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Queen consort of Majorca from 1276?1311
Esclaramunda of Foix
(1250?1315) was Queen consort of
Majorca
from 1276-1311.
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Life
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She was the daughter of
Roger IV of Foix
and Brunisenda of Cardona, daughter of Ramon VIII,
Viscount of Cardona
. Named after her great-grandmother, Esclaramunda was twenty years old when she married
James II of Majorca
.
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As the royal palace or castle was under construction, the new couple moved to Montpellier, but in July 1276 embarked for Majorca.
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She was responsible for tutoring her grandson
James III of Majorca
. She was protector of the
Order of Mercy
. Her feast is on 22 October.
Marriage and issue
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In 1275, Esclaramunda married
James II of Majorca
, with whom she had six children:
She survived her husband by only five years, and died in
Perpignan
.
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