He was the son and heir apparent of
Martin I,
King of Sicily. His mother was
Blanche, who became
Queen of Navarre in 1425. His parents got married on 26 November 1402.[4] Queen Blanche's first pregnancy had ended in miscarriage.[5] Nevertheless, the young queen's second pregnancy was successful, and he was born on 17[6] or 19[7] December 1406 in
Sicily. He was baptized Martin after his father and grandfather, King
Martin of Aragon, who informed the maternal grandfather, King
Charles III of Navarre, of the birth.[8]
The little prince, however, died a few months later on August 1407 in the
Sicily.[11] Not only did the dowager queen's hopes fail, but the continuity of the
House of Barcelona was at risk. A few years later, the royal branch of the House of Barcelona became extinct in the legitimate male line.
^See Tramontana (1999: 16) and Fodale (1999: 316–317).
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