Blanche of Brittany
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Blanche of Brittany | |
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Born | 1271 |
Died | 1327 (aged 55–56) |
Noble family | Dreux |
Spouse(s) | Philip of Artois |
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Father | John II, Duke of Brittany |
Mother | Beatrice of England |
Blanche of Brittany (1271–1327) was a daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany, and his wife Beatrice of England.[1] She is also known as Blanche de Dreux. Through her mother she was the granddaughter of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence.
Marriage and issue
Blanche was married in
- Louis, Count of Évreux
- Joan of Valois
- Isabella (1288–1344), a nun at Poissy
- Gaston I, Count of Foix
- Othon (died 2 November 1291)
- Merode, married in 1309 in Paris John I, Marquis of Namur. She was the mother of Blanche of Namur.
- Catherine (1296–1368, Normandy), married John II of Ponthieu, Count of Aumale and had issue, a daughter Joan of Ponthieu
Blanche's husband served under his father at the Battle of Furnes, where he was wounded. He never recovered, and died of the effects over a year later. His premature death led to a legal battle later, when
Blanche's daughter Margaret was the mother of Philip III of Navarre who was married to Joan II of Navarre. Her sister, Marie was married to Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol.
Blanche died on 19 March 1327 at the Chateau de Bois-de-Vincennes, and was buried in the now-demolished church of the Couvent des Jacobins in Paris.
Ancestry
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See also
- List of rulers of Brittany
- Artois
References
- ^ Morvan 2009, p. table 2.
- ^ Crane, Raiswell & Reeves 2004, p. 288.
Sources
- Crane, Mark; Raiswell, Richard; Reeves, Margaret, eds. (2004). Shell Games: Studies in Scams, Frauds, and Deceits (1300-1650). Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies.
- Morvan, Frederic (2009). La Chevalerie bretonne et la formation de l'armee ducale, 1260-1341 (in French). Presses Universitaires de Rennes.