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Blanche of Castile

1188 - 1252

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Blanche of Castile (Spanish: Blanca de Castilla; French: Blanche de Castille; 4 March 1188 – 27 November 1252) was Queen of France by marriage to Louis VIII. She acted as regent twice during the reign of her son, Louis IX: during his minority from 1226 until 1234, and during his absence from 1248 until 1252. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Blanche of Castile is the 99th most popular companion (down from 78th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from Spain (down from 96th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Companion.

Blanche of Castile is most famous for being the first queen of France.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Blanche of Castile ranks 99 out of 784. Before her are Katharina von Bora, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Sawda bint Zamʿa, Antinous, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. After her are Malhun Hatun, Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad, Scribonia, Astrid of Sweden, Mariam-uz-Zamani, and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1188, Blanche of Castile ranks 1. After her are Kayqubad I, Isabella of Angoulême, Yuri II of Vladimir, Ferdinand, Count of Flanders, Albert IV, Count of Habsburg, Si Inthrathit, and Ada, Countess of Holland. Among people deceased in 1252, Blanche of Castile ranks 3. Before her are Abel, King of Denmark, and Giovanni da Pian del Carpine. After her are Ferdinand III of Castile, Sorghaghtani Beki, Isabella, Queen of Armenia, Peter of Verona, Qara Hülegü, Rose of Viterbo, Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Henry I, Count of Anhalt, and Bohemond V of Antioch.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Blanche of Castile ranks 101 out of 3,355. Before her are Vicente del Bosque (1950), Peter III of Aragon (1239), José Ortega y Gasset (1883), Alfonso VI of León and Castile (1040), Magnus Maximus (335), and Alfonso V of Aragon (1396). After her are Francisco Tárrega (1852), Santiago Calatrava (1951), Antipope Benedict XIII (1328), Manuel de Falla (1876), Luis Aragonés (1938), and Dolores Ibárruri (1895).

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Among COMPANIONS In Spain

Among companions born in Spain, Blanche of Castile ranks 4. Before her are Maria Theresa of Spain (1638), Eugénie de Montijo (1826), and Carlos, Prince of Asturias (1545). After her are Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1482), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1470), Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (1507), Berengaria of Navarre (1165), Inês de Castro (1325), María Isabella of Spain (1789), Joanna la Beltraneja (1462), and Brunhilda of Austrasia (543).

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