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

Blanca of was born on May 23rd, 1188 in Chateaux de Pale, Valencia, Castile, Spain.  Blanca of's father was Alfonso VIII the Noble and Good of Castile and her mother was Eleanor Plantagenet.  Her paternal grandparents were Sancho III the Desired of Castile and Blanche of Navarre; her maternal grandparents were Henry II Curtmantle FitzEmpress of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. She had three brothers and six sisters, named Sancho of, Fernando of, Henry (Enrique) I of, Berengaria Alfonsez, Sancha of, Urraca of, Mafalda of, Leonor of and Constance of.  She was the fifth youngest of the ten children.  She died at the age of 65 on November 30th, 1253 in Palais du Louvre, Paris, France.


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

‌Blanca of and Louis VIII Capet the Lion of were married in a religious ceremony on May 23rd, 1200.  They had eight sons and a daughter, named Louis IX Capet the Saint of, Robert Capet I, Etienne Capet, Jean Capet, Philippe Capet, Philippe Dagobert Capet, Alphonse Capet, Charles I Capet of and Isabella Capet.

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