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Kingdom of Majorca

constitutional monarchy which existed between 1229–1715

6 dated entries naming Kingdom of Majorca, drawn from 6 separate years between 1243 CE and 1344 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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13th century

  • 1243May 31 – James II, Aragonese ruler of Majorca (d. 1311)source
  • 1274Sancho I ("the Peaceful"), king of Majorca (d. 1324)source
  • 1275Ramon Llull, Spanish scholar and theologian, establishes a school in Majorca to teach Arabic to preachers, in an attempt to aid proselytizing to Moors. He also discovers diethyl ether.source
  • 1284Aragonese Crusade: The first French armies under King Philip III ("the Bold") and his 14-year-old son Charles of Valois enter Roussillon. They include 16,000 cavalry, 17,000 crossbowmen, and 100,000 infantry, along with 100 ships in south French ports. Though they have the support of James II, ruler of Majorca, the local populace rises against them. Elne is valiantly defended by Aragonese troops, but the French occupy the city, and burn the cathedral, while the population is massacred.source

14th century

  • 1315April 5 – King James III of Majorca, who will be nicknamed "James the Unfortunate".(d. 1349)source
  • 1344King Peter IV of Aragon defeats and deposes his cousin, James III of Majorca, thereby absorbing the Balearic Kingdom of Majorca into the Crown of Aragon.source

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