Sancha of Majorca

Sancha of Majorca (c. 1285 – 28 July 1345, Naples) was the second wife but only Queen consort of Robert of Naples.

Family

She was a daughter of James II of Majorca and his Queen consort Esclaramunda of Foix.

Her paternal grandparents were James I of Aragon and Violant of Hungary. Her maternal grandparents were Roger IV of Foix and Brunissenda of Cardona.

Marriage

In July 1304, Sancha married Robert of Naples. He was the eldest surviving son of Charles II of Naples and Maria Arpad of Hungary. He was about twenty-seven years old and his first wife Yolanda of Aragon, daughter of Peter III of Aragon and Constance of Sicily, had died in August 1302.

Charles II died on 5 May 1309 and Robert succeeded him. Sancha served as his Queen consort for the rest of his reign but remained childless. She had petitioned the pope on numerous occasions regarding the hopeful dissoloution of her marriage, as she wanted to become a nun.

On 20 January 1343, Robert died and was succeeded by his granddaughter Joan I of Naples. Sancha became Queen Dowager and supported her step-granddaughter Joan in the first year of her reign against other factions. She retired to a local monastery on 20 January 1344 and died as a nun the following year.

Ancestry

Sancha of Majorca House of Barcelona Born: 1285 Died: 28 July 1345
Royal titles
Preceded by Maria Arpad of Hungary	Queen consort of Naples 5 May 1309 – 20 January 1343	Vacant Title next held by Andrew, Duke of Calabria

External links

• A listing of descendants of Petronilla I of Aragon