Martin I (1356—1410), "the Elder", "the Humane", "the Ecclesiastic", King of Aragon (1396 - 1410), King of Sicily (1409 - 1410) was the last direct descendant in legitimate male line of Wilfred "the Hairy", Count of Barcelona, to rule Aragon. He became also the King of Sicily (as Martin II, King of Trinacria) after the death of his son, Martin I of Sicily. Events January 20 - Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England September 19 - Battle of Poitiers The English defeat the French in the Hundred Years War, capturing the King John II of France in the process. ... Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. ... Capital Zaragoza Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 4th  47 719 km²  9,4% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 11th  1 217 514  2,9%  25,51/km² Demonym  – English  – Spanish  Aragonese  aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation  – Congress seats  – Senate seats... Events September 25 - Bayezid I defeats Sigismund of Hungary and John of Nevers at the Battle of Nicopolis. ... Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... Events January 1 - The Welsh surrender Harlech Castle to the English. ... Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. ... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density (2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain (41°23′ N 2°11′ E). ... The following is a list of monarchs of Naples and Sicily: See also: List of Counts of Apulia and Calabria Hauteville Counts of Sicily, 1071-1130 Roger I 1071-1101 Simon 1101-1105 Roger II 1105-1130 Hauteville Kings of Sicily, 1130-1198 Roger II 1130-1154 William I 1154... Martin I of Sicily (c 1374—1409), The Younger, King of Sicily (1390 - 1409), was the grandson of Peter IV of Aragon and nephew of John I of Aragon. ...

Martin was born 1356 either in Gerona or in Perpignan, and died 31 May 1410 in Barcelona. He was second son of King Peter IV of Aragon and Leonora of Trinacria, princess of that cadet royal Aragonese branch. May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. ... Peter IV of Aragon (1319-1387), king of Aragon (1336-1387), the Ceremonious or el del punyalet (the one of the little dagger). ...

As cadet prince of Aragonese royal family, Martin was given the Duchy of Monblanch (Montblanc). In 1380 his father appointed him as lord and regent of the island of Sicily, its heiress Mary of Sicily being underage (Mary's father, Frederick III of Trinacria, having died 1377). Events September 8 - Battle of Kulikovo - Russian forces under Grand Prince Dmitrii Ivanovich defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols (the Golden Horde), stopping their advance at Kulikovo. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... Mary of Sicily (c 1370—1402), Queen of Sicily, was the daughter and heir of Frederick III The Simple. As she was very young at the time of her fathers death, her government was effectively taken over by four baronial families who styled themselves vicars. ... Frederick III of Sicily (c. ... Events January 17 – Gregory XI enters Rome. ...

Martin's son, Martin the Younger was then married to the young heiress. The island of Sicily (the vassal kingdom of Trinacria) was thus intended to be the own fief of Martin's descendants. The son was known as King Martin I of Sicily, already in lifetime of Martin the father. Martin I of Sicily (c 1374— 1409), The Younger, King of Sicily ( 1390 - 1409), was the grandson of Peter IV of Aragon and nephew of John I of Aragon. ... Martin I of Sicily (c 1374—1409), The Younger, King of Sicily (1390 - 1409), was the grandson of Peter IV of Aragon and nephew of John I of Aragon. ...

In 1396, Martin succeeded his elder brother John I (who died sonless) on the throne of Aragon. However, Sicilian nobles were causing unrest, and Martin was kept on Sicily until 1397, when he personally took over in Aragon. Martin's wife Maria de Luna had claimed the throne on behalf of Martin, and acted as his representative until he personally arrived. However, the delay opened further way to problems and quarrels to surface in Aragon. His right to the throne was contested, firstly by Count Matthew of Foix on behalf of his wife Joanna, elder daughter of John I of Aragon. However, Martin succeeded in quashing invasion by the troops of Count of Foix. After the death of Joanna, childless, the second daughter Yolande of Aragon, married with the Anjou King of Sicily, and Yolande's sons, continued this claim. Events September 25 - Bayezid I defeats Sigismund of Hungary and John of Nevers at the Battle of Nicopolis. ... Matthew of Foix contested Martin I of Aragon for the throne of Aragon after Martin succeeded John I of Aragon in 1396. ... John I (1350-1395), king of Aragon, was the son of Peter IV. and his third wife Eleanor of Sicily. ... County of Foix coat of arms The independent counts of Foix, with their castle overlooking the town of Foix, now in southernmost France, governed their county of Foix, which corresponded roughly to the eastern part of the modern département of Ariège (the western part being Couserans). ... Yolande of Aragon (also known as Jolantha de Aragon and Violant dAragó) was born in Barcelona in 1383, the daughter of John I of Aragon and his wife Yolande of Bar (who was a granddaughter of John II of France (and niece of Charles V of France and Louis...

Martin launched crusades against moors in North Africa 1398 and 1399.

