Father Alfonso IV of Aragon Died 1346, Montpellier, France Role Queen of Majorca | Name Constance Aragon, Mother Teresa d'Entenca House House of Barcelona | |
Tenure 1336–1344
1344–1346 (in pretendence) Issue James IV of Majorca
Isabella of Majorca Spouse James III of Majorca (m. 1336–1346) Children James IV of Majorca, Isabella of Majorca Parents Alfonso IV of Aragon, Teresa d'Entenca Similar People James III of Majorca, Alfonso IV of Aragon, Peter IV of Aragon, James II of Aragon, Joanna I of Naples | ||
Constance of Aragon (1318–Montpellier, 1346) was Queen of Majorca as the wife of King James III. She was the eldest daughter of Alfonso IV of Aragon and his first wife, Teresa d'Entença.
James III wished to have friendly relations with Aragon, and thus married Constance in Perpignan on 24 September 1336. In 1342, he refused to take the oath of fealty to Constance's brother, Peter IV of Aragon.
James and Constance had two children:
- James (c. 1336 – January 20, 1375), pretender to the throne of Majorca
- Isabella (1337–1406), pretender to the throne of Majorca
In a short war (1343–44), James (and allegedly Constance) was driven out of Majorca by Peter, who annexed the Balearic Islands to the Crown of Aragon.
Two years later, Constance died in Montpellier. She was outlived by James and her two children. Her husband remarried the following year to Violante of Vilaragut.
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