Blanche of Castile
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Blanche of Castile 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
Contemporary depiction from the Bible of St Louis, c. 1230
Saint Louis Handing Over the Regency to His Mother by Joseph-Marie Vien, 1773
Eleanor of England, was Queen of Castile and Toledo as the wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. She was the sixth child and second daughter of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine. She serv
Blanche of Castile
…and during his absence from 1248 until 1252. Blanche was born in Palencia, Spain, in 1188, the third daughter of Alfonso VIII, King of Castile, and Eleanor of England, sister of King Richard I of England and King John of England. In her youth, she visited the Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, founded by…
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The betrothal of Alfonso VIII of Castille and Eleanor of England.