Sancho of Majorca

Sancho of Majorca, called " the Peaceful " ( Catalan: Sancho de Mallorca, * 1277 in Montpellier, † September 4, 1324 in FormiguÃ, capcir ), was a King of Majorca, Count of Cerdanya and Roussillon, and Lord of Montpellier from the house Barcelona.

He was a son of King James II of Mallorca and his wife Esclarmonde of Foix. Together with his family experienced Sancho childhood in captivity of his uncle King Peter III. of Aragon, who had occupied in 1285 Mallorca. He first lived in Perpignan and Torroella de Montgrí, then in Barcelona. After his escape, he was educated IV of France on the King Philip's court. The same dealt with Aragon in 1295 from the Treaty of Anagni, the return of the royal family to Mallorca allowed, albeit as a vassal of Aragon. After Sancho succeeded his father in 1311, he improved relations with his cousin, King James II of Aragon, whom he paid homage to 1312 and supported him in the war against Genoa to Sardinia and Corsica. Sancho came to France for the possession of Montpellier in the dispute. Domestically, he had the annual renewal of the Consell General reintroduce and built coastal protection Mallorca against the pirates of mischief.

Sancho married in 1304 Marie d' Anjou, a daughter of King Charles II of Naples, but with whom he had no children. He therefore certain testamentary his nephew James III. , A son of Infante Ferdinand, heir to the throne. Sancho was buried in the cathedral of Perpignan.