BURIAL CHURCHES OF SOVEREIGNS OF MAJORCA
FROM A TO Z

MONTPELLIER (FRANCE)
BURIED IN THE FRANCISCAN ABBEY
(Montpellier, Monastère franciscain):

Queen CONSTANCE OF ARAGON (+1346), wife of King James III.

Uncertain. The monastery was demolished in the past.

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NAPLES (ITALY)
BURIED IN THE BASILICA OF ST CHIARA (Napoli, Basilica di Santa Chiara, Cortile Santa Chiara/Piazza del Gesú Nuovo):

Queen MARY OF NAPLES (+1347), consort of King Sancho I.

Uncertain. The tomb has not been preserved.

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PALMA DE MALLORCA (SPAIN)
BURIED IN THE CATHEDRAL OF ST MARY
(Palma, La Catedral de Santa Maria, Plaça de l'Almoina):

01. King JAMES II (+1311)
02. King JAMES III (+1349)

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PERPIGNAN/PERPINYÁ (FRANCE)
BURIED IN THE CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (Perpignan, La cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Place Léon Gambetta):

01. Queen ESCLARAMUNDA (+c. 1315), consort of King James II of Majorca.
The tomb has not been preserved.
02. King SANCHO I (+1324)

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POBLET (SPAIN)
BURIED IN THE ROYAL ABBEY OF ST MARY
(El Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet):

King JAMES I (+1276)

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VALLBONA DE LES MONGES (SPAIN)
BURIED IN THE MONASTERY OF ST MARY (Monestir de Santa Maria de Vallbona de les Monges, Carrer Major):

Queen YOLANDE OF HUNGARY (+1251), consort of King James I

LIST OF SOVEREIGNS OF MAJORCA 1231-1344

KINGDOM OF MAJORCA 1231-1344:
HOUSE OF BARCELONA
(Casa de Barcelona)
1231-1276: JAMES I THE CONQUEROR
(Jaume I el Conqueridor; King of Aragon)
Born in 1208 in Montpellier.
Father: King Peter II of Aragon. Mother: Queen Mary of Montpellier.
Married in 1235 in Barcelona Princess YOLANDE of Hungary (*c. 1215,+1251 Huesca).
His issue who reigned:
-Yolande (*1236,+1301; Queen of Castile),
-Peter III (*1240,+1285; King of Aragon),
-JAMES II (*1243,+1311),
-Isabella (*1247,+1271; Queen of France).
Died in 1276 in Valencia.
Buried firstly in the Cathedral of Valencia, later reburied in the Abbey of Poblet.
His consort Queen Yolande of Hungary was buried in St Mary's Monastery at Vallbona.

1276-1311: JAMES II (Jaume II)
Born in 1243 in Montpellier.
Father: King James I of Aragon. Mother: Queen Yolande of Hungary.
Married in 1272 in Barcelona Countess ESCLARAMUNDA of Foix (*c. 1250 Foix,+c. 1315 Perpignan).
He was crowned in 1276 in the Church of St Eulalia in Palma.
His issue who reigned:
-SANCHO I (*1276,+1324),
-Sancha (*1285,+1345; Queen of Naples).
Died in 1311 in Palma.
Buried in the Cathedral of Palma.
His consort Queen Esclaramunda was buried in the Cathedral of Perpignan (no tomb).

1311-1324: SANCHO I THE PEACEFUL (Sanç I el Pacífic)
Born in 1276.
Father: King James II of Aragon. Mother: Queen Esclaramunda of Foix.
Married in 1304 by proxy and in 1308 in person in Palma Princess MARY of Naples (*1290,+1347).
He was crowned in 1311 in the Cathedral of Palma.
Died in 1324 in Formiguères (now France).
Buried in the Cathedral of Perpignan.
His consort Queen Mary of Naples was probably buried in the Church of St Chiara in Naples (no tomb).

1324-1344: JAMES III (Jaume III)
Born in 1315 in Catania.
Father: Prince Fernando of Majorca. Mother: Princess Isabel de Sabran.
Married firstly in 1336 in Perpignan Princess CONSTANCE of Aragon (*1318,+1346 Montpellier).
Married secondly in 1347 Yolande of Vilaragut (*c. 1320/25,+c. 1372).
His issue who reigned:
-James (*1336,+1375; consort of Queen Joan I of Naples).
Deposed by the king of Aragon in 1344.
Died in 1349 in the Battle of Llucmajor.
Buried firstly in the Cathedral of Valencia, in the 20th c. reburied in the Cathedral of Palma.
His consort Queen Constance of Aragon was buried in the Franciscan Church in Montpellier, France (demolished).

1344: KINGDOM OF MAJORCA ANNEXED TO ARAGON.















MAJORCAN ROYAL STANDARD

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Royal standard of the kings of Majorca

TOMBS OF MAJORCAN SOVEREIGNS

01. The tomb of King JAMES I THE CONQUEROR in the Abbey of Poblet (Spain).
02. The tomb of Queen YOLANDE OF HUNGARY, consort of King James I, in the Monastery of St Mary at Vallbona de les Monges (Spain).




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The tomb of King JAMES II in the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca (Spain)

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The tomb of King SANCHO I THE PEACEFUL in the Cathedral of Perpignan (France)

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The tomb of King JAMES III in the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca  (Spain)



MAJORCAN CORONATION CHURCHES

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PALMA DE MALLORCA CATHEDRAL OF ST MARY/SPAIN
(Palma, La Catedral de Santa Maria, Plaça de l'Almoina).
Here was crowned:
1311: Sancho I

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PALMA DE MALLORCA, CHURCH OF ST EULALIA/SPAIN
(Palma, Església de Santa Eulàlia, Plaça de Santa Eulàlia).
Here was crowned:
1276: James II

Select Bibliography
Centellas Salamero R. (red.) et al.: Los reyes de Aragón, Zaragoza 1993
Viladomiu P.: Guia de las tombes reials del Casal de Barcelona, Barcelona 2009

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