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- This politically motivated marriage had been arranged by Blanche’s uncle, King John of England, and was celebrated in 1200 at Portsmouth, Hampshire. It represented only a brief truce in the struggle between England and France for control over certain French territories.
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Blanche (II) of Navarre (1424–1464), married Henry IV of Castile. [3] The marriage was never consummated. After 13 years of marriage, Henry sought and obtained a divorce.
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In 1269, Henry married Blanche of Artois, daughter of the then-reigning King Louis IX of France 's brother Count Robert I of Artois. [2] He was thus in the "Angevin" circle in international politics.
By his marriage (1269) to Blanche, daughter of Robert I of Artois and niece of Louis IX of France, he had one daughter, Joan, whom, by the Convention of Bonlieu (Nov. 30, 1273), he promised to one of the two sons of Edward I of England, Henry and Alfonso.
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joan i of navarre blanche of artois Blanche was the eldest daughter of Eleanor Trastamara and Charles III, king of Navarre, a small kingdom in the Pyrenees. At age 19, she married Martin I the Younger, king of Sicily. When he died only six years later in 1410, without heirs, Blanche inherited the throne of Sicily.
Sep 15, 2021 · Blanche d'Artois was the queen consort of Navarre during her marriage to Henry I of Navarre. [3] This marriage was politically advantageous for Navarre, Blanche having been the niece of Louis IX of France. [3] Together they had two children: Theobald or Thibaut.
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But after meeting Berengaria in 1177, Richard realized that he might do well to marry into the House of Navarre, although his legal bond to Alais prevented him acting on this idea. This stalemate might have lasted indefinitely if it were not for the death of King Henry II in July 1189.
Blanche of Navarre (French: Blanche d'Évreux; c. 1331 – 5 October 1398), was a French princess and Infanta of Navarre as a member of the House of Évreux (a cadet branch of the House of Capet) and by marriage Queen of France from 29 January until 22 August 1350.
