Blanche of Anjou [SEP] noble family
Blanche of Anjou
Blanche of Anjou (1280 – 14 October 1310) was Queen of Aragon as the second spouse of King James II. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, she is also known as "Blanche of Naples". She served as Regent or "Queen-Lieutenant" of Aragon during the absence of her spouse in 1310.
Life.
Blanche was the daughter of Charles II of Naples and Maria of Hungary. Among her siblings were Robert I of Naples, Saint Louis of
and through this marriage Fulk gained influence in, and possibly control of, Nantes. Adelaide was also the sister of Theobald I, Count of Blois which permitted Fulk II to form an alliance with the House of Blois.
Family.
By his spouse, Gerberge, a woman of unknown origins, Fulk II had several children:
- Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, married five times.
- Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou, married Adelaide of Vermandois.
- Bouchard, Count of Vendome.
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