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Reference entries. Blanche of Castile (1188–1252) in Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages Length: 160 words. Search for: 'Blanche of Castile' in Oxford Reference ». (1188–1252)Wife of King Louis VIII of France. Daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England, she married Louis in 1200. She supported him on his expedition to ...
Louis IX (detail),Dedication Page with Blanche of Castile and King Louis IX of France, Bible of Saint Louis (Moralized Bible), c. 1225–1245, ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum (The Morgan Library and Museum, MS M. 240, fol. 8). Louis IX, wearing an open crown atop his head, returns his mother’s glance. In his right hand he holds a ...
May 22, 2024 · Blanche av Kastilien ur bildbibeln [ [Bible moralisée]] från slutet av 1200-talet (Swedish) Miniatura a una bíblia moralitzada de París, ca. 1230 (Londres, British Library, Ms. .240, fol. 8) (Catalan) 1 reference. sex or gender. female.
Blanche was born in 1253 in Jaffa, County of Jaffa and Ascalon during the Seventh Crusade led by her father, Louis IX of France. [2] In November 1269, [3] she married Ferdinand de la Cerda, Infante of Castile, eldest son of Alfonso X of Castile and Violant of Aragon. [4] They had:
Oct 25, 2022 · Blanche gave birth to her first child, Blanche, in 1205, and went on to bear twelve more children, of which five would survive to adulthood. Louis’ father Philip would go on to reign for many more years, allowing Louis and Blanche the opportunity to build a strong relationship between themselves and their children, as well as develop a court ...
Blanche of Castile (Blanca de Castilla in Spanish; 4 March 1188 – 26 November 1252), was a Queen consort of France as the wife of Louis VIII. She was born in Palencia, Spain, 1188, the third daughter of Alfonso VIII, king of Castile, and Eleanor of England. Eleanor was a daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
5 days ago · Even in a 455-page book there is only room for so much, and what is largely left out is a conversation with modern and contemporary scholarship. Blanche’s intimate knowledge of her sources and her confidence in interpreting them is such that the conversation is almost exclusively between Grant, Blanche of Castile, and Blanche’s contemporaries.
