Sancho I of Majorca

Sancho I (Sanç I in Catalan), called the Pacific, el Pacífic, or el Pacífico (1274-1324), was king of Majorca, count of Roussillon and Cerdaña, and lord of Montpellier from 1311 to 1324. He was the second son of James II and Escalaramunda de Foix, daughter of Roger IV, count of Foix. He inherited the throne when his elder brother James renounced his claim to became a Franciscan monk.

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Catalan - 1274 - 1324 - King of Majorca - Roussillon - Cerdaña - Lord of Montpellier - 1311 - James II - Escalaramunda de Foix - Roger IV - Count of Foix - Franciscan

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In his early reign, he struggled to continue his father's policy of stabilising the kingdom, but the major city of the realm, Palma de Mallorca, fought for autonomy.

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He extorted much money from the Jews to build a navy.

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Jews - Navy

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He willed the kingdom to his nephew James to prevent it from falling to the Crown of Aragón.

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James - Crown of Aragón

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