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

Blanca of was born in 1183 in Valencia, Castile, Spain.  Blanca of's father was Alfonso VIII Sanchez of Castile and her mother was Eleanor Plantagenet.  Her paternal grandparents were Sancho III of Castile and Blanche Garcia; her maternal grandparents were Henry II Plantagenet and Eleanore D'Aquitaine. She had two brothers and five sisters, named Sancho of, Fernando of, Berengaria Alfonsez Sanchez of, Sancha of, Urraca of, Mafalda of and Leonor of.  She was the fourth oldest of the eight children.  She died at the age of 69 on November 27th, 1252 in Paris, France.


Blanca of's family with Louis VIII Capet

‌Blanca of and Louis VIII were married in a religious ceremony about 1210.  They had eight sons and a daughter, named Philippe, Loius IX, Robert I of, Jean, Alphonse, Philippe Dagobert, Etienne, Charles I and Isabelle.

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