James Ii Of Majorca

James II ( and Lord Of Montpellier from 1243 until 1311 . He was the second son of James , king of Aragon , and his wife, Violant, daughter of Andrew II , king of Hungary .

James inherited from his father a vast realm including three of the Balearic Islands ( Majorca , Ibiza and Formentera ), the counties of Roussillon and Cerdanya , the dominion of Montpellier , the barony of Aumelàs , and the viscounty of Carladès . He also gained tribute from the fourth Balearic island, Minorca , which remained under Muslim control throughout his life. His status as a vassal to Aragon , under the rule of his brother, Pedro III , conflicted with his management of the Kingdom of Majorca, which spread over a greater amount of land than did Aragon.

James allied with Pope Martin IV and king Philip III Of France (the widower of his sister, Isabella ) against his brother, but was defeated in the Battle Of The Ant Islands in 1285 . His brother, Pedro, annexed the Balearic Islands to Aragon in the conquest, but returned them in 1295 to return to the status before the war. Following this reversion, James devoted himself to running his kingdom by reforming urbanism, establishing agricultural policy, emphasizing defense, and reforming the economy.

James wed Esclaramunda of Foix in 1275 through a marriage arranged by his own initiative and not that of his father's. Esclaramunda bore six children to James including:

Jaume - Became a Franciscan monk before his father's death.

Sanç - Who succeeded James to the kingdom as Sancho I Of Majorca

Sança

Felip

Elisabet - Wife of Juan Manuel Of Castile .

Ferran - Father of Jaume who succeeded Sancho I as James III Of Majorca .

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