Editing James I of Aragon (section)

==Marriages and children==
James first married, in 1221, [[Eleanor of Castile (died 1244)|Eleanor]], daughter of [[Alfonso VIII of Castile]] and [[Leonora of England|Eleanor of England]]. Though he later had the marriage annulled, his one son by her was declared legitimate:
* [[Alfonso of Aragon (son of James I)|Alfonso]] (1229–1260), married [[Constance of Béarn]], Viscountess of [[Marsan]]{{sfn|Linehan|2011|p=85}}

In 1235, James remarried to [[Violant of Hungary|Yolanda]], daughter of [[Andrew II of Hungary]] by his second wife Yolande de Courtenay. They had numerous children:
* [[Violant of Aragon|Yolanda]], also known as Violant, (1236–1301), married [[Alfonso X of Castile]]{{sfn|Previté-Orton|1952|p=902}}
* [[Constance of Aragon, Lady of Villena|Constance]] (1239–1269), married [[Manuel of Castile]], son of [[Ferdinand III of Castile|Ferdinand III]]
* [[Peter III of Aragon|Peter III]] (1240–1285), successor in Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia
* [[James II of Majorca|James II]] (1243–1311), successor in Balearics and Languedoc
* Ferdinand (1245–1250)
* [[Sancha of Aragon (nun)|Sancha]] (1246–before 1275), died in the [[Holy Land]].<ref name="(Spain)1956">{{cite book|author=Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spain)|title=Homenaje a Millás-Vallicrosa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ElUvAAAAMAAJ|year=1956|publisher=Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas|page=230}}</ref>
* [[Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France|Isabella]] (1248–1271), married [[Philip III of France]]
* Maria (1248–1267), nun
* [[Sancho of Aragon (1250-1275)|Sancho]] (1250–1275), [[Archbishop of Toledo]]
* Eleanor (born 1251, died young)

James married thirdly [[Teresa Gil de Vidaure]], but only by a private document, and left her when (as he claimed) she developed [[leprosy]].
* [[James, Lord of Xèrica|James]] ({{Circa|1255}}–1285), lord of [[Xèrica]]
* [[Peter, Lord of Ayerbe|Peter]] (1259–1318), lord of [[Ayerbe]]

The children in the third marriage were recognised in his last will as being in the line of succession to the throne, should the senior lines fail.

James also had several lovers, both during and after his marriages, and fathered several illegitimate sons.

By Blanca d'Antillón:
*[[Fernán Sánchez de Castro|Fernán Sánchez]] (or Fernando Sánchez) (1240–1275), Baron of Castro

By Berenguela Fernández:
* [[Pedro Fernández de Híjar|Pedro Fernández, Baron of Híjar]]

By Elvira Sarroca:
* Jaume Sarroca (born 1248), [[Bishop of Huesca]] from 1273 to 1290