Blanche of Valois
Queen of Germany and Bohemia
Spouse	Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Issue
Margaret, Queen of Hungary Catherine, Electress of Brandenburg
House	House of Valois
Father	Charles of Valois
Mother	Mahaut of Chatillon
Born	c. 1316
Died	1 August 1348,

Blanche of Valois (1316-1348) was the youngest daughter of Charles of Valois and his third wife Mahaut of Chatillon.

Contents 1 Family 2 Marriage 3 Ancestors 4 See also

[edit] Family

Her paternal grandparents were Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. Her maternal grandparents were Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol and Marie of Brittany.

Marie was a daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany and Beatrice of England. Beatrice was a daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. She was the sister of Isabella of Valois, who married Peter I, Duke of Bourbon and was the mother Joanna of Bourbon, queen of France. Her other sister was Marie of Valois who married Charles, Duke of Calabria, Marie was the mother of Joan I of Naples.

[edit] Marriage

On 23 May 1323, Blanche married Charles of Bohemia. Her husband was the eldest son of John I of Bohemia and Elisabeth of Bohemia (1292–1330). Both bride and groom were 7 years old. They had two children:

• Margaret of Bohemia (1335 - 1349). Married Louis I of Hungary.
• Katharine of Bohemia (19 August 1342 – 26 April 1395). She married first Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria and secondly Otto V, Duke of Bavaria.

On 11 July 1346, Charles was elected King of Germany in opposition to Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor. His election was supported by Pope Clement VI who was in conflict with Louis. Charles was widely regarded as a papal puppet ("rex clericorum" as William of Ockham called him).

While the conflict in Germany continued, her father-in-law John of Bohemia was also allied with Philip VI of France. He was killed in the Battle of Crécy (26 August 1346). Charles escaped the battlefield relatively unharmed and succeeded to the Kingdom of Bohemia. Blanche became his Queen consort.

On 11 October 1347, Louis IV died suddenly and Charles gained wider recognition as King of Germany. Blanche died however before Charles was crowned the undisputed ruler of Germany on 25 July 1349.

[edit] Ancestors

v • d • e Ancestors of Blanche of Valois

16. Louis VIII of France               8. Louis IX of France                       17. Blanche of Castile               4. Philip III of France                             18. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence               9. Marguerite of Provence                       19. Beatrice of Savoy               2. Charles of Valois                                   20. Peter II of Aragon               10. James I of Aragon                       21. Marie of Montpellier               5. Isabella of Aragon                             22. Andrew II of Hungary               11. Violant of Hungary                       23. Yolanda de Courtenay               1. Blanche of Valois                                         24. Hugh I, Count of Blois               12. Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol                       25. Mary, Countess of Blois               6. Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol                             26. Henry II, Duke of Brabant               13. Matilda of Brabant                       27. Marie of Hohenstaufen               3. Mahaut of Chatillon                                   28. John I, Duke of Brittany               14. John II, Duke of Brittany                       29. Blanche of Navarre               7. Marie of Brittany                             30. Henry III of England               15. Beatrice of England                       31. Eleanor of Provence

Preceded by Beatrice of Bourbon	Queen consort of Bohemia 26 August 1346 – 1 August 1348	Succeeded by Anna of Bavaria
Preceded by Margaret, Countess of Hainaut	German Queen 11 October 1347 – 1 August 1348	Succeeded by Anna of Bavaria

[edit] See also

• Środa treasure