Blanche of Castile

Date added to Library: May 8, 2024

Keyword/s: CASTILE, FRANCE, HISTORY, PILGRIMAGE-GENERAL, SAINTS

Ref Type: Book

Author
Pernoud, Régine (trans. Noel, Henry)
Year
1975
Publisher
Collins
Published in
London
Accession No
08132  
pp
319
Edition
1st English
location
BKA
Comment

Descended from Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Blanche (daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet) married Louis VIII of France and was the mother of St Louis (IX). Several references to Compostela and other pilgrimages.