Juana Núñez de Lara

Juana Núñez de Lara (1286–1351) was a daughter of Juan Núñez de Lara “el Mayor” and his wife Teresa Diaz de Haro of the lordship of Biscaye. Juana is also known as la Palomilla or Lady of Lara.

Marriages

Juana was firstly married to Infante Enrique of Castile, son of Ferdinand III of Castile and his first wife Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen. The marriage was childless and Enrique died in 1304, leaving Juana a young widow.^[1]

Juana was secondly married to Fernando de la Cerda, son of Ferdinand de la Cerda and his wife Blanche of France. Blanche was a daughter of Louis IX of France and Marguerite of Provence. Juana and Fernando had four children:

Juan Núñez de Lara (1313–1350), married Maria de Haro.
Blanche Núñez de Lara (1311–1347), married Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena and was mother of Juana Manuel of Castile, consort of Henry II of Castile and mother of John I of Castile.
Margaret Núñez de Lara, a nun.
Maria Núñez de Lara, married Charles II of Alençon and was mother of Charles III of Alençon.

Their daughter, Blanche was mother of Juana Manuel of Castile. Juana Manuel was married to king Henry II of Castile and was mother of king John I of Castile and Infanta Leonor of Castile.

Juana's husband died in 1322, Juana herself died in Palencia in 1351.

References

^ CASTILE, Medieval Lands

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Name	Nunez De Lara, Juana
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Date of birth	1286
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Date of death	1351
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