Blanche of Castile

1188–1252 · Burgundy-Ivrea

Queen consort of France. Born at Palencia. Died at Melun.

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Family

Father

Alfonso VIII of Castile

Mother

Eleanor of England

Married

Louis VIII of France 1200

Children (5)

Louis IX of France 1214
Robert I, Count of Artois 1216
Alphonse, Count of Poitiers 1220
Isabelle of France 1225
Charles I of Naples 1226

Siblings (4)

Berengaria of Castile 1180
Urraca of Castile 1186
Eleanor of Castile 1191
Henry I of Castile 1204

Related to

• Blanche of Castile was the 12× great-granddaughter of Charlemagne.
• Blanche of Castile was the 15× great-grandmother of Victoria.
• Blanche of Castile was the 11× great-grandmother of Louis XIV of France.