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    Blanche of castile was a female French regent in 1247 for her son, Louis IX. She organized two fleets, at Calais, though efforts were futile in the end. During the French Dynasty, she Suppressed rebellions and actually created more power.

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    Blanche of castile was a female French regent in 1247 for her son, Louis IX. She organized two fleets, at Calais, though efforts were futile in the end. During the French Dynasty, she Suppressed rebellions and actually created more power.

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    Blanche of castile was a female French regent in 1247 for her son, Louis IX. She organized two fleets, at Calais, though efforts were futile in the end. During the French Dynasty, she Suppressed rebellions and actually created more power.

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    Blanche of Castile

    Where This Person Was From

    • Born in Palencia, Spain


    • Daughter of King Alphonso VIII of Castile, Eleanor of England, Queen of
    Castile

    Summary of Major Historical Achievement

    • Female French regent in1247 for her son, Louis IX


    • 1216, John died, Louis claimed the throne, and was refuted as England was
    against his ascension
    • Blanche organized two fleets, at Calais, though efforts were futile in the end
    • Suppressed rebellions and actually created more power during the French
    Dynasty
    • Absorbed Midi into French territory
    • “I leave my three children for your wards. I leave this realm of France to
    you to govern it. Truly I know that they well guarded and it well governed
    be.”
    • Break up league of barons (1226)
    • Repel attack by the king of England (1230)
    • Northern barons despised her because she was a woman and a foreigner
    • Careful alliances with certain factions of barons against others
    • Immediate coronation of her son
    • Dominant influence on the French government for 25 years
    • Willing to engage in military activity

    Assessment of the Value of That Person’s Contribution

    Bibliography

    http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine3.html
    http://historymedren.about.com/od/bentries/a/11_blanche.htm
    page 166 France 1223-1328 Dictionary of the Middle Ages Simon and
    Schuster Macmillan Joseph R. Strayer New York Volume 51985

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