James II of Aragon 1291–1295		10 August 1267 Valencia son of Peter III and Constance 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 of James I of Aragon and Violant of Hungary	Esclaramunda of Foix 1275 6 children	1311 Palma de Mallorca aged 68
Sancho 1311–1324		1276 son of James II of Majorca and Esclaramunda 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 of Ferdinand 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

Pretenders to the throne

Peter IV of Aragon annexed the kingdom in 1344 and the title was part of the Crown of Aragon, though disputed by pretenders.

Pretender	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
James IV of Majorca 1349–1375		1335 Montpellier son of James 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 of James 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.

See also

• List of consorts of Majorca
• List of Spanish monarchs
• Kings of Spain family tree
• Kingdom of Majorca

• Monarchs of Majorca
• Crown of Aragon
• History of Catalonia
• History of the Balearic Islands
• Lists of Spanish monarchs
• Balearic Islands-related lists