Births on February 25

Blanche of Portugal (1259-1321)

Born on February 25, 1259

Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal and Urraca of Castile (d. 1321)

Blanche of Portugal (25 February 1259 in Santarém, – 17 April 1321 in Burgos; Branca Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾɐ̃kɐ] in Portuguese and Blanca in Spanish), was an infanta, the firstborn child of King Afonso III of Portugal and his second wife Beatrice of Castile. Named after her great-aunt Blanche of Castile, queen of France, Blanche was the Lady of Las Huelgas, Montemor-o-Velho, Alcocer and Briviesca, the city which she founded.

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Blanche of Portugal (1259-1321)
Afonso III of Portugal
Urraca of Castile

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Events on 1259

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Treaty of Paris (1259)
Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.