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Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile

1137 - 1156

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Blanca (Basque: Blanka Garzeitz, Spanish: Blanca Garcés; aft. 1133, Laguardia, Álava – August 12, 1156) was Queen consort of Castile, daughter of King García Ramírez of Navarre and his first wife, Margaret of L'Aigle. Blanca married Sancho III of Castile, who became King of Castile in 1157. One year after her death, regent of Castile (subject to his father Alfonso VII) on February 4, 1151 in Carrión de los Condes, Palencia, after travelling from Calahorra, Logroño, in January. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile is the 586th most popular companion (up from 660th in 2019), the 828th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,002nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Spanish Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile ranks 586 out of 784. Before her are Justina, Zenobia of Armenia, Princess Louise of Denmark, Irene of Montferrat, Zein Al-Sharaf Talal, and Princess Januária of Brazil. After her are Princess Anna of Montenegro, Tadj ol-Molouk, Catherine of Poděbrady, Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg, Princess Dagmar of Denmark, and Sitre.

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Among people born in 1137, Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile ranks 5. Before her are Jebe, Ferdinand II of León, Matthew, Count of Boulogne, and Henry Berengar. After her are Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Sancha of Castile, Queen of Navarre, and Ludwig II, Count of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1156, Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile ranks 11. Before her are Henry, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden, André de Montbard, Peter the Venerable, Demetrius I of Georgia, and Ambaghai. After her are William IX, Count of Poitiers, and Domenico Morosini.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile ranks 828 out of 3,355. Before her are Ramón Menéndez Pidal (1869), Infanta María Amalia of Spain (1779), Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona (972), José Coronado (1957), Javier Echevarría Rodríguez (1932), and Enrique Líster (1907). After her are Theodulf of Orléans (750), Nacho (1990), Bera, Count of Barcelona (770), Joseph Albo (1380), Fructuosus of Braga (601), and Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526).

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Among COMPANIONS In Spain

Among companions born in Spain, Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile ranks 33. Before her are Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon (1283), Fernán González of Castile (910), Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon (1154), Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851), Aelia Flaccilla (356), and Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples (1454). After her are Muniadona of Castile (995), Mécia Lopes de Haro (1215), Margaret of Prades (1395), Toda of Pamplona (876), Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily (1343), and Maria de Luna (1353).

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