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Blanche of Bourbon | |
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Queen consort of Castile and León | |
Tenure | 1353–1361 |
Born | 1339 |
Died | 1361 Medina Sidonia |
Spouse | Peter of Castile |
House | House of Bourbon |
Father | Peter I, Duke of Bourbon |
Mother | Isabella of Valois |
Blanche of Bourbon (1339–1361) was Queen of Castile as the wife of King Peter of Castile. She married Peter in 1353, but he abandoned her for his mistress, Maria. Blanche spent her remaining years imprisoned in Arévalo, Alcázar of Toledo and finally Medina Sidonia. She died in 1361, her cause of death is disputed.