Blanka (Navarre)
Blanka of Navarre (born July 6, 1387 - April 1, 1441 in Santa María la Real de Nieva , Castile ) was Queen of Navarre from 1425 to 1441 .
Life
Blanka was the daughter of King Charles III. of Navarre and Eleanor of Castile .
In 1402 she married Martin I the boy , King of Sicily , son and heir of Martin I of Aragon, her first marriage . This made Blanka Queen of Sicily; the marriage remained childless. After Martin's death in 1409, she was made regent of Sicily.
In 1420 Blanka married John of Aragón , the second son of King Ferdinand I , who became King of Navarre through this marriage as John II and, in 1458, through the death of his older brother Alfonso V, also King of Aragon .
After their death, John retained the Kingdom of Navarre without having any right to do so, passing over the legal heirs, their common children:
- Charles of Viana (1421–1461), known as Charles IV.
- Blanka of Aragón (1424–1464), called Blanka II.
- Eleanor of Navarre (1425–1479), Queen of Navarre.
literature
- Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer (Ed.): Nouvelle biography générale depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours. Volume 6. Firmin Didot Frères, Paris 1854, Sp. 196 ( online ).
- Raoul Anthony: Identification et Étude des Ossements des Rois de Navarre inhumés dans la Cathédrale de Lescar (= Archives du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 6e série, tome 7, ISSN 0078-9739 ). Masson, Paris 1931.
- Maria Rita Lo Forte Scirpo: C'era una volta una regina ... Due donne per un regno: Maria d'Aragona e Bianca di Navarra. Liguori, Naples 2003, ISBN 88-207-3527-X .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Charles III |
Queen of Navarre 1425–1441 |
Johann I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blanka |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blanka of Navarre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Queen of Navarre (1425–1441) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1387 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1441 |
| Place of death | Santa María la Real de Nieva , Castile |