Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France

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Blanche of Navarre
Queen consort of France
Tenure	1350
Spouse	Philip VI of France
House	House of Valois
Father	Philip III of Navarre
Mother	Joan II of Navarre
Born	1331
Died	1398 (aged 66–67)

Blanche of Navarre (also known as Blanche d'Évreux; 1331 – 1398) was the Queen consort of Philip VI of France.

She was born a princess of Navarre, daughter of Joan II of Navarre and Philip III of Navarre.

Blanche was a sister of Charles II of Navarre and Maria, Queen of Aragon. Her maternal grandparents were Louis X of France and his first wife Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France.

Blanche and King Philip VI married on 11 January 1350. She was his second wife, after Joan who died of the plague. They had one daughter: Jeanne (1351–1371), who was intended to marry John I of Aragon, but who died upon the journey.

Blanche was interested in alchemy and had laboratories in some of her castles.^{[citation needed]} She sponsored Nicolas Flamel.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] In Popular Culture

In conspiracy theories, such as the one promoted in The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, Blanche of Navarre has been alleged to be the seventh Grand Master of the Priory of Sion.

[edit] Ancestry

[edit] External links

• Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France at Find a Grave

French royalty
Preceded by Joan of Burgundy	Queen consort of France 1350	Succeeded by Joanna I of Auvergne

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