Blanche (Blanka) of Namur Queen-Consort of Sweden and Norway [12140] 24
- Born: 1320
- Marriage: Magnus IV of Sweden [12139] on 5 Nov 1335 in Bohus Castle
- Died: 1363 at age 43
 General Notes:
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal20248
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_of_Namur
Queen Blanche is one of the most known of Swedish/Norwegian medieval queens. Apparently, she was very politically and socially active and noticeable as a person and not only as a queen, as many stories and songs were written about her.
In Sweden, Queen Blanche is also remembered for the song: "Rida rida ranka, hästen heter Blanka" ("Ride, ride on my knee, the horse is called Blanka"), which has influenced the famous historical painting by Albert Edelfelt of her and her son Haakon.
Noted events in her life were:
• Coronation: Queen consort of Sweden, 22 Jul 1336. Queen consort of Sweden 1335\endash 1363
• Acceded: Queen Consort of Norway, 1335. Queen Consort of Norway 1335\endash 1343
Blanche married Magnus IV of Sweden [12139] [MRIN: 5574], son of Erik Magnusson Duke of Südermannland [12124] and Ingeborg Haakonsdottir [12123], on 5 Nov 1335 in Bohus Castle. (Magnus IV of Sweden [12139] was born in 1316 and died on 1 Dec 1374.)
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