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Queen of Castile Blanche of Navarre

Queen of Castile Blanche of Navarre

Female Aft 1133 - 1156  (~ 22 years)

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  • Name Blanche of Navarre 
    Title Queen of Castile 
    Born Aft 1133  Laguardia, Álava Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    History Blanche of Navarre (aft. 1133, Laguardia, Álava – August 12, 1156) was Queen of Castile, the daughter of King García Ramírez of Navarre and his first wife Margaret of L'Aigle.

    Blanche married Sancho III of Castile, co-king of Castile (with his father) on January 30, 1151 in Calahorra, Logroño; however, she died before her husband’s accession as sole ruler in 1157. She had at least one son who is buried in the church of San Pedro in Soria. On November 11, 1155 she gave birth to the future king Alfonso VIII. There appears to be no record of her activities thereafter, except for her death on August 12, 1156. While it had been suggested that she might have died from the complications of a new pregnancy, an art historian Elizabeth Valdez del Álamo maintains that she died from sequelae of the birth of her son.[1] That her death was caused by a pregnancy is recorded in an epitaph.

    She and Sancho had at least two sons:

    Alfonso VIII of Castile
    Infante García, who died at birth in 1156, apparently also resulting in the death of Blanche
    There may also have been an older son who died in infancy.

    Sancho donated money to the monastery called Santa María la Real of Nájera where Blanche is buried. The sarcophagus of the queen is regarded as a primary example of the ability to express artistically human emotions in the 12th century.  [1
    Died 12 Aug 1156 
    Person ID I615  Ellie Wood Keith
    Last Modified 21 May 2017 

    Father King Garcia V Ramirez De Navarre,   b. 1110, Naarre, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov, 1150, Lorca, Navarre, Spain, age 40 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Mother Margaret of L'Aigle, Queen consort of Navarre,   d. 21 May 1141 
    Family ID F331  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sancho III of Castile,   b. 1134, Toledo, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1158, Toledo, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Children 
    +1. King Alphonse VIII De Castille,   b. 11 Nov, 1155, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct, 1214, Spain, age 58 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 21 May 2017 
    Family ID F330  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sancho III of Castile,   b. 1134, Toledo, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1158, Toledo, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Married 30 Jan, 1151 
    Children 
    +1. Alphonse VIII De Castille, King of Castile,   b. 11 Nov 1155, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1214, Spain, age 58 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F1060  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Queen Blanche of Navarre
    Queen Blanche of Navarre

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_of_Navarre,_Queen_of_Castile.