The Story of Majorca and MinorcaMarkham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir
History
The Story of Majorca and Minorca
Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir
Balearic Islands (Spain) -- History
Louis IX. of France, 57;
refused to attack Manfred of Sicily, 57, 59
Louis XIV. of France, broke his word as regards the Spanish
succession, 243
Louis, Prince of the Morea:
his heirs, 129
Louis of Burgundy came to dispute the rights of Prince Fernando, 132
Louis of Calabria, 163
_Louisa_, H.M.S., 273, 274
Lulio, or Lul, Raimondo, mentioned early use of the compass, 77;
account of, 114, 116, 215;
martyrdom, 116;
tomb, 116;
picture of, 216
Luna, Agustin de, 164
Luna, Count of, 163
Luna, a knight of the family in the Minorca conquest, 231
Lyons Papal Council, King Jayme present, 51
Mago, the Carthaginian: notice of, 225, 226;
Port Mahon named from, 226
Mahault of Hainault, 132
Mahon. _See_ Mago, Port Mahon.
Mahon, Dukes of, 280;
second title of Earl Stanhope, 252
Majolica ware, 215
Majorca, 1, 8;
description, 8, 9;
praised by Arab writers, 9;
under the Moors, 10, 11;
Moorish Amír, 19, 26, 29, 30;
defence of the Moorish capital, 30, 31;
flight from the capital, 32;
first Christian governor, settlement, 39;
Fueros, distribution of land, 44, 45;
change of the population, government, 46;
made a separate kingdom, 50, 55;
connection with the affairs of Sicily, 76;
occupation by Aragon, 96;
restored, 106;
administration of Jayme II., 107-111;
noble families, 108, 109;
towns founded, 109;
coinage, 110;
usurpation of Pedro IV., 144, 145;
royal family of, 149, 159;
extinction of Majorca royal family, 155, 160;
visit of Juan I. of Aragon, 160;
help to Alfonso V. in conquest of Naples, 163;
Prince of Viana at, 167;
part of the kingdom of Spain, 169;
Majorcans as sailors and navigators, 171-174;
attacked by Barbary pirates, 137, 163, 177-179;
rebellion of the Comuneros, 180-188;
historians, 190-192;
for the Archduke Charles, 192;
liberties abolished by the Bourbons, 192, 193, areas of arborescent
growth, 213;
people, 214;
excellent mechanics, 216;
honesty of the people, 217;
place in history, 217, 218
Mallol, Berenguer, great sea captain, 65;
escorted Queen Constance to Sicily, 77;
on the watch, 85;
victory in Rosas Bay, 85, 87, 89
Mallorca. _See_ Majorca.
Malta, Lauria’s naval victory at, 66;
Majorcan Grand Masters, 194
Manacor founded, 35, 109
Manfred, King of Sicily, 48;
enmity of the Pope, 56;
invasion by Charles of Anjou, 58;
death, 58;
Queen of Aragon his heir, 76;
his daughter rescued, 81
Manuel, Infante of Castille, married Constance of Aragon, 49;
grants to, in Valencia, 50
Marche, Comte de la, 128
Mari family (_see_ Sant Mari), 165
Maria of Naples, wife of Sancho of Majorca, 137
Maria, daughter of Jayme I., nun, 49
Maritime law, code by Jayme I., 52
Markham, Captain. _See Centaur_.
Marlborough, Duke of, urged the capture of Minorca, 245
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