Blanche of Castile
Queen consort of France (1188-1252) · Spain · Historical Figures · Died at 64
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Something wrong?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.
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1868, Mugeres célebres de España y Portugal, Blanca de Castilla, AB196 0009_MET_DP833197.jpg?width=1200)
Blanche de Castille, Martesie, Orithie, and Baudour, from 'The game of queens' (Le jeu des Reines renommées) MET DP833197.jpg?width=1200)
Blanche of Castile and King Louis IX of France, from Toledo Moralized Bible of St Louis, circa 1227-1234 (48084488327)
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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.
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