Contemporary depiction from the Bible of St Louis, c. 1230
Queen consort of France
Tenure
14 July 1223 – November 1226
Coronation
6 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)
Tenure
2 June 1216 – 20 September 1217
Born
4 March 1188 Palencia, Castile
Died
27 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
House
Ivrea
Father
Alfonso VIII of Castile
Mother
Eleanor 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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