Blanche of Anjou

Blanche of Anjou
Queen consort of Aragon
Tenure1295–1310
Coronation1296 (Zaragoza)
Born1280
Died14 October 1310(1310-10-14) (aged 29–30)
Barcelona
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1295)
Issue
among others
James
Alfonso IV, King of Aragon
Maria
Isabella, Queen of Germany
HouseAnjou-Sicily
FatherCharles II of Naples
MotherMary of Hungary
SignatureBlanche of Anjou's signature
Blanche and her family in Bible of Naples

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]

  1. ^ Theresa Earenfight: The King's Other Body: Maria of Castile and the Crown of Aragon, 2010