Blanche of Castile, Princess of Castile, Queen of France

1188 - 1252  (64 years)

• Name	Blanche of Castile
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	4 Mar 1188	Palencia, Castile and León, Spain   [1, 3, 4]
  General Information	Blanche of Castile served as the regent during the minority of her son, Louis IX.
  		Blanche of Castile as regent and her son Louis IX
  Death	27 Nov 1252	Paris, Île-de-France, France   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	Aft 27 Nov 1252	Maubuisson Abbey, Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France   [1]
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Berengaria of Castile,   b. 1171, Kingdom of Castile d. 8 Nov 1244, Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain  (Age 73 years) ▻ first husband;   Alfonso IX "el Barboro", King of Léon,  m. Dec 1197 + 2. Blanche of Castile, Princess of Castile, Queen of France,   b. 4 Mar 1188, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain d. 27 Nov 1252, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 64 years) ▻ Louis VIII "the Lion", King of France,  m. 23 May 1200
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Berenger Maternal Line: Dangerose ,   b. Abt 1080
  Person ID, Branch	I2962	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Alfonso IX "the Noble", King of Castile,   b. 11 Nov 1155, Soria, Castile and León, Spain d. 5 Oct 1214, Spain (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile,   b. 13 Oct 1162, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d. 25 Oct 1214, Burgos, Castile and León, Spain (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F2344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Louis VIII "the Lion", King of France,   b. 5 Sep 1187, Paris, Île-de-France, France d. 8 Nov 1226, Château de Montpensier, Montpensier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1200	Bapaume, Hauts-de-France, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  	Marriage of the King Louis VIII and Blanch of Castile
  Age at Marriage	She : 12 years and 2 months - He : 12 years and 8 months.
  Information	They were married in the Abby of Port-Mort, which I have not located.  [1]
  Children	3 sons
  + 1. Saint Louis IX, King of France,   b. 25 Apr 1215, Poissy, Île-de-France, France d. 25 Aug 1270, near Tunis (Age 55 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Charles I, King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem,   b. 1220   d. 7 Jan 1285, Foggia, Apulia, Italy (Age 65 years) + 3. Robert I, Count of Artois,   b. Sep 1216   d. 9 Feb 1250, Mansoura, Egypt (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Mar 1188 - Palencia, Castile and León, Spain Marriage - 23 May 1200 - Bapaume, Hauts-de-France, France Death - 27 Nov 1252 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Burial - Aft 27 Nov 1252 - Maubuisson Abbey, Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Blanche of Castile

  
  

• Notes

  Death: Moriarty (1963) gives her death date as 1 December 1262. [3]

  
  

• Sources

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