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Jun 25, 2021 · A consideration of Blanche of Castile within the historical context of the Capetian dynasty and medieval queenship suggests Arsenal MS 1186 served a function beyond devotion. As a Capetian queen, Blanche played an unusual role. Although the power of Capetian queens declined during the twelfth century, in 1226 Louis VIII appointed Blanche as ...
Nov 27, 2023 · On 23 May 1200, at the age of 12, Louis was married to Blanche of Castile, following prolonged negotiations between Philip Augustus and Blanche's uncle John of England (as represented in William Shakespeare's historical play King John).
By not examining the position of Blanche of Castile, who had already been queen and queen regent and/or dowager by 1237 when Ingeborg died, Facinger leaves the impression that Blanche of Castile's tenure as queen and queen dowager was anomalous and uninstructive. 8 As I have read and reread Facinger's essay for more than a decade, I have hoped ...
Jan 9, 2024 · by Unknown Artist. published on 09 January 2024. Download Full Size Image. Blanche of Castile (1188-1252) from the Moralized Bible, Illuminated Manuscript, c. 1227-1234. The Morgan Library and Museum, New York City, New York.
BLANCHE OF CASTILE (1188–1252), wife of Louis VIII. of France, third daughter of Alphonso VIII., king of Castile, and of Eleanor of England, daughter of Henry II., was born at Valencia. In consequence of a treaty between Philip Augustus and John of England, she was betrothed to the former’s son, Louis, and was brought to France, in the spring of 1200, by John
Unsurprising but enriching to read about are Blanche’s warm and lasting relations with her Spanish relatives, whether distant cousins in France, like Berengaria of Navarre, or her sisters, Eleanor, queen of Aragón or Berengaria, queen of Castile-Léon, in Spain. Blanche comes to life as one learns that her relatives sent her pomegranates and ...
The miniature is, in effect, a pictorial colophon indicating that Blanche of Castile commissioned the Moralized Bible for the instruction of her son, who ascended the throne of France on 8 November 1226, aged twelve. She remained in regret until 1234.
