| Blanche of Navarre | |
|---|---|
 Blanche de Navarre and her daughter Joan in prayer in front of Saint Louis. Watercolor from a Stained glass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Évreux. Collection of François Roger de Gaignières, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, 17th century. | |
| Queen consort of France | |
| Tenure | 29 January 1350 – 22 August 1350 |
| Born | 1331 |
| Died | 1398 (aged 66–67) Neaufles-Saint-Martin, Normandy, France |
| Burial | Basilica of St Denis Saint-Denis, France |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Joan of France |
| House | Évreux |
| Father | Philip III of Navarre |
| Mother | Joan II of Navarre |
Blanche of Navarre (French: Blanche d'Évreux; c. 1331 – 5 October 1398) was a Navarrese infanta who was briefly Queen of France as the second wife of King Philip VI from 29 January until 22 August 1350.[1]
Blanche d'Évreux was intended to become the bride of John, Duke of Normandy, heir of the throne of France — whose first wife had just died of the Black Death— but eventually married his father, King Philip. Only a few months after their wedding, Philip died prematurely and Blanche found herself a widow.
After giving birth in 1351 to a posthumous daughter, Blanche refused to remarry King Peter of Castile and retired to the large dower lands that were granted by her late husband. Despite her widowhood, she played an essential role in 1354 by attempting to reconcile her brother Charles II of Navarre with John II of France. In 1389, she organized the coronation of Isabeau of Bavaria, the wife of King Charles VI of France.
- ^ Patrick Van Kerrebrouck (2000). Les Capetiens 987-1328 (in French). Villeneuve d'Ascq. p. 184. ISBN 978-2-950-15094-3.
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