Blanche of Navarre

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Blanche of Navarre was a 13th-century French noblewoman who served as regent of Champagne and Navarre for her son, King Theobald I of Navarre, skillfully preserving their realms’ autonomy amid Capetian expansion.

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Blanche of Navarre canonical 1
Blanche of Navarre (nun) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Countess consort of Champagne
Queen consort of Navarre
noblewoman
regent
burialPlace Abbey of Clairvaux NERFINISHED
child Theobald I of Navarre NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Navarre NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth circa 1177
dateOfDeath 1229
endTime 1222
era 13th century
High Middle Ages
father Sancho VI of Navarre NERFINISHED
givenName Blanche NERFINISHED
languageUsed Navarrese Romance NERFINISHED
Old French
mother Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Jiménez NERFINISHED
notableFor diplomatic skill in relations with the Capetian kings of France
preserving the autonomy of Champagne against Capetian expansion
securing the succession of her son Theobald I in Champagne and Navarre
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Navarre NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Nogent-sur-Seine NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Capetian France (as vassal) NERFINISHED
positionHeld Countess of Champagne NERFINISHED
Queen of Navarre NERFINISHED
Regent of Champagne NERFINISHED
Regent of Navarre
predecessor Theobald III, Count of Champagne NERFINISHED
regencyFor Theobald I of Navarre NERFINISHED
regencyOf County of Champagne NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Navarre NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Champagne NERFINISHED
Navarre NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
sibling Sancho VII of Navarre NERFINISHED
spouse Theobald III, Count of Champagne NERFINISHED
spouseTitle Count of Champagne NERFINISHED
King of Navarre NERFINISHED
startTime 1197
successor Theobald I of Navarre NERFINISHED

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House of Champagne notableMember Blanche of Navarre
Joan of Valois child Blanche of Navarre
this entity surface form: Blanche of Navarre (nun)