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Blanche Alphonsa of Castile (b. March 23, 1187/88, d. November 27, 1253)
Blanche Alphonsa of Castile (daughter of Alfonso VIII Sanchez and Eleanor Teresa Plantagenet)2711, 2712, 2713, 2714, 2715 was born March 23, 1187/88 in Chateau de Palencia, Valencia, Spain2716, 2717, 2718, 2719, and died November 27, 1253 in Palais Du Louvre, Paris, Seine, France2720, 2721, 2722. She married (2) Louis VIII - "the Lion"of France, Capet on May 23, 1200 in Portmort, Pont Audemer, Eure, France2723, 2724, 2725, son of Philip II Augustusof France, Capet and Isabella of Hainault.
Notes for Blanche Alphonsa of Castile:
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!Regent during her son's minority and from 1248-52. [Funk & Wagnalls]
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!She was a pious and able woman who left the stamp of her character upo n Louis. [Outline History of Mankind]
!Dau. of Princess Eleanor and King Alphonse VIII of Castille; m. King L ouis VIII of France; mother of Louis IX (St. Louis). [Eleanor of Aquita ine, p. viii]
!Part of the peace treaty signed between her uncle John Lackland and Ph ilip Augustus of France. Her grandmother Eleanor of Aquitaine fetched h er from Castile when she was 12 to be betrothed to Louis. They were mar ried in Portmort in Normandy because they couldn't be married in the Il e-de-France because King Philip Augustus' misdeeds with a mistress had t he kingdom under an interdict. Philip was not even allowed to attend t he ceremony. Nevertheless, he provided handsomely for entertainment. T he sun shone, the banners flew, and the fields rang with song and the c lashing of arms from the jousting arena. [Eleanor, p. 340-1]
Dau. of Alfonso IX of Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet; m. Louis VIII of F rance. [WFT Vol 2 Ped 976]
1185-1252. Dau. of Alfonso VIII, king of Castile, queen of Louis VIII o f France, mother of Louis IX of France. Blanche was married to Louis in 1 200. Regent for her son from his accession at the age of 12 in 1226 to h is coming of age in 1234, she retained a strong influence over him ther eafter. Blanche went to London for Henry III of England's marriage to E leanor of Prov ence in 1236. She and Louis IX brought what was said to b e the Holy Cross to Paris from the east in 1241, and built the Satine-C hapelle to house it. Blanche was again regent for Louis during his firs t crusade, which departed in 1248; when news of her son's capture reach ed her in 1250, she had the messengers hanged. She held discussions wit h the Pastoureaux mob when it reached Paris in 1251, but later had its l eaders seized and put to death. She died tow years before Louis' return i n 1254. [The Plantagenet Encyclopedia, p. 32]
More About Blanche Alphonsa of Castile:
Date born 2: 11882726, 2727
Burial: November 30, 1253, Maubuisson Abbey, Maubuisson, Seine-et-Oise, France.2728, 2729
Died 2: 12522730, 2731
Founded: 12412732, 2733, 2734
Occupation 1: France; Occupation: Regent.2735, 2736, 2737
Occupation 2: France; Occupation: Regent.2738, 2739
Record Change: February 12, 20062739
More About Blanche Alphonsa of Castile and <Unnamed>:
Marriage: 12002740, 2741
More About Blanche Alphonsa of Castile and Louis VIII - "the Lion"of France, Capet:
Marriage: May 23, 1200, Portmort, Pont Audemer, Eure, France.2742, 2743, 2744
Marriage Notes for Blanche Alphonsa of Castile and Louis VIII - "the Lion"of France, Capet:
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# ID: I5334
# Name: Louis VIII ('the Lion') Capet de France (King of France - 1223- 1226)
# Sex: M
# Birth: 3 SEP 1187 in Paris,Seine,Ile-de-France,France
# Death: 8 NOV 1226 in Chateau de Montpensier,Auvergne,France
# Burial: Abbey of St. Denis,Saint- Denis,Seine-Saint-Denis,France
# Event: Ruled 1223-1226
# Note:
Louis VIII of France
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Louis VIII (1187 - 1226), a member of the Capetian dynasty, was Kin g of France from 1223 to 1226. He was born September 5, 1187, in Paris, F rance, the son of King Philippe II Auguste and Isabelle de Hainaut.
Prince Louis was victorious in the battles against the armies of Ki ng John of England. In 1216 the English barons rebelled against the ver y unpopular King John and offered the throne to Louis. In May of 1216, P rince Louis of France and his army invaded England, but after a year an d a half of war, Louis was forced to give up on his desire to become th e King of England and signed the Treaty of Lambeth.
