Isabel of Majorca
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Isabella of Majorca (1337–1406) was the last titular Queen of Majorca and Countess of Roussillon and Cerdanya from 1375 to her death.
and his first wife, Constance of Aragon
. Her maternal grandparents were Alfonso IV of Aragon
and his first wife Teresa d'Entença
. Her paternal grandparents were Ferdinand of Majorca
and his wife Isabelle de Sabran.
After the death of her mother, Isabella's father remarried to Violante of Vilaragut
, who gave Isabella a half-sister named Esclaramunda, who died young.
, as well as the actual lands, of her brother James IV
on his death in 1375. Their father had lost the kingdom (1343) and he died in the Battle of Llucmajor
(1345) by Peter IV of Aragon
. Isabella was captured with her brother and stepmother by her uncle King Peter after the battle in which her father was killed, and confined to the convent of the Clarissans at Valencia with her stepmother. She was freed in 1358/59, thanks to the efforts of her stepmother, on the condition that she renounce her rights to Majorca.
On 4 September 1358, Isabella married John II, Marquess of Montferrat
, in Montpellier
. Her marriage was arranged by her stepmother, who was then living at the Court of Monferrato.
Isabella was unable at any point to mount a serious attempt to regain her claimed territories. In her attempt to reclaim the throne, she adopted two men as sons and to fight for her in front of her uncle, Peter IV of Aragon.
In 1375, Isabella remarried (John died in 1372) to Konrad of Reischach and Jungnau in secret. The marriage produced a son Michael; they later separated.
Her children did not want to be kings of Majorca, but her only daughter, Margaret, accepted to reclaim her rights to Aragon of being the mother of the future king of Majorca, for her son, Count James II of Urgell
.
Isabella died in France
around 1406.
With Konrad she had a son:
Family
She was the daughter of James IIIJames III of Majorca
James III , called the Rash or the Unfortunate, son of Ferdinand of Majorca and Isabelle de Sabran, heiress of Principality of Achaea, was the King of Majorca from 1324 to 1344. He was the last independent king of Majorca of the House of Barcelona.James was born at Catania...
and his first wife, Constance of Aragon
Constance of Aragon, Queen of Majorca
Constance of Aragon was the eldest daughter of Alfonso IV of Aragon and his first wife Teresa d'Entença. She was born into the House of Aragon...
. Her maternal grandparents were Alfonso IV of Aragon
Alfonso IV of Aragon
Alfonso IV, called the Kind was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1327 to his death. He was the second son of James II and Blanche of Anjou...
and his first wife Teresa d'Entença
Teresa d'Entença
Teresa d'Entença was the eldest daughter of Gombald d'Entença and his wife Constance of Antillón. She was Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to King Alfonso IV of Aragon and was Countess of Urgell in her own right; however control over her estate passed to her husband.- Life :Before dying at...
. Her paternal grandparents were Ferdinand of Majorca
Ferdinand of Majorca
Ferdinand of Majorca , Infante of Majorca, was the third son of James II of Majorca, Viscount of Aumelas and Lord of Frontignan....
and his wife Isabelle de Sabran.
After the death of her mother, Isabella's father remarried to Violante of Vilaragut
Violante of Vilaragut
Violante of Vilaragut was a daughter of Berengeur de Vilaragut and his second wife Saura of Majorca, who was an illegitimate daughter of James II of Majorca. Violante was Titular queen consort of Majorca by her marriage to her cousin James III of Majorca.-Life:The marriage contract was signed on...
, who gave Isabella a half-sister named Esclaramunda, who died young.
Life
She succeeded to the titles and pretensions for the Kingdom of MajorcaKingdom of Majorca
The Kingdom of Majorca was founded by James I of Aragon, also known as James The Conqueror. After the death of his first-born son Alfonso, a will was written in 1262 which created the kingdom in order to cede it to his son James...
, as well as the actual lands, of her brother James IV
James IV of Majorca
James IV of Majorca was King of Majorca from 1349 until his death.James was the son of James III of Majorca and Constance of Aragon...
on his death in 1375. Their father had lost the kingdom (1343) and he died in the Battle of Llucmajor
Battle of Llucmajor
The Battle of Llucmajor occurred in 1349 when Peter IV of Aragon's forces defeated and killed his cousin James III of Majorca in the town of Llucmajor on the Balearic Islands, resulting in the end of the independent Kingdom of Majorca.-References:...
(1345) by Peter IV of Aragon
Peter IV of Aragon
Peter IV, , called el Cerimoniós or el del punyalet , was the King of Aragon, King of Sardinia and Corsica , King of Valencia , and Count of Barcelona Peter IV, (Balaguer, September 5, 1319 – Barcelona, January 6, 1387), called el Cerimoniós ("the Ceremonious") or el del punyalet ("the one...
. Isabella was captured with her brother and stepmother by her uncle King Peter after the battle in which her father was killed, and confined to the convent of the Clarissans at Valencia with her stepmother. She was freed in 1358/59, thanks to the efforts of her stepmother, on the condition that she renounce her rights to Majorca.
On 4 September 1358, Isabella married John II, Marquess of Montferrat
John II, Marquess of Montferrat
John II Palaeologus was the Margrave of Montferrat from 1338.He was the son of Theodore I of Montferrat, with whom he was associated in the government from 1336. He had great fortune in extending the boundaries of the margraviate against his neighbours...
, in Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
. Her marriage was arranged by her stepmother, who was then living at the Court of Monferrato.
Isabella was unable at any point to mount a serious attempt to regain her claimed territories. In her attempt to reclaim the throne, she adopted two men as sons and to fight for her in front of her uncle, Peter IV of Aragon.
In 1375, Isabella remarried (John died in 1372) to Konrad of Reischach and Jungnau in secret. The marriage produced a son Michael; they later separated.
Her children did not want to be kings of Majorca, but her only daughter, Margaret, accepted to reclaim her rights to Aragon of being the mother of the future king of Majorca, for her son, Count James II of Urgell
James II of Urgell
James II was the Count of Urgell , Viscount of Àger, and lord of Antillón, Alcolea de Cinca, and Fraga...
.
Isabella died in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
around 1406.
Children
With John she had five children:- Otto III of Montferrat (1358–1378)
- John III of Montferrat (1360–1381)
- Theodore II of Montferrat (1364–1418)
- William (1365–1400)
- Margaret (c. 1365-1420), married in 1375 to Peter II of Urgell
With Konrad she had a son:
- Michael of Reischach and Jungnau