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Blanche of Castile
Contemporary depiction from the Bible of St Louis, c. 1230
Queen consort of France
Tenure14 July 1223 – November 1226
Coronation6 August 1223
Queen regent of France
Regency
  • 8 November 1226 – 25 April 1234 (during the minority of the heir, her son Louis IX)
  • August 1248 – 27 November 1252 (due to the Seventh Crusade led by her son)
Queen consort of England (disputed)
Tenure2 June 1216 – 20 September 1217
Born4 March 1188
Palencia, Castile
Died27 November 1252(1252-11-27) (aged 64)
Paris, France
Burial
Maubuisson Abbey
Spouse
Louis VIII of France
(m. 1200; died 1226)
Issue
  • Louis IX, King of France
  • Robert I, Count of Artois
  • Alphonse, Count of Poitiers
  • Saint Isabelle
  • Charles I, King of Sicily
HouseIvrea
FatherAlfonso VIII of Castile
MotherEleanor of England

Blanche of Castile (Spanish: Blanca de Castilla; 4 March 1188 – 27 November 1252) was Queen of France by marriage to Louis VIII. She acted as regent twice during the reign of her son, Louis IX: during his minority from 1226 until 1234, and during his absence from 1248 until 1252.

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he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. Alfonso was born to Sancho III of Castile and Blanche, in Soria on 11 November 1155...

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granddaughter of Sancho IV of Castile, and Peter's sister Maria and the future Alfonso XI of Castile were negotiated. Since both Peter and Blanche were minors...

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