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Constance of Castile (1354 – 24 March 1394) was a claimant to the Crown of Castile. She was the daughter of King Peter, who was deposed and killed by his half-brother, King Henry II.
Constance of Castile (1136 or 1140 – 4 October 1160) was Queen of France as the second wife of Louis VII, who married her following the annulment of his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was a daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Berengaria of Barcelona, but her year of birth is not known.
Constance of Castile Facts: Known for: her claim to the crown of Castile led to an attempt by her husband, England's John of Gaunt, to control that land. Dates: 1354 - March 24, 1394. Occupation: royal consort, heiress; second wife of John of Gaunt, first Duke of Lancaster.
Apr 1, 2021 · Constance of Castile was the second wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the fourth but the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.
Apr 26, 2022 · Constance of Castile (1354 Castile – 24 March 1394 Leicester) was claimant of the Castilian throne after the death of her father Pedro the Cruel, her mother being a María de Padilla, whom Pedro had secretly married but was then forced to repudiate, only to keep her as a mistress.
- Castrojeriz, Castille and Leon
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- Castille and Leon
- Castrojeriz, Castille and Leon, Spain
Constance, Duchess of Lancaster died at Leicester Castle on 24 March 1394 at the age of forty and was buried at Newark Abbey in Leicester. John of Gaunt later married his mistress Katherine Swynford, the mother of his four Beaufort children who had been fathered during his marriage to Constance.
Oct 16, 2015 · John and Constance were married, probably at Rocquefort, in Guyenne on 21st September 1371. From 1372 John assumed the title King of Castile and Leon, by right of his wife. Crowds lined the streets when, as Queen of Castile, Constance was given a ceremonial entry into London in February 1372.
