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Blanche married firstly [[Martin the Younger]], [[King of Sicily]] and Prince of [[Aragon]]. They were married by proxy on 21 May 1402 in [[Catania]]. Blanche travelled to meet her new husband and they were married in person on 26 December 1402. The bride was about eleven years old and the groom twenty-eight. |
Blanche married firstly [[Martin the Younger]], [[King of Sicily]] and Prince of [[Aragon]]. They were married by proxy on 21 May 1402 in [[Catania]]. Blanche travelled to meet her new husband and they were married in person on 26 December 1402. The bride was about eleven years old and the groom twenty-eight. |
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Martin had survived his previous wife and former co-ruler, Queen [[Maria, Queen of Sicily|Maria of Sicily]], and their only son. |
Martin had been in need of legitimate heirs, as he had survived his previous wife and former co-ruler, Queen [[Maria, Queen of Sicily|Maria of Sicily]], and their only son. When Martin died on 25 July 1409, he was succeeded by his own father, [[Martin I of Aragon]]. |
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Blanche remained a widow for a decade. On 6 November 1419, Blance married her second husband |
Blanche remained a widow for a decade. On 6 November 1419, Blance married her second husband |
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Revision as of 22:11, 25 July 2011
| Blanche I | |
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 Coat of arms of Blanche | |
| Queen regnant of Navarre | |
| Reign | 8 September 1425 – 1 April 1441 (15 years, 205 days) |
| Coronation | 15/18 May 1429 (Pamplona) |
| Predecessor | Charles III |
| Successor | Charles IV |
| Queen consort of Sicily | |
| Reign | 26 December 1402 – 25 July 1409 (6 years, 211 days) |
| Born | 6 July 1387 Pamplona |
| Died | 1 April 1441 (aged 53) Santa María la Real de Nieva |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Martin I of Sicily John II of Aragon |
| Issue among others... | Charles IV of Navarre Blanche II of Navarre Eleanor I of Navarre |
| House | House of Évreux |
| Father | Charles III of Navarre |
| Mother | Eleanor of Castile |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Blanche I (6 July 1387[1] – 1 April 1441) was Queen of Navarre from 1425 to 1441. She became queen regnant upon the death of her father King Charles III of Navarre. She was married twice, but only had surviving issue from her second husband, King John II of Aragon, as her only son by Martin I of Sicily died in early infancy.
Life
She was the second eldest daughter and heir of King Charles III of Navarre and infanta Eleanor of Castile. She became heiress on the death of her elder sister Joan.
Blanche married firstly Martin the Younger, King of Sicily and Prince of Aragon. They were married by proxy on 21 May 1402 in Catania. Blanche travelled to meet her new husband and they were married in person on 26 December 1402. The bride was about eleven years old and the groom twenty-eight.
Martin had been in need of legitimate heirs, as he had survived his previous wife and former co-ruler, Queen Maria of Sicily, and their only son. When Martin died on 25 July 1409, he was succeeded by his own father, Martin I of Aragon.
Blanche remained a widow for a decade. On 6 November 1419, Blance married her second husband John, duke of Peñafiel by proxy in Olite, and the second son of Ferdinand I of Aragon and Eleanor of Alburquerque. Ferdinand had succeeded his maternal uncle Martin I in 1412.
John travelled to meet her. On 10 June 1420, they were married in person in Pamplona. Charles III died on 8 September 1425 and Blanche succeeded him as Queen regnant of Navarre. John became King of Navarre in her right as John II.
Blanche died in Santa María la Real de Nieva in 1441. After her death, John kept the government of Navarre in his own hands, from the hands of their own son Charles of Viana, the rightful heir of the line of Navarrese kings. He would became King of Aragon and King of Sicily upon the death of his elder brother Alfonso V of Aragon in 1458.
Issue
Martin and Blanche only had one son:
- Infante Martin of Aragon and Sicily (1406–1407).
Blanche and John II of Aragon had four children:
- Charles (IV) of Navarre (1421–1461)
- Joan of Aragon (1423–1425) [citation needed]
- Blanche (II) of Navarre, married Henry IV of Castile. The marriage was never consummated. After 13 years of marriage, Henry sought and obtained a divorce. Blanca was sent home, where her family imprisoned her, and she was later killed by poison.
- Eleanor (1426–1479) Queen of Navarre (1479)
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Bibliography
- Anthony, Raoul: Identification et Etude des Ossements des Rois de Navarre inhumés dans la Cathédrale de Lescar, Paris, Masson, 1931
- Maria Rita Lo Forte Scirpo: C'era una volta una regina ... : due donne per un regno: Maria d'Aragona e Bianca di Navarra, Napoli : Liguori, [ISBN 88-207-3527-X], 2003
References
- ^ Anthony (1931) states that she was the fourth-born daughter of King Charles III of Navarre by Queen Eleanor, and she was preceded by Joan, Maria and Margaret and the two latter died early. Anthony defines Blanche's exact birth date as 6 July 1387 by virtue of contemporary sources.