James II of Aragon
'James II, King of Aragon' (
10 August 1267 –
2 November 1327), in
Spanish ''Jaime II'', in
Aragonese ''Chaime II'', in
Catalan ''Jaume II'', also 'James II of Barcelona', called ''The Just'' (Aragonese: 'Lo Chusto', Catalan: 'El Just') was the second son of
Peter III of Aragon and
Constance of Sicily.
He succeeded his father as King of Sicily in 1285, and was then known as "James I of Sicily." Upon the death of his brother
Alfonso III in 1291, he succeeded also to the throne of Aragon. By a peace treaty with
Charles II of Anjou in 1296, he agreed to give up Sicily, but the Sicilians instead installed on the throne his brother
Frederick. He reigned in Aragon until his death in 1327.
By the
Treaty of Anagni in
1295, he returned the
Balearic Islands to
James II of Majorca. Aragon retained control over the continental territories of the Majorca kingdom —
Montpellier and
Roussillon — throughout James' reign. In
1298, by the
Treaty of Argilers, James of Majorca recognised the suzerainty of James of Aragon.
Ancestors
Family
He married four times:
—
Isabella of Castile, daughter of
Sancho IV of Castile and his wife
María de Molina. The wedding took place in the city of
Soria, in
1 December,
1291 when the bride was only 8 years old. The marriage, which was never consummated, was dissolved after Sancho's death in 1295, when James chose to change his alliances and take advantage of the turmoil inside Castile.
—
Blanche of Anjou, daughter of his family's rival
Charles II of Naples and
Maria Arpad of Hungary. They married in the city of
Villabertran, in
29 October,
1295. She bore him several legitimate children:
★ James (Jaume) (b.
29 September,
1296 - d.
Tarragona, July 1334). James renounced his right to the throne in 1319 to become a monk. He refused to consummate his marriage to Leonor of Castille, who later become the second wife of his brother Alfonso.
★
Alfonso IV of Aragon (
1299 –
24 January 1336). He became the King of Aragon in 1327 and ruled until his death. He married twice: first to Teresa d'Entença and then to Eleanor of Castile after his first wife died.
★
Maria (b. 1299 - d. as a nun in Sijena,
1316). She married
Pedro of Castile, son of
Sancho IV of Castile.
★ Constance (Constança) (b.
Valencia,
1 April,
1300 - d. Castillo de Garcia Munoz,
19 September,
1327). Constance married
Juan Manuel, Duke of Penafiel, nephew of
Alfonso X of Castile.
★ John (Juan) (b.
1304 - d. Pobo,
Zaragoza,
19 August 1334). John became the first Archbishop of
Toledo and
Tarragona in 1318, and Patriarch of
Alexandria in 1328.
★
Isabel of Aragon (b.
1305 - d.
Styria,
12 July 1330). Elizabeth married
Frederick I of Austria.
★ Peter (Pere) (b.
1305 - d.
Pisa,
4 November 1381), Count of
Ribagorça and Prades. Peter married Jeanne, daughter of
Gaston I of Foix.
★ Blanca (b.
1307 - d.
Barcelona, 1348), Prioress of Sixena.
★ Ramon Berenguer (b. August 1308 - d. a priest at
Barcelona,
1366), Count of
Empúries and Baron of Ejerica.. Ramon married firstly with Blanca, daughter of
Philip I of Taranto, and secondly with Maria, daughter of Jaime of Aragon.
★ Violante (b.
Barcelona, October 1310 - d.
Pedrola,
19 July 1353). She first married Philip, Despot of Romania, son of
Philip I of Taranto. Her second marriage was with Lope de Luna, Lord of Segorbe.
— Maria of Lusignan, daughter of the King
Hugh III of Cyprus. They married by proxy in
Santa Sophia,
Nicosia, in
15 June 1315, and in person in the city of
Girona, in
27 November 1315. This marriage was childless.
— Elisenda of Moncada, daughter of Pedro I of Moncada, Lord of Altona and Soses. They married in the city of
Tarragona, in
25 December 1322. This marriage was childless too, and, after the king's death, she entered the monastery of
Poor Clares in Pedralbes as a nun.
Mistresses and offspring
In addition to his legitimate offspring, James had three natural children born with Sicilian women:
— With Gerolda:
★ Sancho (b.
Sicily,
1287 - d. young?).
★ Napoleón (b.
Sicily,
1288 - m.
1338), Lord of
Joyosa Guarda (Gioiosaguardia) and
Acquafredda (in
Sardinia); married a daughter of a Majorcan named Guillermo Robert.
— With Lucrecia:
★ James (Jaume) (b.
Mazzara,
1291 - d.
1350), Vicario di
Cagliari (1317–1341); married firstly with Jaumetta Guerau, from Majorca, and secondly with Puccia, a Sardinian woman.
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