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Queen Blanche ALPHONSA

Queen Blanche ALPHONSA

Female 1188 - 1252  (64 years)

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  • Name Blanche ALPHONSA 
    Prefix Queen 
    Born 23 May 1188  Palencia, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Blanche of Castile 
    Occupation Queen of France 
    Died 27 Nov 1252  Paris, Seine, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I40388  Main
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2016 

    Father King Alfonso DE CASTILLA, VIII,   b. 11 Nov 1155, Castile, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1214, Huelgas, Burgos, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Queen Eleanor PLANTAGENET,   b. 13 Oct 1162, Palais, Calvados, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1214, Las Huelgas, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1177  Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F28359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family King Louis CAPET, VIII,   b. 3 Sep 1187, Aquitaine, Geronde, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1226, Château de Montpensier, Auvergne, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 23 May 1200  Haute Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. King Louis CAPET, IX,   b. 25 Apr 1214, Château de Poissy, Poissy, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1270, Tunis, Tunisia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F28364  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • In her youth, she visited the Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, founded by her parents, several times. In consequence of the Treaty of Le Goulet between Philip Augustus and John of England, Blanche's sister, Urraca, was betrothed to Philip's son, Louis. Their grandmother Eleanor of Aquitaine, after meeting the two sisters, judged that Blanche's personality was more fit for a queen consort of France. In the spring of 1200, Eleanor crossed the Pyrenees with her and brought her to France instead. [1]

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Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023