Blanche of Castile
Queen consort of France (1223 - 1226)
Queen Dowager (1226 - 1252) and Regent (1226 - 1234) for her son Louis IX
Formerly Infanta Blanca of Castile
Born (March 4, 1188) at Palencia Castle - Died (Nov 27, 1252) at Paris
Buried within the Abbey of Notre Dame at Maubuisson
Father - Alfonso VIII of Castile
Mother - Eleanor Plantagenet
Blanche married at the Church of Port-Mort at Eure, near Pont-Audemer, Normandy (May 23, 1200) Louis VIII of France
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