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Blanca de la Cerda y Lara
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Blanca de la Cerda y Lara (c. 1317 – 1347) was a Spanish noblewoman.
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Born | c. 1317 |
Died | 1347 |
Noble family | House de la Cerda |
Spouse(s) | Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena |
Issue | Fernando Manuel Juana Manuel |
Father | Ferdinand de la Cerda |
Mother | Juana Núñez de Lara |
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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]