James III of Majorca

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James III, also Jaume III or Jaime III, of Majorca (or Mallorca) (1315–1349), son of Ferdinand of Majorca and Isabelle de Sabran, heiress of Principality of Achaea.

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At the death of his mother in 1315, he succeeded as Prince of Achaia, ruling the Catalan crusader state in Greece under the guardianship of his father, who was killed in 1316. At the death of his uncle Sancho, he became King of Majorca, being grandson of James II.

Up to the 1330s, he was widely recognized as ruler of all Morea, i.e. the Principality of Achaea.

He married Constança of Aragon, daughter of Alfonso IV of Aragon.

He was driven out of Majorca and finally murdered by his cousin Pedro IV of Aragon, who reannexed the Balearic Islands to the crown.

The heir was his son James IV of Majorca, who ruled in Morea as Prince of Achaia and was claimant to Majorca, and was married to Queen Joan I of Naples. James IV, King-consort of Naples, died childless and James III's daughter, Isabel of Majorca inherited the claims.

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

Preceded by Sancho	King of Majorca 1324-1344	Succeeded by James IV
	Lord of Montpellier 1324-1344