The Kings of Majorca - Pyrenees OrientalJacques the conqueror and his descendants dominate this period of Catalan history. In the background the inquisition was bringing terror to the Languedoc and there were plagues and other misfortunes. However this period is still looked on as a time of prosperity.
Jacques was a cultivated man and he formed alliances southwards to Spain with the treaty of Corbeil in 1258. Later in life he abdicated and became a Cistercian monk, passing away in 1276.
Pierre III , his elder son, inherited the kingdoms of Barcelona, Aragon and Valencia. Next came his younger son, Jacques II who held the title of King of Majorca, Count of Roussillon and the Cerdagne, Lord of Montpellier and Viscount of Carlades. These two brothers fought over the lands. Jacques reigned until 1311 with his wife Esclarmonde of Foix. They had 5 sons. One of these sons , Ferran, succeeded and after him his son , Jacques III, from 1324 to 1344.Ferran preferred the pleasures of the court to life defending his realm. Conspiracies involving Pierre IV and Philippe VI de Valois weekened his position and eventually he died in October 1349. He was the last of the Kings of Majorca Back to Pyrenees Oriental and Vallespir Holiday Gite for rent in Carcassonne
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