Kingdom of Majorca
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The Kingdom of Mallorca was an insular realm off the east coast of modern day Spain, which included the islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The islands were conquered from the Almohad
Conquest of Mallorca by James I of Aragon (1229)
Nueva Planta decrees
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The Nueva Planta decrees were a number of decrees signed between 1707 and 1716 by Philip V, the first Bourbon King of Spain, during and shortly after the end of the War of the Spanish Succession by th
Kingdom of Majorca
…Peter IV of Aragon and brought under the Crown of Aragon. It remained a separate Kingdom, but with the same King, until its dissolution in 1715 by the Nueva Planta decrees. The legacy of James I included the creation of a strategic Mediterranean enclave, including territories between two large kingdoms, the Capetians of…
Cover of the Nueva Planta decrees of the Principality of Catalonia
Absolutist government system imposed in Catalonia via Nueva Planta, based on three political institutions: The new Royal Audience to enforce the law, the Captain-General who also led the army that guaranteed the occupation, and the Superintendent who collected the heavy taxation that was imposed on the Principality. Most local appointments depended directly on the King