Blanca Sánchez de Navarre
- Born: 1177, Pampelona, Navarre, Iberia
- Marriage: Thibaut III, comté de Champagne
- Died: 13 Mar 1229 at age 52
 Noted events in her life were:
• Web Reference: Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne.
Blanche was the youngest daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre and Sancha of Castile, who died in 1179, about two years after Blanche's birth. Her maternal grandparents were Alfonso VII of Castile and Berenguela of Barcelona. Her eldest brother, Sancho VII of Navarre, succeeded their father as King of Navarre and was the last male descendant of the first dynasty of Kings of Navarre, the Pamplona dynasty, dying childless. Her brother, Ramiro of Navarre, was Bishop of Pamplona and her elder sister, Berengaria of Navarre, married Richard I of England and Aquitaine, the northern neighbour of their kingdom.
Blanche married Count Theobald III of Champagne on July 1, 1199 at Chartres, when she was 22 years old and he was 20 years old. However, Theobald III died young on May 24, 1201, leaving her pregnant. When she gave birth to a son (on May 30, 1201), he immediately became Count Theobald IV of Champagne (1201\endash 53). Blanche ruled the county as regent until Theobald turned 21 years old in 1222.
Blanca married Thibaut III, comté de Champagne, son of Henri de Champagne and Marie Capet. (Thibaut III, comté de Champagne was born on 13 May 117 in Troyes, Aube, Champagne, France, died on 24 May 1201 in Troyes, Aube, Champagne, France and was buried in Church of Saint Steven, Troyes.)
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