Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans
Blanche of France (1 April 1328 – 8 February 1393) was the posthumous daughter of King Charles IV of France and his third wife, Joan of Évreux (the daughter of Louis, Count of Évreux and Margaret of Artois). She was the last direct Capetian and the last-surviving member of her family, and her marriage to her second-cousin, Philip, Duke of Orléans, proved childless. With Blanche's death in 1393, the House of Capet continued to exist only via its numerous cadet branches.
Blanche of France | |
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Duchess of Orléans | |
Tomb of Blanche in Saint-Denis | |
Born | 1 April 1328 |
Died | 8 February 1393 64) | (aged
Burial | |
Spouse |
Philip, Duke of Orléans
(m. 1345; died 1376) |
House | House of Capet |
Father | King Charles IV of France |
Mother | Jeanne of Évreux |
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