Editing John I of Aragon (section)

==Biography==
John was the eldest son of [[Peter IV of Aragon|Peter IV]]{{sfn|O'Callaghan|1975|p=682}} and his third wife, [[Eleanor of Sicily|Eleanor]],{{sfn|Matilla|1999|p=46}} who was the daughter of [[Peter II of Sicily]]. He was born in [[Perpignan]],{{sfn|Bisson|1986|p=121}} capital of the [[Roussillon|Rousillon]], which at that time was part of the [[Principality of Catalonia]], in the [[Crown of Aragon]]. He was a man of insignificant character, with a taste for verse.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} He was a Francophile{{sfn|Bisson|1986|p=121}} and married [[Violant of Bar]] against the wishes of his father,{{sfn|Bisson|1986|p=121}} who had wanted him to marry a princess of [[Kingdom of Sicily|Sicily]]. His last marriage was happy. His wife frequently participated in government, since the king was often ill.{{sfn|Bisson|1986|p=122}}

Once on the throne, John abandoned his father's relatively Anglophile policy and made an alliance with France. He continued Aragon's support for the Pope of the Avignon line, [[Avignon Pope Clement VII|Clement VII]],{{sfn|Bisson|1986|p=123}} in the [[Western Schism]]. John also made an alliance with Castile, and confirmed in 1388 a treaty with [[Navarre]] fixing borders between these kingdoms.{{sfn|Bisson|1986|p=123}}

In 1389–90, the Aragonese battled the troops of the [[Count of Armagnac]], [[Jean III of Armagnac|John III]], who was attempting to conquer the lands of the vassal [[Kingdom of Majorca]]. The attack went from [[Empordà]] to [[Girona]]. The invaders were defeated in 1390 by Aragonese troops commanded by John's brother [[Martin of Aragon|Martin]].

During 1388–90, John gradually lost all lands of the Duchies of [[Duchy of Athens|Athens]] and [[Duchy of Neopatras|Neopatras]] in Greece.
In 1391, John promulgated legislation on Jews in different cities of the Kingdom of Aragon. Also in 1391, his administration faced a revolt in the vassal kingdom of [[Sicily]], where the population had proclaimed [[Louis II of Naples]] as king.

John was a protector of culture of Barcelona. He established in 1393 the [[Consistory of Barcelona]] (''jocs florals''), imitating the same office in Toulouse.

Aragon had been attempting to subjugate [[Sardinia]] since the reign of [[James II of Aragon|James II]], and gradually the Aragonese had conquered most of the island. However, in the 1380s, the remaining independent principality [[Arborea]] became a fortress of rebellion and the Aragonese were rapidly driven back by [[Eleanor of Arborea|Eleanor de Bas-Serra]]. The Aragonese continued in John's reign to attempt to suppress rebels in Sardinia and regain lost territories. However, during John's reign, practically the whole of Sardinia was lost.

John's reign was characterized by disastrous financial administration.

He died during a hunt in forests near [[Girona (province)|Foixà]] by a fall from his horse. Leaving no sons, he was succeeded by his younger brother [[Martin of Aragon|Martin]].{{sfn|Bisson|1986|p=125}}