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Esclaramunda of Foix

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Name
  
Esclaramunda Foix

Died
  
1315, Perpignan, France

Parents
  
Roger IV, Count of Foix


Role
  
James II of Majorca's wife

Spouse
  
James II of Majorca (m. 1275)

Children
  
Sancho of Majorca, Sancha of Majorca

Grandparents
  
Roger-Bernard II, Count of Foix

Great-grandparents
  
Raymond-Roger, Count of Foix

Esclaramunda of Foix (1255–1315) was Queen consort of Majorca. She was married to James II of Majorca, and she was responsible for tutoring her grandson James III of Majorca. She was protector of the Order of Mercy. Her feast is on 22 October.

She was daughter of Roger IV of Foix.

Marriage and issue

In 1275, Esclaramunda married James II of Majorca, with whom she had six children:

  • James, who became a Franciscan monk before his father's death.
  • Sancho, James II's successor
  • Sancha of Majorca, who married Robert of Naples.
  • Philip, regent of Majorca during James III's minority
  • Elizabeth, wife of Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena.
  • Ferdinand, father of James III.

    • She survived her husband by only five years, and died in Perpignan.

    References

    Esclaramunda of Foix Wikipedia
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