Martin (17/19 December 1406 – August 1407) was
heir apparent
An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...
to the throne of Sicily. He was a member of the
House of Barcelona.
Life
He was the son and heir apparent of
Martin I Martin I may refer to:
* Pope Martin I (c. 590/600–655), bishop of Rome 649–655
* Martin I (bishop of Oviedo) (died 1101)
* Martin I (archbishop of Gniezno) (died after 1112)
* Martin I of Aragon (1356–1410)
* Martin I of Sicily (1374/6–14 ...
,
King of Sicily
The monarchs of Sicily ruled from the establishment of the County of Sicily in 1071 until the "perfect fusion" in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1816.
The origins of the Sicilian monarchy lie in the Norman conquest of southern Italy which occ ...
. His mother was
Blanche, who became
Queen of Navarre in 1425. His parents got married on 26 November 1402. Queen Blanche's first pregnancy had ended in miscarriage. Nevertheless, the young queen's second pregnancy was successful, and he was born on 17 or 19 December 1406 in
Sicily
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. He was baptized Martin after his father and grandfather, King
Martin of Aragon
Martin the Humane (29 July 1356 – 31 May 1410), also called the Elder and the Ecclesiastic, was King of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica and Count of Barcelona from 1396 and King of Sicily from 1409 (as Martin II). He failed to secure th ...
, who informed the maternal grandfather, King
Charles III of Navarre, of the birth.
Martin's grandaunt
Violant of Bar,
queen dowager of Aragon, proposed an engagement to her brother-in-law, King
Martin the Elder, between their grandchildren, the new-born Martin and her granddaughter,
Marie of Anjou
Marie of Anjou (14 October 1404 – 29 November 1463) was Queen of France as the spouse of King Charles VII from 1422 to 1461. She served as regent and presided over the council of state several times during the absence of the king.
Life
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. in order to see her offspring on the Aragonese throne.
The little prince, however, died few months later on August 1407 in
Sicily
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[See Tramontana (1999: 16) and Fodale (1999: 316–317).] Not only the dowager queen's hopes failed but the continuity of the
House of Barcelona was at risk. Few years later the royal branch of the House of Barcelona became extinct in legitimate male line.
Notes
Bibliography
*Lo Forte Scirpo, Maria Rita: ''C'era una volta una regina... : due donne per un regno: Maria d'Aragona e Bianca di Navarra'', Napoli, Liguori, 2003.
* Fodale, Salvatore: Blanca de Navarra y el gobierno de Sicilia, ''Príncipe de Viana'' ''60'', 311–322, 1999. URL: See External links
* Silleras-Fernández, Núria: Spirit and Force: Politics, Public and Private in the Reign of Maria de Luna (1396–1406), In: Theresa Earenfight (ed.): ''Queenship and Political Power in Medieval and Early Modern Spain'', Ashgate, 78–90, 2005. , 9780754650744 URL: See External links
* Miron, E. L.: ''The Queens of Aragon: Their Lives and Times'', London, Stanley Paul & Co, 1913. URL: See External links
* Tramontana, Salvatore: Il matrimonio con Martino: il progetto, i capitoli, la festa, ''Príncipe de Viana'' ''60'', 13–24, 1999. URL: See External links
*Silleras-Fernández, Núria: Widowhood and Deception: Ambiguities of Queenship in Late Medieval Crown of Aragon, In: Mark Crane et al. (eds.): ''Shell Games: Studies in Scams, Frauds and Deceits (1300–1650)'', CRRS Publications, Toronto, 2004, 185–207. URL: See External links
External links
* – 12 August 2011
* – 12 August 2011
Núria Silleras-Fernández: Widowhood and Deception: Ambiguities of Queenship in Late Medieval Crown of Aragon– 12 August 2011
Núria Silleras-Fernández: Spirit and Force: Politics, Public and Private in the Reign of Maria de Luna (1396–1406)– 12 August 2011
Miron: The Queens of Aragon– 12 August 2011
– 12 August 2011
Salvatore Fodale: Blanca de Navarra y el gobierno de Sicilia– 12 August 2011
Salvatore Tramontana: Il matrimonio con Martino: il progetto, i capitoli, la festa– 12 August 2011
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1406 births
1407 deaths
House of Aragon
Aragonese infantes
Heirs apparent who never acceded
Royalty and nobility who died as children
Sons of kings