Louis succeeded his father and was crowned king on August 6, 1223 i n the cathedral at Reims. As king, he was still seeking redemption from t he Angevins and seized Poitou and Saintonge from them in 1224. This was f ollowed by the seizure of Avignon and Languedoc.
While returning to Paris, King Louis was stricken with dysentery, a nd died on November 8, 1226 in the chateau at Montpensier, Auvergne.
King Louis VIII was interred at Saint Denis Basilica. He was succee ded by his son, Louis IX.
Marriage - On May 23, 1200, at the age of twelve, he was married to B lanche of Castile (March 4, 1188 - November 26, 1252).
Issue -
i. Philippe - (September 9, 1209 - 1218)
ii. Louis IX - (April 25, 1214 - August 25, 1270)
iii. Robert - (September 25, 1216 - February 9, 1250)
iv. Jean - (July 21, 1219 - 1232)
v. Alphonse - (November 11, 1220 - August 21, 1271)
vi. Philippe Dagobert - (February 20, 1222 - 1232)
vii. Isabelle - (June 1225 - February 23, 1269)
viii. Etienne - (born and died 1226)
ix. Charles - (March 1227 - January 7, 1285)
Note - I have 5 other children not noted here.
# Change Date: 20 JUL 2003 at 22:06:25
Father: Phillip II Augustus Capet de France (King of France - 1180-1223 ) b: 22 AUG 1165 in Gonesse,Paris,Ile-de-France,France
Mother: Isabella de Hainaut (Queen of France) b: 5 APR 1170 in Valencie nnes,Hainault,Holland
Marriage 1 Blanca Alphonsa de Castille (Queen of France) (Princess of C astile) b: 12 MAR 1187/1188 in Chateau De Palencia,Valencia,Valencia,Al mohadi
* Married: 23 MAY 1200 in Pont Audemer,Normandy,France
Children
1. Has No Children (Daughter) of Louis VIII ('the Lion') Capet (Prin cess of France) b: 1205 in Paris,Seine,Ile-de-France,France
2. Has No Children Philippe Capet (Prince of France) b: 9 SEP 1209 i n Paris,Seine,Ile-de-France,France
3. Has No Children Alphonse I Capet (Prince of France) b: 26 JAN 121 2/1213 in Lorrez Le Bocage,Seine et Marne,France
4. Has No Children Jean I Capet (Prince of France) b: 26 JAN 1212/12 13 in Lorrez Le Bocage,Seine et Marne,France
5. Has No Children (Daughter) of Louis VIII ('the Lion') Capet (Prin cess of France) b: 1213 in Paris,Seine,Ile-de-France,France
6. Has Children Saint Louis IX Capet de France (King of France - 122 6-1270) b: 25 APR 1214 in Chcateau De Poissy,Poissy,Ile-de-France,Franc e
7. Has Children Robert I d'Artois Capet (Prince of France) (Comte d' Artois) b: 25 SEP 1216 in Paris,Seine,Ile-de-France,France
8. Has No Children Philippe Capet (Prince of France) b: 1218 in Pari s,Seine,Ile-de-France,France
9. Has No Children Jean II Capet (Prince of France) b: 21 JUL 1219 i n Paris,Seine,Ile-de-France,France
10. Has No Children Alphonse II Capet (Prince of France) b: 11 NOV 12 20 in Paris,Seine,Ile-de-France,France
11. Has No Children Philippe Dagobert Capet (Prince of France) b: 20 F EB 1221/1222 in Paris,Seine,Ile-de-France,France
12. Has No Children Isabelle Capet (Princess of France) b: JUN 1225 i n Paris,Seine,Ile-de-France,France
13. Has No Children Etienne Capet (Prince of France) b: 1226 in Paris ,Seine,Ile-de-France,France
14. Has Children Charles I Capet (King of Sicily, Naples, & Jerusalem ) (Prince of France) (Comte d'Anjou) b: 21 MAR 1226/1227 in Paris,Seine ,Ile-de-France,France
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11feb2006
Children of Blanche Alphonsa of Castile are:
- +Louis XI - "the Saint"of France, Capet, b. April 25, 1214, Chateau of Poissy, Yvelines, France2745, 2746, 2747, 2748, 2749, d. August 25, 1270, Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa2750, 2751.
Children of Blanche Alphonsa of Castile and Louis VIII - "the Lion"of France, Capet are:
- +Louis XI - "the Saint"of France, Capet, b. April 25, 1214, Chateau of Poissy, Yvelines, France2752, 2753, 2754, 2755, 2756, d. August 25, 1270, Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa2757, 2758.
- +Robert I (Comte d'Artois) d'Artois, b. September 25, 1216, Paris, Seine, France2759, 2760, d. February 08, 1249/50, Mussouri, Egypt2761, 2762.

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