1260- The Royal Family of Aragon

These are the children of James I of Aragon and what they are doing:

1. King Jaime's eldest son, Don Alfonso, son of his first wife Leonor of Castile would be 32 this year and is now in Calatayud. Alfonso was not as loved as the children from his father's second wife, Queen Yolanda. Alfonso was promised the throne of Aragon, as was his right, but the newly conquered lands of the Balearic Islands, Valenica, Cerdana, and CAtalonia as well as the King's mother's inheritance from Montpellier-Rousillon would go to the King's eldest from his second marriage, Don Pedro. Alfonso was angry so the king tried to win him the Kingdom of Navarre after making an agreement with King Sancho VII of Navarre. Alfonso was also given as his wife the heiress of the Vicomte de Bearn and Comtesse of Bigorre, Constanza de Moncada. The throne of Navarre was lost to the French House of Champagne and King Jaime's daughter Isabella was betrothed to Louis IX's second son Philippe. Alfonso rebelled again and was supported by Alfonso X of Castile and Prince Fernando of Portugal. He set up his base at the castle in Calatayud. He brought his bride Constanza to Calatayud on March 23 and there they celebrated the spring. On March 26, Alfonso was found dead. Jaime, long since his son's enemy went alone to his chamber and cried for his son and understood the pain of King David for Absalom. "Oh my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would God I had died for thee! Oh Absalom! My son! My son!"
2. King Jaime's first child by his second wife Yolanda of Hungary, the half Byzantine princess, was Violante, sometimes called Yolanda. He was currently not speaking to her. She was married to Alfonso X in Castile. Her daughter's, Berenguela, betrothed, the Prince Louis of France had just died. They lost their connection to France.
3. Don Pedro was 21 and also had a rebellious spirit. After his elder brother, Alfonso died, Pedro fought with his father over his inheritance.He already had the Balearic Islands, Valencia, Montpellier-Rousillon, Cerdana, and Catalonia and feared that the throne would go to his younger brother Jaime, his father's favorite. His father thought to appease him, not wanted to repeat his mistakes with Alfonso, by betrothing him to the young Constanza of Sicily, daughter of Manfredo of Sicily. He promised him the throne of Aragon and giving his brother other parts of the kingdom promised Pedro the Kingdom of Sicily. Pedro wanted the throne of Aragon. He would fight for it for another two years.
4. Constanza was 20. Don Enrique of Castile, the rebellious brother of Alfonso X had fallen in love with her and had asked to marry her in 1259. Alfonso heard about this and told King Jaime that Enrique was a traitor and had Constanza instead marry a quieter brother, Don Juan Manuel of Castile. She was immediately pregnant.
5. Jaime was 17 and his father's favorite. He wished Jaime could have a kingdom but his elder son Pedro fought his father.
6. Isabella was 16, young and devout like her mother. She had just found out that her betrothed, Philippe of France was now heir to the throne of France after the death of his elder brother. She would now be a future queen!
7. Maria, 12, was being educated as a nun in the church.
8. Sancho was 10 and also being educated in the church.
9. 10. Jaime and Pedro were the king's sons from his third marriage and were 5 and 1. They were named after his elder sons from his second marriage.