Blanche of Anjou | |
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Queen consort of Aragon | |
Tenure | 1295–1310 |
Coronation | 1296 (Zaragoza) |
Born | 1280 |
Died | 14 October 1310 Barcelona | (aged 29–30)
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Spouse | |
Issue among others | James Alfonso IV, King of Aragon Maria Isabella, Queen of Germany |
House | Anjou-Sicily |
Father | Charles II of Naples |
Mother | Mary of Hungary |
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Blanche of Anjou (1280 – 14 October 1310) was Queen of Aragon as the second spouse of King James II of Aragon. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, she is also known as Blanche of Naples. She served as Regent or "Queen-Lieutenant" of Aragon during the absence of her spouse in 1310.[1]