Blanche of Castile

Also known as: Blanch / Blanch daughter to Alfonse king of Castile / ladie Blanch · Family: Castile · Role: daughter of Alfonso VIII · First appears: King John 4

In 1200, at Vernon and Lisle Dandelie, an agreement arranged the marriage of Blanche of Castile, daughter of Alfonso VIII and Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, to Louis VIII, son of Philip II of France. She was also the niece of King John through his sister Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile.

Louis VIII later married Blanche, described as “Blanch daughter to Alfonse king of Castile, néece to king John by his sister Elianor.”

Relationship record

Life events

1200 · An agreement arranged the marriage of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile.(King John 4 · 📍 Vernon and Lisle Dandelie)
- With: King John Louis VIII Philip II of France
- “Finallie vpon the Ascension day in this second yeare of his reigne, they came eftsoones to a communication betwixt the townes of Vernon and Lisle Dandelie, where finallie they concluded an agréement, with a marriage to be had betwixt Lewes the sonne of king Philip, and the ladie Blanch, daughter to Alfonso king of Castile the 8 of that name, & néece to K. John by his sister Elianor.”

King John 4

engaged with Louis VIII “where finallie they concluded an agréement, with a marriage to be had betwixt Lewes the sonne of king Philip, and the ladie Blanch, daughter to Alfonso king of Castile the 8 of that name, & néece to K. John by his sister Elianor.”
parent: Alfonso VIII of Castile “with a marriage to be had betwixt Lewes the sonne of king Philip, and the ladie Blanch, daughter to Alfonso king of Castile the 8 of that name, & néece to K. John by his sister Elianor.”
elder kin: King John “& néece to K. John by his sister Elianor.”
parent: Eleanor of England “néece to K. John by his sister Elianor”

King John 29

married with Louis VIII “This Lewes had married (as before is said) Blanch daughter to Alfonse king of Castile, néece to king John by his sister Elianor.”
parent: Alfonso VIII of Castile “Blanch daughter to Alfonse king of Castile”
elder kin: King John “néece to king John by his sister Elianor”
elder kin: Eleanor of England “This Lewes had married (as before is said) Blanch daughter to Alfonse king of Castile, néece to king John by his sister Elianor.”

King John 31

married with Louis VIII “the realme of England, which was now due vnto the said Lewes as they alledged, in right of the ladie Blanch his wife, daughter to Elianor quéene of Spaine.”
parent: Eleanor of England “the ladie Blanch his wife, daughter to Elianor quéene of Spaine.”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.