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The Valldemossa Charterhouse (Catalan: Cartoixa de Valldemossa, Spanish: Cartuja de Valldemosa), translatable as: Carthusian Monastery of Valldemossa) is a palace in Valldemossa, Majorca that was residence of the king Sancho of Majorca, former royal residence and Royal Charthouse (15th century).

History

The origin of the complex dates back to the time of King James II of Majorca, who chose this exceptional place in the Sierra de Tramuntana, located more than 400 meters high, to build a palace for his son Sancho, known as the "Palace of the King Sancho". In the year 1399 Martin of Aragon yielded all the royal possessions of Valldemossa to the Carthusian friars. These founded the Charterhouse and inhabited it until 1835, when it happened to private hands by the Ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizábal.

The monastery is a museum today, consisting of the main church which is still in use, the old pharmacy, various cells and rooms of the prior and the monks, the former library, dining room, garden, as well as the cells No. 2 and No. 4 of the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin in 1838 to 1839, and the French writer George Sand.

External links

Media related to Valldemossa Charterhouse at Wikimedia Commons

Visita Valldemossa's Charterhouse

39°42′32″N 2°37′19″E / 39.7089°N 2.62194°E / 39.7089; 2.62194

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-The '''Valldemossa Charterhouse''' (Catalan: ''Cartoixa de Valldemossa'', translatable as: Carthusian Monastery of Valldemossa) is a former [[Carthusian]] monastery in [[Valldemossa]], [[Majorca]].
+The '''Valldemossa Charterhouse''' (Catalan: ''Cartoixa de Valldemossa'', Spanish: ''Cartuja de Valldemosa''), translatable as: Carthusian Monastery of Valldemossa) is a palace in [[Valldemossa]], [[Majorca]] that was residence of the king [[Sancho of Majorca]], former royal residence and Royal [[Charthouse]] (15th century).
 == History ==
+The origin of the complex dates back to the time of King [[James II of Majorca]], who chose this exceptional place in the [[Sierra de Tramuntana]], located more than 400 meters high, to build a palace for his son Sancho, known as the "Palace of the King Sancho". In the year 1399 [[Martin of Aragon]] yielded all the royal possessions of Valldemossa to the [[Carthusian]] friars. These founded the Charterhouse and inhabited it until 1835, when it happened to private hands by the [[Spanish confiscation|Ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizábal]].
-The charterhouse was founded as a royal residence and later converted into a monastery of the Carthusian order. The monastery existed from 1399 until its secularisation in 1835 under the [[Ecclesiastical Confiscations of Mendizábal]].
 The monastery is a museum today, consisting of the main church which is still in use, the old pharmacy, various cells and rooms of the prior and the monks, the former library, dining room, garden, as well as the cells No. 2 and No. 4 of the Polish composer [[Frédéric Chopin]] in 1838 to 1839, and the French writer [[George Sand]].
-* [https://cartoixadevalldemossa.com Visit Valldemossa's Charterhouse]
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+[[Category:Kingdom of Majorca]]