# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/blanche-of-castile
# Generated: 2026-09-01T11:27:06.301Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/blanche-of-castile"
name: "Blanche of Castile"
slug: "blanche-of-castile"
description: "A Spanish princess who became the power behind two French kings — not as decoration but as the one holding the throne together when her husband died and her son was twelve."
tagline: "Queen consort of France (1188–1252)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Blancheofcastile.jpg"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "Spain"
  isoCode: "ES"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "1188-03-04"
deathDate: "1252-11-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           56.39
  momentum:             0.713397155065174
  historical:           24.04642133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
tags:
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  - name: "Singer / Musician"
    slug: "singer-musician"
  - name: "Classical"
    slug: "classical"
  - name: "Medieval Era"
    slug: "medieval-era"
platforms:
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Blanka Kastiljska"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born 4 March 1188, Blanche of Castile married Louis VIII and became Queen of France. When he died in 1226, their son Louis IX was still a child, and she stepped in as regent until 1234, navigating a kingdom that didn't expect a woman to hold it. She did it again two decades later: when Louis IX left for distant campaigns in 1248, she ran France in his absence until her death on 27 November 1252. Twice she was the steady hand when the crown needed one.