Alice of Majorca was a Cypriot noblewoman, the great-granddaughter of King James II of Majorca and granddaughter of King Hugh IV of Cyprus.
Background
She was born in Cyprus in 1341, the only child of Ferdinand, Viscount of Omélas, and Eschive de Lusignan, eldest daughter of King Hugh IV of Cyprus and Alix of Ibelin. Her paternal grandfather was Ferdinand, son of King James II of Majorca. At the time of her birth, her mother was being held in captivity by her grandfather King Hugh as a result of the latter"s violent quarrel with Alice"s father, Fernando, who had been expelled from the kingdom.
Career
The King had accused Ferdinand"s mother, Isabella of Ibelin, of having practised sorcery. As her father died in exile in Omélas, sometime between the time of her birth and 1347, Alice never knew him. In 1370, according to Rudt-Collenberg, Alice became the mistress of Jean de Moustry, the Grand Admiral of Cyprus.
There were also rumours that she had an affair with Genoese Admiral Pietro di Campo Fregosa and had connived at her husband"s death.
lieutenant was recorded in the Chronicle of Amadi that Alicia was so in love with the Genoese admiral that she had failed to intervene on Philip"s behalf in order to save him from execution. Alice died on an unrecorded date sometime after 1376.