Blanche of Bourbon

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Blanche of Bourbon was a 14th-century French noblewoman who became Queen of Castile through her brief and troubled marriage to King Peter of Castile.

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Blanche of Bourbon canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noblewoman
human
queen consort
alsoKnownAs Blanca de Borbón
Blanche of France
associatedWith Kingdom of Castile
linked to: Castile

Kingdom of León
birthDate 1339
burialPlace Jerez de la Frontera (traditionally attributed)
causeOfDeath disputed (possibly murder on orders of Peter of Castile)
chronologicalContext 14th century
conflictOrEvent Castilian Civil War (context of her life)
linked to: Castilian Civil War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1361
dynasticAlliance Franco-Castilian relations
familyName of Bourbon
father Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
givenName Blanche
hasNoChildren true
historicalRegion Medieval Castile
linked to: Old Castile

Medieval France
languageOfWorkOrName French
Spanish
maritalStatus separated from Peter of Castile shortly after marriage
marriageArrangedBy French and Castilian courts
marriageDate 1353
memberOf House of Bourbon
monarchOfConsort Crown of Castile
mother Beatrice of Bourbon
nobleFamily House of Bourbon
notableFor brief and troubled marriage to Peter of Castile
occupation queen consort
placeOfBirth Kingdom of France
placeOfDeath Medina Sidonia
positionHeld Queen consort of Castile
Queen consort of León
relative Louis I, Duke of Bourbon
Philip VI of France (through kinship ties)
linked to: Philip VI of France
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender female
spouse Peter of Castile
spouseAlsoKnownAs Peter the Cruel
Peter the Just
spouseDynasty House of Ivrea
spouseName Peter of Castile
spouseTitle King of Castile

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Queen of Castile positionHeldBy Blanche of Bourbon
Peter I, Duke of Bourbon child Blanche of Bourbon
Peter of Castile spouse Blanche of Bourbon