- Blanche d'Évreux
"This article is about the 14th century princess, for the
Golden Girls character, seeBlanche Devereaux ."Blanche d'Évreux (1331 – 1398) was the
Queen consort ofPhilip VI of France .She was born a princess of Navarre, daughter of the queen regnant
Joan II of Navarre and Philip d'Évreux.Blanche and King Philip VI married on
January 11 1350 . She was his second wife, after Joan who died of the plague. They had one daughter: Jeanne (1351–1371), who was intended to marryJohn I of Aragon , but who died upon the journey.Blanche was interested in
alchemy and had laboratories in some of her castles.Fact|date=April 2008 She sponsoredNicolas Flamel .Fact|date=April 2008In Popular Culture
In
conspiracy theories , such as the one promoted in "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail ", Blanche d'Évreux has been alleged to be the seventh Grand Master of the Priory of Sion.External links
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