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Blanca, of Castile, 1319-approximately 1372

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Personal name headingBlanca, of Castile, 1319-approximately 1372
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Variant(s)Blanca, de Castilla, 1319-approximately 1372
De Castilla, Blanca, 1319-approximately 1372
Branca, of Castile, 1319-approximately 1372
Branca, de Castela, 1319-approximately 1372
De Castela, Branca, 1319-approximately 1372
Associated countryPortugal Spain Castile (Kingdom)
Birth date1319-08
Death date1372/1375
Place of birthAlcocer (Spain)
Place of deathBurgos (Spain)
AffiliationMonasterio de Las Huelgas de Burgos (Spain)
Profession or occupationAbbesses, Christian
Found inA rainha, as infantas e a aia, 2012: page 473 (Branca de Castela (1319-1372?))
Wikipedia, 25 September 2013 (Blanca de Castilla; born August 1319, Alcocer; died 1375 in the Monasterio de las Huelgas de Burgos; daughter of Pedro de Castilla and María de Aragón; in 1325 she married Infante Pedro of Portugal, heir to his father Alfonso VI of Portugal, but before Pedro I became king he obtained an annulment of his marriage; on her return to Castile, Blanca was appointed Abadesa del Monasterio de las Huelgas de Burgos, post that she held until her death)