Blanche I of Navarre
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Queen consort of Sicily | |
| Tenure | 26 December 1402 – 25 July 1409 |
| Born | 6 July 1387 Pamplona, Kingdom of Navarre |
| Died | 1 April 1441 (aged 53) Santa María la Real de Nieva, Kingdom of Navarre |
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Blanche I (
from 1404 to 1405 and from 1408 to 1415.Life
Blanche was the second eldest daughter of King Charles III of Navarre
Queen regent of Sicily
Blanche married firstly
. Blanche traveled to meet Martin, and they were married in person on 26 December 1402. The bride was about 15 years old and the groom 28.Martin had been in need of legitimate heirs, as he had survived his previous wife and former co-ruler, Queen Maria of Sicily, and their only son. From October 1404 to August 1405, she served as regent of Sicily during the absence of her spouse in Aragon.
From August 1408 to July 1409, she served as regent of Sicily during the absence of her spouse in Sardinia. When Martin died on 25 July 1409, he was succeeded by his own father,
With the victory of Ferdinand I in Aragon, Blanche lost her regency power in Sicily, which was annexed to Aragon in November 1415, and left for Navarre.
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Upon her return to Navarre, Blanche was sworn in as heir to the throne in
John travelled to meet her. On 10 July 1420, they were married in person in Pamplona. The couple first lived in Peñafiel, but were called to live in Navarre by her father in 1422.
Charles III died on 8 September 1425 and Blanche succeeded him as
and the couple were crowned together in Pamplona 15 May 1429.Blanche died in
Issue
Blanche and
- Infante Martin of Aragon and Sicily (1406–1407)[5]
Blanche and John II of Aragon had four children together:
- Charles (IV) of Navarre (1421–1461)[2]
- Joan of Navarre (1423 – 22 August 1425)[5]
- Blanche (II) of Navarre (1424–1464), married Henry IV of Castile.[5] The marriage was never consummated. After 13 years of marriage, Henry sought and obtained a divorce. Blanca was sent home, where her family imprisoned her, and she was later killed by poison.[citation needed]
- Eleanor (1426–1479) Queen of Navarre (1479)[5]
References
- Eleanor, and she was preceded by Joan, Maria and Margaret and the two latter died early. Anthony defines Blanche's exact birth date as 6 July 1387 by virtue of contemporary sources.
- ^ a b c d e f Fößel 2013, p. 77.
- ^ Merriman 1918, p. 404.
- ^ Merriman 1918, p. 409.
- ^ a b c d Woodacre 2013, p. Chart 3.
Bibliography
- Fößel, Amalie (2013). "The Political Traditions of Female Rulership in Medieval Europe". In Bennett, Judith M.; Karras, Ruth Mazo (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Women and Gender in Medieval Europe. Oxford University Press. pp. 68–83.
- Merriman, Roger Bigelow(1918). The Rise of the Spanish Empire in the Old and in the New. Vol. 1. The Macmillan Company.
- Woodacre, Elena (2013). The Queens Regnant of Navarre. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Anthony, Raoul: Identification et Etude des Ossements des Rois de Navarre inhumés dans la Cathédrale de Lescar, Paris, Masson, 1931
- Maria Rita Lo Forte Scirpo: C'era una volta una regina ... : due donne per un regno: Maria d'Aragona e Bianca di Navarra, Napoli : Liguori, ISBN 88-207-3527-X, 2003
- Blanca I de Navarra in Auñamendi Entziklopedia
External links
- Marek, Miroslav. "A listing of descendants of Philip III of Navarre". Genealogy.EU.
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