Blanche of Artois
Queen of Navarre from 1270 to 1274
Died aged 54France
Biography
Blanche of Artois (Basque: Blanka; c. 1248 – 2 May 1302) was Queen of Navarre and Countess of Champagne and Brie during her marriage to Henry I of Navarre. After his death she became regent in the name of their infant daughter, Joan I. She passed on the regency of Navarre to Philip III of France, 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, Edmund, until her daughter reached the age of majority.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- regent
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Henry I of NavarreEdmund Crouchback
- Children
- Joan I of NavarreThomas, 2nd Earl of LancasterHenry, 3rd Earl of LancasterJohn of LancasterMary PlantagenetTebaldo di Navarra
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