Blanche (Blanca) of Castile, Queen of France^[1]

1185 - 1252  (67 years)

• Name	Blanche (Blanca) of Castile
  Suffix	Queen of France
  Born	1185	Burgos, Spain dtr of Alfonso IX of Castile
  Gender	Female
  Death	Nov 1252	France - widow of Louis VIII
  Died	Nov 1252	France - widow of Louis VIII
  	Blanch of Castile, widowed Queen of Louis VIII the Lion of France, had been the third cousin of her husband, both descended from Fulk V of Anjou and Emerbourg of Maine, and both also descended from Duke Robert I of Normand.
  Person ID	I19422	mykindred
  Last Modified	Feb 6, 2003

  
  

  Father	King Alfonso VIII of Castile,   b. 1155, (aka The Good) ,   d. 1214, Castile  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Princess Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile,   b. 1161, England (aka Princess Eleanor) dtr of Henry II ,   d. 1214, Castile - wife of Alfonso VIII  (Age 53 years)
  Married	1169
  Family ID	F6916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	King Louis VIII of France,   b. Sep 05, 1187, Paris, France (aka Louis the Lion) son of Philip Augustus ,   d. 1226, Montpensier, Avergne, France (age 39)  (Age 38 years)
  Married	1200
  	Louis VIII of France married his 3rd cousin, Blanche of Castile.  They had many ancestors in common, including Fulk V of Anjou. etc.
  Children	1. Saint Louis IX of France, King of France,   b. Apr 25, 1214, Poissy, France (king 1226-1270) ,   d. Aug 25, 1270, Tunis (on Crusade) (reign of 44 years)  (Age 56 years)   2. Robert of Artois,   b. 1216,   d. 1250  (Age 34 years)   3. Alphonse of France,   b. circa 1218, France - son of Louis VIII & Blanche ,   d. Y   4. Charles Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence,   b. circa 1220, France - son of Louis VIII ,   d. 1282  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Family ID	F6961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S580] Gedcom - Rein-Shwayder, Carol.