Blanche of Castile (1188-1252), Queen consort of Louis VIII, Regent of France
Blanche of Castile,Queen & Regent of France
A grand daughter of Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine,Blanche married the future Louis VIII and was the mother & Regent for Saint King Louis IX of France.One of her daughters was also later made a saint,Isabella de France. http://history.loftinnc.com/images/B..._Castile01.jpg Blanche of Castile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
The now lost tomb of Blanche of Castile at the Abbaye de Maubuisson,north of Paris.The church and all its contents including the many tombs were desecrated and destroyed during the French Revolution.
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