Blanche of England

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Blanche (Spring 139222 May 1409), was a daughter of King Henry IV of England and full sister to King Henry V.

She was born at Peterborough Castle to the future Henry IV and his first wife Mary de Bohun. She married Louis III, Elector Palatine on 6 July 1402 at Cologne Cathedral, Germany, and had issue:

  • Stillborn Child (1407)
  • Rupert (1409-26)

Blanche was made Lady of the Garter in 1408. She died in childbirth, and was buried in the church of St.Mary in Neustadt, Alsace.