Background
She was the daughter of Charles II of Naples and his wife, Maria of Hungary.
She was the daughter of Charles II of Naples and his wife, Maria of Hungary.
Maria married King Sancho by proxy at Palma de Majorca on 20 September 1304 and in person in 1308. The marriage produced no children, which threatened the survival of the young independent state. She was imprisoned in Jerica in 1331 by King Alfonso IV of Aragon, and was later transferred to Valencia.
Her brother, King Robert of Naples, arranged her release, and she left Valencia after June 1337 for Barjals in Provence.
Maria died childless in 1346 or 1347.
Two years after Sancho"s death, Maria married James of Ejerica, a member of the House of Barcelona.