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Blanca de la Cerda

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Blanca Núñez de Lara
Blanca de La Cerda and Don Juan Manuel, in a 17th-century Portuguese painting series depicting the ancestors of the Manuel family (Ficalho Palace, Serpa, Portugal)
Bornc. 1317
Died1347
Noble familyHouse de la Cerda
Spouse(s)Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena
IssueFernando Manuel
Juana Manuel
FatherFerdinand de la Cerda
MotherJuana Núñez de Lara

Blanca Núñez de Lara (c. 1317 – 1347) was a Spanish noblewoman.

She was the daughter of Fernando de la Cerda (1275–1322) and Juana Núñez de Lara, called "la Palomilla".[1]

Blanca was the third wife of Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena,[1] a member of the junior branch of the Castilian royal house. They had two children: Fernando Manuel, his father's heir, and Juana Manuel, who married the (illegitimate) Henry II of Castile and became queen consort of Castile.[1]


Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Doubleday 2001, p. 189.

Sources

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  • Doubleday, Simon R. (2001). The Lara Family: Crown and Nobility in Medieval Spain. Harvard University Press.