pass to James, then to the younger Ferdinand, and only if both boys were to die childless to the King of Aragon. He then proceeded to prepare the realm for his underage nephew's accession by establishing a regency council consisting of six people, three from the Kingdom of Majorca and three from the counties of Roussillon and Cerdagne. War almost broke out with the enraged King of Aragon, but Sancho had the support of King Charles IV of France. In the summer of 1324, the asthmatic Sancho sought to escape the heat of his kingdom by spending the season in Formiguères. The precaution was futile, however. He died of an asthma attack on 4 September 1324. His nephew, James III, succeeded him. The arrival of Sancho's funeral procession on 11 September caused a tumult in Perpignan, with the townspeople attacking the nobles who accompanied his corpse and seizing the King's remains. They are interred in the newly built Cathedral of Perpignan, which Sancho himself had chosen for his burial. Family tree References |- 1274 births 1324 deaths Monarchs of Majorca Counts of Cerdanya Counts of Roussillon Lords of Montpellier House of Aragon Deaths from asthma 14th-century people from the Kingdom of Aragon