Biography of Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 1248-1302

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant

1250 Battle of Mansoura

1295 Edward I Creates New Barons 36th Parliament

On 14 Jun 1237 [her father] Robert Capet Count of Artois (age 20) and [her mother] Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol (age 13) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant (age 30) and [her grandmother] Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant. He the son of [her grandfather] King Louis VIII of France and [her grandmother] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 49). They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

Around 1248 Blanche Capet Queen Navarre was born to Robert Capet Count of Artois (age 31) and Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol (age 24). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Battle of Mansoura

On 08 Feb 1250 the Battle of Mansoura was fought between Crusaders led by [her uncle] King Louis IX of France (age 35) commanded by [her father] Robert Capet Count of Artois (age 33) and Ayyubid forces.

Robert Capet Count of Artois and William Longespée (age 42) were killed.

Alexander Giffard fought; possibly killed.

On 16 Jan 1255 [her step-father] Guy Chatillon III Count Saint Pol (age 28) and [her mother] Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol (age 31) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant and [her grandmother] Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

In 1269 Henry I King Navarre (age 25) and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Robert Capet Count of Artois and Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol (age 45). He the son of Theobald IV King Navarre and Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre. They were half third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 08 Apr 1269 [her future husband] Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 24) and Aveline Forz 6th Countess Albemarle and Lancaster were married. She by marriage Countess Lancaster. She the daughter of William Forz 4th Earl Albemarle and Isabella Redvers 8th Countess Devon and Albemarle (age 31). He the son of King Henry III of England (age 61) and [her future mother-in-law] Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England (age 46). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 04 or 05 Dec 1270 [her brother-in-law] Theobald "Young" II King Navarre (age 30) died at Trapani returning from the Eighth Crusade. His brother [her husband] Henry I King Navarre (age 26) succeeded I King Navarre, III Count Champagne. Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 22) by marriage Queen Navarre, Countess Champagne.

On 14 Jan 1273 [her daughter] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre was born to [her husband] Henry I King Navarre (age 29) and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 25). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 22 Jul 1274 [her husband] Henry I King Navarre (age 30) died. His daughter [her daughter] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 1) succeeded I Queen Navarre.

On 03 Feb 1276 Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 31) and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Lancaster. She the daughter of Robert Capet Count of Artois and Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol (age 52). He the son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England (age 53). They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1278 [her son] Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln was born to [her husband] Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 32) and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 30). He a grandson of King Henry III of England.

Around 1281 [her son] Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster was born to [her husband] Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 35) and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 33). He a grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1283 Roger Mowbray 1st Baron Mowbray (age 26) was created 1st Baron Mowbray by [her brother-in-law] King Edward I of England (age 43).

On 16 Aug 1284 [her son-in-law] Philip IV King France (age 16) and [her daughter] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of [her former husband] Henry I King Navarre and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 36). He the son of King Philip III of France (age 39) and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 29 Sep 1288 [her mother] Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol (age 64) died.

On 30 Dec 1292 [her son] Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 11) and [her daughter-in-law] Maud Chaworth (age 10) were married. He the son of [her husband] Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 47) and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 44). He a grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1294 [her son] Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 16) and [her daughter-in-law] Alice Lacy Countess Leicester, and Lancaster 5th Countess of Salisbury 5th Countess Lincoln (age 12) were married. She the daughter of Henry Lacy 4th Earl Lincoln, Earl Salisbury (age 43) and Margaret Longespée 4th Countess of Salisbury and Lincoln. He the son of [her husband] Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 48) and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 46). They were third cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

1295 Edward I Creates New Barons 36th Parliament

On 24 Jun 1295 [her brother-in-law] King Edward I of England (age 56) created new baronies through writs for summons to his 36th Parliament

John Montfort 1st Baron Montfort (age 31) was created 1st Baron Montfort. Alice Plaunche Baroness Montfort by marriage Baroness Montfort.

Walter Fauconberg 1st Baron Fauconberg (age 75) was created 1st Baron Fauconberg.

Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall (age 35) was created 1st Baron Furnivall. Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall (age 37) by marriage Baroness Furnivall.

Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter (age 48) was created 1st Baron Fitzwalter. Eleanor Ferrers Baroness Fitzwalter by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter.

Ralph Basset 1st Baron Basset Drayton (age 31) was created 1st Baron Basset Drayton. Hawise Grey Baroness Basset Drayton (age 40) by marriage Baroness Basset Drayton.

The following Baronies may have been created at the 36th Parliament or the 37th Parliament summoned on 30 Sep 1295.

John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell (age 27) was created 1st Baron Wake of Liddell.

Andrew Astley 1st Baron Astley (age 49) was created 1st Baron Astley.

Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley (age 49) was created 1st Baron Berkeley. Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.

Reginald Grey 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (age 55) was created 1st Baron Grey of Wilton. Maud Fitzhugh Baroness Grey Wilton (age 73) by marriage Baroness Grey of Wilton.

John Hastings 13th Baron Bergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 33) was created 1st Baron Hastings by a summons to Parliament. Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings by marriage Baroness Hastings.

Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 32) was created 1st Baron Neville Raby. Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 28) by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.

John Beke 1st Baron Beke (age 72) was created 1st Baron Beke (although there is some doubt whether he was created Baron).

Fulk Fitzwarin 1st Baron Fitzwarin (age 43) was created 1st Baron Fitzwarin.

On 02 May 1302 Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 54) died.

Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 1248-1302 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 1133-1189

Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England 1122-1204

Royal Ancestors of Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 1248-1302

Kings Wessex: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 1248-1302

Joan Blois I Queen Navarre

Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal

King Henry IV of England

King Henry V of England

Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark

Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland

King Edward IV of England

King Richard III of England

Anne Neville Queen Consort England

King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Queen Anne Boleyn of England

Queen Jane Seymour

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England

Queen Catherine Howard of England

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland

George Wharton

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Queen Consort Camilla Shand

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales

Ancestors of Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 1248-1302

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip I of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis VI of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis VII King Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Normandy Countess Blois Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Adèle Blois Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois

GrandFather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders III Count Hainault

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders IV Count Hainault

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Guelders Countess Hainault

Great x 2 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainault

Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Namur I Count Namur

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Namur Countess Hainault

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thierry Count Flanders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Flanders Duchess Lorraine

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainault and Flanders

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou

Father: Robert Capet Count of Artois Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile

Great x 3 Grandmother: Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ramiro Jiménez

Great x 3 Grandfather: García "Restorer" IV King Navarre

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cristina Rodríguez Vivar

Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Aigle Lord Aigle

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliette du Perche Chateaudun

GrandMother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem

Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aimery Chatellerault Viscount Châtellerault

Great x 3 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault

Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain

Great x 3 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VII Duke Lower Lorraine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Chiny Countess Louvain

Great x 2 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Berenger II Sulzbach

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lutgardis Sulzbach Duchess Lower Lorraine

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg II Duke Limburg

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jutta von Wassenberg Wassenburg Duchess Lower Lorraine

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Luxemburg Duchess Lower Lorraine

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilda Saffenburg Duchess Limburg

GrandFather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thierry Count Flanders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Flanders Duchess Lorraine

Great x 2 Grandfather: Matthew Metz Count Boulogne

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Metz Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Stephen I England Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Normandy Countess Blois Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dunkeld Countess Boulogne

Mother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Swabia

GrandMother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant