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2 days ago · In 1238, she married Simon de Montfort, a French nobleman who had recently been granted the earldom of Leicester by Henry III. The marriage was controversial from the start, as Eleanor was a royal princess and Simon was seen as an upstart foreigner with a tenuous claim to his title.
5 days ago · An artist herself, Her Royal Highness knows more than most the symbolic importance of a royal portrait. As Tatler commissions Hannah Uzor's graceful depiction of the Princess of Wales for its July 2024 cover, we look back on the portraits that have come before. By Ben Jureidini. 22 May 2024.
3 days ago · de Montfort the Younger: Amaury de Montfort 1242–1301: Richard de Montfort 1252–1266: Joanna de Montfort 1248/1251: Guy de Montfort 1244–c. 1288 Count of Nola: Margherita Aldobrandesca Lady of Sovana. Eleanor de Montfort 1252–1282 Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon: Llywelyn II c. 1223 –1282 Prince of Wales: Eleanor of Castile 1241 ...
5 days ago · 22 May 2024. Chris Jackson/Getty Images. In ’s July 2024 issue, Hannah Uzor, the British-Zambian artist, powerhouse painter and mother-of-three, tells Helen Rosslyn about the remarkable process behind her portrait of the Princess of Wales, which takes pride of place on its cover.
5 days ago · Eleanor de Montfort, Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon (1252 – 19 June 1282) was an English noble and Welsh Princess. She was the daughter of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England. She was also the second woman who can be shown to have used the title Princess of Wales. Eleanor's maternal grandparents were King ...
3 days ago · Eleanor of Castile and Edward I formed an impressive royal team, for theirs was a story of an arranged marriage which blossomed into true love. When Eleanor and Edward first met she was just ten years old and he a tall, long-legged teenager of fifteen (hence his nickname – ‘Longshanks’). Born in 1244, Eleanor was a Spanish princess ...
5 days ago · The important thing for her in any portrait is to convey the layers of the subject’s personality – in this case, more specifically to capture the dichotomy between the public persona and the private. Uzor expresses huge admiration for the Princess of Wales: ‘She has really risen up to her role – she was born for this.
