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Encyclopedia > Blanche of Burgundy

Blanche of Burgundy (French: Blanche de Bourgogne) (c. 1296 - April 1326) was queen of France for a few months in 1322 due to her marriage to the future king Charles IV. Look up Circa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Latin word circa, literally meaning about, is often used to describe various dates (often birth and death dates) that are uncertain. ... Events March 30 - Edward I stormed Berwick-upon-Tweed, sacking the then Scottish border town with much bloodshed. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Osman I (1299-1326) to Orhan I (1326-1359) Aradia de Toscano, is initiated into a Dianic cult of Italian Witchcraft (Stregheria), and discovers through a vision that she is the human incarnation of the goddess Aradia. ... Charles IV the Fair (French: Charles IV le Bel) (1294 – February 1, 1328), a member of the Capetian Dynasty, reigned as King of France from 1322 to 1328. ...


She was the daughter of Otto IV, Count of Burgundy and Mahaut, Countess of Artois. She married Charles IV, third son of Philip IV at Corbeil in 1308. Otto IV, Count of Burgundy (1248-1302) was the son of Hugh de Chalon and Adelaide, Countess Palatine of Burgundy. ... Coat of arms of the county of Artois (azure semé-de-lis or, a label gules, each point charged with three castles or). ... Philip IV the Fair (French: Philippe IV le Bel) (1268 – November 29, 1314) was King of France from 1285 until his death. ... Corbeil is a village in Ontario, Canada. ...


Accusing her of adultery, her father-in-law threw Blanche and her supposed accomplices - her sister-in-law Margaret and sister Jeanne - into the fortress of Château-Gaillard at the beginning of 1314. Adultery is voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a partner other than the lawful spouse. ... Margaret of Burgundy, 1290-1315 was a princess of the Ducal family of Burgundy of Capetians. ... Jeanne, Countess of Burgundy (1291 - 21 January 1330), also known as Jeanne de Bourgogne, Jeanne, Comtesse de Bourgogne and Joan, Countess Palatine of Burgundy, was the eldest daughter of Otto IV, Count of Burgundy and his wife Mahaut, Countess of Artois. ... Château-Gaillard Château-Gaillard is a ruined medieval castle, located above the town of Les Andelys, in the Eure département of Normandy, France. ...


She was still there in 1322 during the crowning of her husband Charles IV. The king refused to free her. Their marriage was annulled by Pope John XXII on May 19, 1322. Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void. ... Pope John XXII, born Jacques Duèze or dEuse (1249 – December 4, 1334), was the son of a shoemaker in Cahors. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (140th in leap years). ... Events September 27/September 28 - Battle of Ampfing, often called the last battle of knights, in which Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Frederick I of Austria Births January 11 - Emperor Komyo of Japan (died 1380) Deaths January 3 - King Philip V of France (born 1293) March 16 - Humphrey de...


Blanche saw the end of her days at Maubuisson Abbey, near Pontoise, in April 1326. Pontoise is a suburban commune of the Val-dOise département, in suburban Paris in France. ...

Preceded by
Jeanne II, Countess of Burgundy
Queen consort of Navarre
1322
Succeeded by
Marie de Luxembourg
Queen of France
1322


 

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