31:
431:. Blanche was widowed again in June the same year when Edmund died during the siege of Bordeaux. She returned to her brother-in-law's court in November but did not stay in England for long. She received her dower, consisting of one third of all of Edmund's lands and all his rights in the earldom of Ferrers, and in 1298 she was back in France. She founded a
384:. The elder died within a year, and Philip was left as both heir to the French throne and Joan's bridegroom. Blanche administered Joan's territories from Paris, appointing governors for Navarre. Later this role was taken over by Joan's prospective father-in-law, while Blanche retained the administration of Champagne and Brie.
404:, who wished to secure a wealthy bride for her nephew. There are also reports, however, that the two married out of mutual attraction. Edmund joined Blanche in administering Champagne and Brie. Edmund and Blanche had four children: Mary, who died young,
322:
by the King and the
Estates. The following year, on 22 July, King Henry himself died. The death of two kings within five years and accession of an infant queen, the first woman to rule Navarre and Champagne alike, triggered a political crisis.
426:
When hostilities broke out between
England and France in 1293, Edmund and Blanche left Paris and moved to England. They returned to France in 1296 but resided in King Edward's continental possessions, where Edmund served as
372:. In November, she paid homage to him for her daughter's French possessions. The almost immediate departure of both the monarch and the regent only complicated the situation in Navarre. In May 1275, Queen Blanche signed the
355:
wanted to secure
Navarre for their respective houses either by marriage with Joan or by force. While Peter contemplated a marriage with a cousin of Joan, Alfonso moved his army to Navarre and started besieging
367:
at least until 14 April, but then fled the kingdom, taking Joan with her, on the pretext of visiting her daughter's fiefs in the north of France. In reality, she sought protection from her cousin, King
413:
339:
for her daughter. Her regency in
Champagne was preceded by several long regencies of widowed mothers, but this was the first regency for a female ruler. The neighbouring kingdoms of
423:, a hefty sum of money and the right to use the palace of the Navarrese kings in Paris. The following year, Philip III died and was succeeded by Blanche's son-in-law, Philip IV.
247:, her cousin and her daughter's prospective father-in-law, but retained the administration of Champagne. She later shared the government of Champagne with her second husband,
1148:
419:
When Joan became old enough to marry and take full control of her inheritance, in 1284, Blanche and Edmund had to give up the counties. They were compensated by
Blanche's
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seemed bright. In 1273, however, they lost their son in an accident when the young
Theobald was dropped by his nurse over the castle battlements. A daughter named
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360:. The citizens loyally defended the city, for which Queen Blanche thanked them by granting special privileges.
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376:, by which she promised Joan's hand in marriage to one of the older two sons of the King of France, either
299:. When the king died in December 1270, followed by his widow within a few months, Blanche's husband became
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Blanche were a young couple with a son, Theobald, and the future of the
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Between 28 July and 29 October 1276, in Paris, Blanche became the second wife of
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Regnant of Navarre: Succession, Politics, and Partnership, 1274–1512
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271:, Blanche was probably born in 1248. By February 1269, having received a
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30:
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927:
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973:
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Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families
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in Paris, where her daughter was later buried beside her.
291:. Her brother-in-law, in turn, was married to her cousin,
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Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100–1300
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939:Genealogical tables illustrative of modern history
251:, until her daughter reached the age of majority.
1442:13th-century nobility from the Kingdom of Navarre
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259:Blanche was the elder child and only daughter of
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875:
347:moved to exploit the precarious situation. Both
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786:
243:. She passed on the regency of Navarre to
945:
905:
861:
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805:
16:Queen consort of Navarre (c. 1248 – 1302)
989:
843:
451:. Queen Blanche's body is buried at the
1384:
933:
755:
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953:. University of California Press.
97:2 May 1302 (aged 53–54)
14:
1463:
941:. Oxford at the Clarendon Press.
231:and Brie during her marriage to
29:
1422:13th-century countesses consort
869:"Edmund, 1st earl of Lancaster"
899:Debating the Hundred Years War
458:
62:4 December 1270 – 22 July 1274
1:
1245:Joan II, Countess of Burgundy
1031:Countess consort of Champagne
738:
447:or with her first husband in
283:. The ceremony took place in
235:. After his death she became
217:
158:Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster
84:
50:Countess consort of Champagne
906:Evergates, Theodore (2011).