Sardinia had been attempted to subjugation under Aragon since the reign of James II, and gradually the Aragonese had conquered most of the island. However, in 1380's, in reign of Peter IV, the remaining independent principality Arborea became fortress of rebellion and the Aragonese were rapidly driven back during Eleanor of Arborea so that practically the whole Sardinia was lost. King Martin sent his son Martin the Younger to reconquer Sardinia, and just before his own death he won the battle of Sanluri (San Luis, San Luigi) in 1409, drove away Genovese allies of Sardinians and subjugated a vast number of Sardinian nobles. This soon caused the total loss of independence of Arborea. Sardinia (Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardegna in Italian, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... James II can refer to: James II of Scotland James II of England James II of Aragon James II of Cyprus This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A Sardinian local small kingdom in later Middle Ages. ... Eleanora di Arboria (c 1350 - 1404) was a Sardinian giudicessa (ruler or judge) and the islands greatest heroine. ... Martin I of Sicily (c 1374— 1409), The Younger, King of Sicily ( 1390 - 1409), was the grandson of Peter IV of Aragon and nephew of John I of Aragon. ...

Martin I of Aragon became also the King of Sicily (as Martin II) after the 1409 death of his son, Martin I of Sicily, widower of Mary of Sicily. Martin the father was himself son of Eleanor of Sicily, and a heir of that island after Mary's family had died out. Martin I of Sicily (c 1374—1409), The Younger, King of Sicily (1390 - 1409), was the grandson of Peter IV of Aragon and nephew of John I of Aragon. ... Mary of Sicily (c 1370—1402), Queen of Sicily, was the daughter and heir of Frederick III The Simple. As she was very young at the time of her fathers death, her government was effectively taken over by four baronial families who styled themselves vicars. ...

Overall, the Kingdom of Aragon enjoyed external peace during Martin's reign, and he worked to quell internal strifes caused by nobles, factions and bandites. He supported the Avignon line of Popes, and an Aragonese Antipope Benedict XIII held the seat throughout Martin's reign. Martin's military intervention rescued the imprisoned Benedict in 1403 from clutches of his rivals, and the Pope settled in countryside of Valencia. Antipope Benedict XIII, born Pedro Martínez de Luna, (b. ...

After the death of his legitimate children, King Martin appointed Jaime of Urgel, the closest legitimate agnate of the Royal House of Aragon (his first cousin's son), as Governor General of all the kingdoms of Aragon, which position belonged traditionally to the heir presumptive. Patrilineality (a. ...

When Martin died in 1410, his legitimate descendants (born of marriage with queen Maria) were already all dead. Martin's second marriage with Margarita of Aragon-Prades did not produce any children.

Only a bastard grandson, Fadrique, count of Luna, continued the line of Martin. (Fadrique was the bastard son of Martin the Younger.) The king, despite his desire and some efforts, was not able to obtain sufficient confirmation to his bastard grandson as his successor.

Thus, Martin's death led to a two-year interregnum, which was ended only in 1412 by Pact of Caspe, in which Ferdinand I of Aragon, infante of Castile of Trastamare descent, younger son of a sister of Martin's, was chosen as next king from among at least five pretenders. The Compromise of Caspe made in 1412 was an act and resolution of parliamentarian representatives on behalf of kingdoms Aragon and Valencia and principality of Catalonia to resolve the interregnum commenced by the death of King Martin I of Aragon in 1410 without a legitimate heir. ... Ferdinand I (of Aragón and Sicily), called The Just (c. ...

See also: Kings of Aragon, Monarchs of Naples and Sicily John I (1350-1395), king of Aragon, was the son of Peter IV. and his third wife Eleanor of Sicily. ... History of Spain Series -Timeline -Prehistoric Spain -Roman Spain -Visigothic Spain -Medieval Spain -Moorish Spain -Age of Reconquest -Age of Expansion -Age of Enlightenment -Reaction and Revolution -First Spanish Republic -The Restoration -Second Spanish Republic -Spanish Civil War -The Dictatorship -Modern Spain Topics -Economic History -Military History -Social History Here... Ferdinand I (of Aragón and Sicily), called The Just (c. ... The now-extinct title of Count of Barcelona was, through much of its history, merged with that of King of Aragon; see also List of Aragonese Monarchs. ... Note: Titles are those for King of Aragon Kings of Aragon and Valencia, Counts of Barcelona, of the House of Barcelona 1213—1276 James I the Conqueror, conquered Valencia, Majorca and Ibiza, wrote the Libre dels feyts 1276—1285 Peter III (I of Valencia, II of Barcelona) the Great, conquered... Martin I of Sicily (c 1374—1409), The Younger, King of Sicily (1390 - 1409), was the grandson of Peter IV of Aragon and nephew of John I of Aragon. ... The following is a list of monarchs of Naples and Sicily: See also: List of Counts of Apulia and Calabria Hauteville Counts of Sicily, 1071-1130 Roger I 1071-1101 Simon 1101-1105 Roger II 1105-1130 Hauteville Kings of Sicily, 1130-1198 Roger II 1130-1154 William I 1154... Here is a list of the rulers of Aragon, now a region of north-eastern Spain. ... The following is a list of monarchs of Naples and Sicily: See also: List of Counts of Apulia and Calabria Hauteville Counts of Sicily, 1071-1130 Roger I 1071-1101 Simon 1101-1105 Roger II 1105-1130 Hauteville Kings of Sicily, 1130-1198 Roger II 1130-1154 William I 1154...