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EVENTS OF HIS REIGN Once on the throne, John abandoned his father's relatively Anglophile policy and made an alliance with France. He continued Aragon's support for the Pope of the Avignon line, Clement VII , in the Western Schism . John also made an alliance with Castile, and confirmed in 1388 a treaty with Navarre fixing borders between these kingdoms. In 1389-90, the Aragonese battled the troops of the Count Of Armagnac , who was attempting to conquer the lands of the vassal kingdom of Majorca . The attack went from Embordá to Gerona . The invaders were defeated in 1390 by Aragonese troops commanded by the Infante Don Martin , the king's brother (and successor). During 1388-90, John gradually lost all lands of the Duchies of Athens And Neopatras in Greece. In 1391, John promulgated legislation on Jews in different cities of Aragon. Also in 1391, his administration faced a revolt in the vassal kingdom of Sicily , where the population had proclaimed Louis Of Durazzo as king. John was a protector of culture of Barcelona. He established in 1393 the Consistor Of Barcelona (''jocs florals''), imitating the same office in Toulouse. Aragon had been attempting to subjugate Sardinia since the reign of James II , and gradually the Aragonese had conquered most of the island. However, in the 1380s, the remaining independent principality Arborea became a fortress of rebellion and the Aragonese were rapidly driven back by Eleanor Visconti Doria . The Aragonese continued in John's reign to attempt to suppress rebels in Sardinia and regain lost territories. However, during John's reign, practically the whole of Sardinia was lost. John's reign was characterized by disastrous financial administration. He died without sons, and was succeeded by his younger brother Martin. Two daughters, however, survived to adulthood. FAMILY AND CHILDREN From his first marriage to Martha of Armagnac (1347-1378), daughter of Count Jean I Of Armagnac :
From his second marriage to Yolande Of Bar , daughter of Robert I, Duke Of Bar and Marie Of France :
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