Brief Life History of Blanche
When Blanche d'Artois Reine de Navarre was born in 1248, in Arras-en-Lavedan, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France, her father, Robert Ier d'Artois, was 32 and her mother, Mathilde van Brabant, was 24. She married Henri III de Champagne Roi de Navarre in 1269, in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 2 May 1302, in Paris, Île-de-France, France, at the age of 54, and was buried in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
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- Blanche d'Artois, "Find A Grave Index"
- Coat of arms
- Kindgom of Navarre 1190
Name Meaning
Originally a nickname for a blonde, from blanche, feminine of Old French blanc ‘white’ (of Germanic origin). It came to be associated with the notion of whiteness as indicating purity, and was introduced into England as a given name by the Normans. A pale complexion combined with light hair was long an ideal of beauty in Europe (compare Modern English fair, which at first meant ‘beautiful’ and then, from the 16th century, ‘light in colouring’).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3.htm#MaudChaworthdied1322 as of 6/17/2016 MAUD Chaworth (2 Feb 1282-before 3 Dec 1322, bur Mottisfont Priory). Inquisitions after a …
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