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Blanche of Valois (baptised Marguerite; 1317–1348) was Queen of Germany and Bohemia by her marriage to King and later Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. She was the youngest daughter of Charles of Valois and his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon .
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Early Life in France. Blanche was born around 1316, as the youngest daughter of Charles, Count of Valois, and his third wife, Matilda of Chatillon. Blanche’s father was a French prince – he was the second son of Philip III, King of France. Blanche’s name at birth was Margaret, but she was always called Blanche, allegedly because of her fair hair.
Blanche of Valois was Queen of Germany and Bohemia by her marriage to King and later Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. She was the youngest daughter of Charles of Valois and his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon.
Born around 1316; daughter of Mahaut de Chatillon (d. 1358) and Charles I, count of Valois (1270–1325, son of Philip III, king of France); half-sister of Philip VI of Valois (1293–1350), king of France (r. 1328–1350), and Jeanne of Valois (c. 1294–1342); first wife of Charles IV Luxemburg (1316–1378), Holy Roman emperor (r. 1347–1378).
1293-1350. Biography. King of France; son of Charles of Valois, grandson of King Philip III; married Joan of Burgundy (1313) and, after the latter's death, Blanche of Navarre (1350). Became King of France when his cousin Charles IV died without issue (1328), thus becoming the first of the Valois Kings. Succeeded by his son Jean II.
