Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameBlanca of Navarre
Birthabt 1134
Death12 Aug 1156
Misc. Notes
Blanca of Navarre, (aft. 1133, Pamplona – August 12, 1156), was Queen consort of Castile 1151–1156. She was the daughter of king Garcia VI of Navarre "The Restorer" and Marguerite de L'Aigle de Rotrou, from France.

Blanca married Sancho III of Castile "el Deseado" (the Beloved), co-king of Castile (with his father) on January 30, 1151 in Catahorra, Logroño; however, she died before her husband's accession as sole ruler in 1157. She had several children who did not survive and are buried in the church of San Pedro in Soria. On November 11, 1155 she gave birth to the future king Alfonso VIII. There appears to be no record of her activities thereafter, except for her death on August 12, 1156. While it had been suggested that she might have died from the complications of a new pregnancy, Valdez maintains that she died from sequelae of the birth of her son. That her death was caused by a pregnancy is recorded in an epitaph.

Sancho donated money to the monastery of Santa María la Real in Najera where she is buried. The sarcophagus of the queen is regarded as a primary example of the ability to express artistically human emotions in the 12th century.
Spouses
Birth1134
Death30 Aug 1158
MotherBerenguela of Barcelona (~1112-1149)
Marriage30 Jan 1151, Catahorra, Logroño, Spain
ChildrenAlfonso VIII (1155-1214)
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