Constance of Castile

For other people named Constance of Castile, see Constance of Castile (disambiguation).
Constance of Castile
Effigy at Basilica of Saint-Denis
Queen consort of the Franks
Tenure1154 – 4 October 1160
Coronation1154
Born1136–1140
Died4 October 1160 (aged 19–24)
Burial
Basilica of St Denis
Spouse
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(m. 1154)​
Issue
HouseCastilian House of Ivrea
FatherAlfonso VII of León and Castile
MotherBerenguela of Barcelona

Constance of Castile (1136 or 1140 – 4 October 1160)[1] was Queen of France as the second wife of Louis VII, who married her following the annulment of his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine.[2] She was a daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Berengaria of Barcelona,[3] but her year of birth is not known.

  1. ^ Deslot, Thierry (1996). Impératrices et Reines de France [Empresses and Queens of France] (in French). Paris: Les Editions La Bruyère. ISBN 2-84014-279-1.
  2. ^ Bouchard 2001, p. 126.
  3. ^ Bradbury 2007, p. 165.