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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 Constantia 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.

On 20 January 1343, Robert died and was succeeded by his granddaughter Joan I of Naples. Sancha became Queen Dowager and retired to a local monastery on 20 January 1344. She died as a nun the following year.

Preceded by Maria Arpad of Hungary

Queen consort of Naples 5 May 1309 –20 January 1343

Succeeded by Margaret of Durazzo

v • d • e Infantas of Aragon 1st Generation Sancha, Countess of Urgell · Infanta Urraca · Teresa, Countess of Provence 2nd Generation none 3rd Generation Infanta Isabella · Petronila 4th Generation Dulce, Queen of Portugal 5th Generation Constance, Holy Roman Empress · Eleanor, Countess of Toulouse · Infanta Dulce 6th Generation Infanta Sancha 7th Generation Violant, Queen of Castile · Constance, Infanta Juan Manuel of Castile · Infanta Sancha · Isabella, Queen of France · Infanta Maria · Infanta Eleanor 8th Generation Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal · Yolanda, Duchess of Calabria · Sancha, Queen of Naples* · Infanta Isabella* · Infanta Blanca of Ayerbe · Teresa, Lady of Fraga 9th Generation Maria, Infanta Peter of Castile · Constance, Duchess of Peñafiel · Isabella, Duchess of Austria · Infanta Blanca · Violante, Lady of Segorbe · Constance, Princess of Antioch** · Elisabeth, Duchess of Bavaria** · Infanta Catherine** · Margaret, Countess Palatine of the Rhine** · Beatrice, Lady of Marchena · Maria, Countess of Ampurias · Infanta Teresa of Jérica · Infanta Constanza of Ayerbe · Maria, Laby of Ayerbe 10th Generation Constance, Queen of Majorca · Infanta Isabella · Eleanor, Queen of Cyprus · Juana, Infanta Fernando Manuel of Castile · Blanca, Countess of Cardona · Eleanor, Queen of Aragon** · Beatrice, Countess Palatine of the Rhine** · Infanta Constance** · Infanta Euphemia** · Infanta Violante** · Blanca, Countess of Ampurias** · Eleonor, Countess of Caltabellotta** · Infanta Constance** · Isabella, Marchioness of Montferrat* · Infanta Esclaramunda* · Alice, Countess of Ibelin* · Beatrice, Lady of Cocentaina · Ventura, Viscountess of Illa and Canet · Elsa, Lady of Almonacid · Juana, Countess of Carrión 11th Generation Constance, Queen of Sicily · Joanna, Countess of Ampurias · Infanta Maria · Infanta Beatrice · Eleanor, Queen of Castile · Isabella, Countess of Urgell · Isabella, Countess of Cardona · Infanta Blanca of Ribagorza · Joanna, Countess of Cardona · Violante, Countess of Prades · Infanta Joanna of Prades · Infanta Constance of Prades · Infanta Eleanor of Prades · Timbor, Viscountess of Cabrera · Infanta Eleanor of Ampurias · Mary of Sicily** 12th Generation Joanna, Countess of Foix · Yolande, Duchess of Anjou · Infanta Eleanor · Infanta Antonia · Infanta Margaret · Infanta Beatrice of Urgell · Infanta Eleanor of Urgell · Cecilia, Countess of Modica · Infanta Isabella of Urgell · Infanta Eleanor of Prades · Infanta Isabella of Prades · Joanna, Countess of Prades · Margarida, Queen of Aragon · Infanta Timbor of Prades 13th Generation Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra · Eleanor, Princess of Salerno · Joanna, Countess of Cardona · Infanta Catherine of Urgell 14th Generation Maria, Queen of Castile · Eleanor, Queen of Portugal 15th Generation Blanche II of Navarre · Infanta Maria · Eleanor of Navarre · Joanna, Queen of Naples 16th Generation Isabella, Queen of Portugal · Joanna · Maria, Queen of Portugal · Catherine, Queen of England 17th Generation Eleanor, Queen of France · Isabella, Queen of Denmark-Norway · Mary, Queen of Hungary · Catherine, Queen of Portugal *also a princess of Majorca **also a princess of Sicily

[edit] External links

• A listing of descendants of Petronilla I of Aragon