Martin I acceded to the Aragonese throne in 1396 following the extinction of the direct Barcelona line, and the Majorcan issues of his reign reflect the administrative awkwardness of a kingdom that had been formally reabsorbed into Aragon since 1343. By Martin's time, "Kingdom of Majorca" as a mint attribution was essentially a geographic designation rather than a sovereign one — the islands produced their own coinage under Aragonese authority but maintained distinct local types rooted in pre-annexation tradition.
Martin died without a legitimate heir in 1410, triggering the Compromise of Caspe two years later and ending the Barcelona dynastic line entirely.
Martin I acceded to the Aragonese throne in 1396 following the extinction of the direct Barcelona line, and the Majorcan issues of his reign reflect the administrative awkwardness of a kingdom that had been formally reabsorbed into Aragon since 1343. By Martin's time, "Kingdom of Majorca" as a mint attribution was essentially a geographic designation rather than a sovereign one — the islands produced their own coinage under Aragonese authority but maintained distinct local types rooted in pre-annexation tradition.
Martin died without a legitimate heir in 1410, triggering the Compromise of Caspe two years later and ending the Barcelona dynastic line entirely.