Blanche of Artois

Blanche de Navarre (originally Blanche d'Artois) (c. 1248 – May 2 1300), was the regent of Navarre from 1274 to 1284, and later became countess of Lancaster. She was the daughter of count Robert I of Artois, and the granddaughter of Louis VIII of France.

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1248 - May 2 - 1300 - Navarre - 1274 - 1284 - Lancaster - Robert I - Artois - Louis VIII - France

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Blanche's first marriage was to Henry I of Navarre (ruled 1270-1274) who died in 1274, her second in 1276 with Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster (1245-1296), an English prince who was a younger son of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence.

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Henry I - 1270 - 1274 - 1276 - Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster - 1245 - 1296 - Henry III - Eleanor of Provence

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From 1274 to 1284 she ruled Navarre and the counties of Brie, Champagne, Troyes et Meaux for her daughter, Joan I of Navarre (ruled 1274 - 1305).

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1274 - 1284 - Brie - Champagne - Troyes - Meaux - Joan I - 1305

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