 1188 - 1252 (64 years)
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| Name |
Blanca De Castilla [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] |
| Suffix |
Queen Of France |
| Birth |
1188 |
Palencia, Spain  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
30 Nov 1252 |
| Person ID |
I24780 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
8 Dec 2010 |
| Father |
King Alfonso VIII "El Noble" De Castilla, b. 11 Nov 1155, Soria, Castile d. 6 Oct 1214, Gutierre Munoz, Avila, Castile (Age 58 years) |
| Mother |
Princess Eleonora Plantagenet Of England, b. 13 Oct 1162, Las Huelgas, Burgos, Burgos, Spain d. 25 Oct 1214, Las Huelgas, Burgos, Burgos, Spain (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage |
22 Sep 1177 |
Burgos, Burgos, Castile |
| Family ID |
F11103 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
When Louis died he made Blanche Regent and guardian of their children. Louis Ix was then 12 and Blanche ruled France alone from 1226 to 1234; dealing successfully both with a coalition of the powerful barons in 1226 - she rode into battle, dressed in white on a white horse, at the head of her troops - and with the attacks of Henry III in 1230; she was less successful with the student disturbances in Paris, which caused the university to leave the city from 1229 to 1233. She made clever alliances and expanded her territory, gaining Blois, Chartres and Sancerre by agreement with her ally Thibaut of Champagne, and Toulouse and Provence through skilful marriage treaties. A forceful character, she retained a powerful influence over Louis IX ('Saint Louis') after he came to the throne in 1236, with regard to both state affairs and religion. Her second regency lasted from 1248, when Louis set out (against her will) on a crusade, until her death four years later. With her third son, Alphonse, she maintained peace at home, despite the depletion of the country necessary to support the extravagant crusade, and negotiated personally for Louis' release after the battle of El Mansurah.
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Date of Import: 22 okt 1999
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Date of Import: 30 okt 1999
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Date of Import: 22 okt 1999
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Date of Import: 30 okt 1999
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Date of Import: 30 okt 1999
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Date of Import: 1 sep 2000
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