| Blanche of Portugal | |
|---|---|
| Infanta | |
.png) Blanche of Portugal, in Antonio de Hollanda's Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (1530-1534) | |
| Born | 1198 Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | c. 1240 Guadalajara, Crown of Castile |
| Burial | Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra, Portugal |
| House | Portuguese House of Burgundy |
| Father | Sancho I |
| Mother | Dulce of Aragon |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Branca of Portugal (1198 – Guadalajara, c. 1240;[1] Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾɐ̃kɐ]; English: Blanche) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), eighth child of Portuguese King Sancho I and Dulce of Aragon, was probably the twin sister of Berengaria,[1] she was raised in the court with her father and his mistress "a Ribeirinha" and, when she was eight or ten years old, was sent to live with her sisters at the Monastery of Lorvão. She was a nun at a convent in Guadalajara and was interred at the Monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra where her mother was buried.[2]
- ^ a b Rodrigues Oliveira 2010, p. 85.
- ^ Rodrigues Oliveira 2010, pp. 85 and 92.