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Female Blanca de Castile Click to view Blanca de Castile in the family tree

Blanca was born on May 23rd, 1188 in Chateaux de Pale, Valencia, Castile.  Blanca's father was Alfonso VIII de Castile King of Castile and her mother was Eleanor Plantagenet.  Her maternal grandparents were Henry II Plantagenet de Anjou King of England and Eleanor de Aquitaine Dss de Aquitaine. She had two brothers and three sisters, named Ferdinand, Enrique I de Castile, Berengaria Alfonsez, Urraca and Leonor.  She was the third oldest of the six children.  She died at the age of 65 on November 30th, 1253 in Palais du Louvre, Paris, France.


Blanca's family with Louis VIII Capet the Lion King of France

‌Blanca and Louis VIII Capet the Lion were married in a religious ceremony on May 23rd, 1200 in Normandy.  They had ten sons and a daughter, named Philippe Capet, St. Louis IX Capet, Robert Capet de Artois I, Jean Capet, Alphonse Capet de Poitiers, Etienne Capet, Philippe Capet, Philippe Dagobert Capet, Charles I Capet de, Jean Capet and Isabella Capet.

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