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100:. Eleanor moved to Aragon in 1312, to be raised as its future queen. James, however, was notoriously unpredictable. In the spring of 1318, aged 22, he announced to his father that he wished to break off the engagement and renounce his right to the crown so that he could take holy orders, despite never before having shown interest in monastic life. The infuriated king tried unsuccessfully to dissuade him. In August, the infante came down with an 104:, from which he suffered throughout the autumn and into the winter. He used it as an excuse not to visit his father, which further worsened their relationship. The marriage went ahead despite the bridegroom's vehement opposition. It was celebrated on 5 October 1319 in 76:, even after the infante reached adulthood; he appointed his son's physicians and expected them to regularly report to him. Even the infante's chamberlain was a former royal surgeon. James was appointed 132:. Father and son's relationship became increasingly strained following the renunciation, with the younger James's instability and licentiousness continuously troubling the king. 48:, a realm stretching from north-eastern Spain to Sardinia and Corsica. He is best known for his unexpected decision to renounce his marriage and right to the throne and become a 120:
The king eventually gave in to his son's demands. The renunciation was ratified in the presence of an assembly of noblemen at the Monastery of Saint Francis in
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sent for a respected physician from Paris, who helped the queen deliver Infante James on 29 September. King James personally oversaw the health of the
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already in his youth, with the task of handling judicial affairs in the name of his father. In 1313, he survived a severe fever.
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On the death of their father in 1327, the crown passed to James's brother, the freshly widowed
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139:. Alfons proceeded to marry Eleanor, James's former wife, in 1329. James died in July 1334. 289: 284: 136: 8: 34:, the second of his father's four wives. As the king's eldest son, James was not only an 96:. The union was of great importance, as the one-year-old infanta was the only child of 65: 27: 259: 217: 179: 112:
it. At the time of the wedding, the bride was only 12 years old, while James was 23.
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on 22 December. The marriage, unconsummated, was easily annulled. James entered the
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For another member of the House of Aragon who became a monk, see
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Index

James of Majorca (monk)
King James II
Blanche of Naples
infante
heir apparent
Crown of Aragon
monk
Queen Blanche
King James II
heir apparent
Crown of Aragon
procurator general
Eleanor of Castile
Monreal de Ariza
King Ferdinand IV
abscess
Gandesa
consummate
Tarragona
Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
Order of Montesa
Alfons IV







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