Blanche of Bourbon
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| Tenure | 1353–1361 |
| Spouse | Pedro of Castile |
| House | House of Bourbon |
| Father | Peter I, Duke of Bourbon |
| Mother | Isabella of Valois |
| Born | 1339 |
| Died | 1361 Medina Sidonia |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Blanche of Bourbon (1339–1361) was a queen consort of Castile. She was one of the daughters of Peter I, Duke of Bourbon and Isabella of Valois.
On 3 June 1353, aged 14, she married in person at Valladolid, Spain, King Peter I of Castile. Previously, she had been married by proxy at Abbaye de Preuilly on 9 July 1352. They married because Peter wanted an alliance with France.
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[edit] Marriage
It is believed[by whom?] that king Peter had married his lover, the Castillian noble Maria de Padilla before his marriage to Blanche, though he did deny this. There were many problems on getting the money promised as a dowry for Blanche.
After three days of marriage, Peter abandoned Blanche for Maria de Padilla, with whom he later had four children, including Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York, and Constance of Castile.
Eventually Blanche was imprisoned in the castle of Arevalo. Blanche's cousin, John II of France appealed to Pope Innocent VI to have Peter excommunicated for keeping Blanche imprisoned, but the Pope overruled this.
[edit] Death
Blanche died in Medina Sidonia at the age of twenty-two. The legend says that she was killed by a crossbowman sent by the king himself. Another legend speaks of poisoning.
Blanche and Peter had no children.
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[edit] References
- Hale, Edward Everett, and Susan Hale. The Story of Spain. Story of the nations. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1886. googlebooks.com Accessed November 16, 2007
- Jones, William H. Blanche de Bourbon, and other poems. London: Hookham and Sons, 1855. googlebooks.com Accessed November 16, 2007
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