871:. Britannica. 20 March 2024.
439:in 1299, dedicated to Saint
267:. A fraternal niece of King
254:
163:Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
7:
1417:13th-century queens consort
925:Gee, Loveday Lewes (2002).
10:
1468:
1407:13th-century women regents
1169:Urraca of LeĂłn and Castile
890:
326:
1447:13th-century French women
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1335:
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28:
23:
1427:Remarried queens consort
1392:Navarrese royal consorts
1027:Queen consort of Navarre
990:Woodacre, Elena (2013).
45:Queen consort of Navarre
1452:Navarrese queen mothers
1397:Countesses of Champagne
935:George, Hereford Brooke
994:. Palgrave Macmillan.
975:. Douglas Richardson.
897:Craig, Taylor (2006).
281:Theobald II of Navarre
279:, the brother of King
213:
1327:Marguerite de Navarre
1189:Constance of Toulouse
429:lieutenant of Gascony
275:, she was married to
229:Countess of Champagne
35:Seal of Queen Blanche
1412:13th-century regents
1240:Clementia of Hungary
1235:Margaret of Burgundy
1041:Margaret of Burgundy
929:. The Boydell Press.
758:, p. table XXV.
602:Philip III of France
475:Louis VIII of France
402:Margaret of Provence
370:Philip III of France
363:Blanche remained in
349:Alfonso X of Castile
245:Philip III of France
1293:House of Trastámara
1255:Marie of Luxembourg
1250:Blanche of Burgundy
1207:Margaret of Bourbon
1174:Margaret of L'Aigle
969:Richardson, Douglas
716:Thomas of Lancaster
698:Philip IV of France
398:Edward I of England
353:Peter III of Aragon
149:Theobald of Navarre
1346:Margaret of Valois
1283:Eleanor of Castile
1212:Isabella of France
1199:House of Champagne
1159:Agnes of Aquitaine
1121:Andregoto GalĂndez
1020:Isabella of France
947:Prestwich, Michael
723:Henry of Lancaster
609:Henry I of Navarre
557:Robert I of Artois
542:Louis IX of France
453:Cordeliers Convent
441:Louis IX of France
396:, brother of King
305:Count of Champagne
293:Isabella of France
273:papal dispensation
269:Louis IX of France
265:Matilda of Brabant
233:Henry I of Navarre
223:– 2 May 1302) was
198:Matilda of Brabant
127:Henry I of Navarre
112:Cordeliers Convent
1379:
1378:
1217:Blanche of Artois
1184:Sancha of Castile
1179:Urraca of Castile
1047:
1046:
1038:Succeeded by
1001:978-1-137-33915-7
982:978-1-4610-4513-7
917:978-0-8122-0188-8
736:
735:
709:Joan I of Navarre
621:Edmund Crouchback
615:Blanche of Artois
394:Edmund Crouchback
374:Treaty of Orléans
335:, Blanche became
206:Blanche of Artois
203:
202:
153:Joan I of Navarre
132:Edmund Crouchback
101:Kingdom of France
24:Blanche of Artois
1459:
1351:Marie de' Medici
1337:House of Bourbon
1164:Bertha of Aragon
1135:Jimena Fernández
1131:Urraca Fernández
1108:House of Jiménez
1091:House of Íñiguez
1073:
1066:
1059:
1050:
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1017:Preceded by
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859:
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846:, p. 25-29.
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388:English marriage
320:heir presumptive
225:Queen of Navarre
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33:
21:
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1372:Queen of France
1368:Queen of Aragon
1360:
1356:Anne of Austria
1339:- Lower Navarre
1331:
1320:- Lower Navarre
1318:House of Albret
1312:
1307:Agnes of Cleves
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821:Prestwich 1988
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459:Family tree
221: 1248
88: 1248
1386:Categories
1035:1270–1274
856:Craig 2006
739:References
433:Franciscan
68:Coronation
1149:Placentia
1144:Stephanie
1139:Muniadona
435:abbey in
255:Queenship
971:(2011).
951:Edward I
949:(1988).
937:(1875).
882:Gee 2002
768:Gee 2002
365:Pamplona
72:May 1273
1370:. Also
1154:Felicia
1084:Navarre
891:Sources
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