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Eleanor of Castile (1241 – 28 November 1290) was Queen of England as the first wife of Edward I. She was educated at the Castilian court and also ruled as Countess of Ponthieu in her own right (suo jure) from 1279. After diplomatic efforts to secure her marriage and affirm English sovereignty over Gascony, 13-year-old Eleanor was married to ...
Eleanor of England (Spanish: Leonor; c.1161[ 1 ] – 31 October 1214 [ 2 ][ 3 ]), was Queen of Castile and Toledo [ 4 ] as the wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. [ 5 ][ 6 ] She was the sixth child and second daughter of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine. [ 7 ][ 8 ] She served as Regent of Castile during the minority of her son ...
Eleanor Of Castile (born 1246—died Nov. 28, 1290, Harby, Nottinghamshire, Eng.) was the queen consort of King Edward I of England (ruled 1272–1307). Her devotion to Edward helped bring out his better qualities; after her death, his rule became somewhat arbitrary. Eleanor was the daughter of King Ferdinand III of Castile and his wife, Joan ...
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Dec 3, 2017 · Quim Llenas / Getty Images. Eleanor Plantagenet, born in 1162, was the wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile, daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, sister of kings and a queen; mother of several queens and a king. This Eleanor was the first of a long line of Eleanors of Castile. She was also known as Eleanor Plantagenet, Eleanor ...
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Eleanor of Castile was the wife of King Edward I of England. This medieval union was a very successful one, both politically and personally; indeed such was Edward’s grief on the death of his wife that he had the beautifully ornate stone ‘Eleanor Crosses’ erected in her memory…. Devoted wife, Spanish royalty, English Queen Consort and ...
Mar 13, 2016 · 13/03/201601/11/2023 Sharon Bennett Connolly. Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile. On 13th October 1162 (1161 has also been suggested, but most sources agree on 1162) the Queen of England gave birth to a 2nd daughter at Domfront Castle in Normandy, Eleanor. She was the 6th child of Europe’s most glamorous and controversial couple; Henry II ...
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Eleanor of Castile by Jean Powrie, 1990. Eleanor of Castile, Essays to commemorate the 700th anniversary of her death, edited by David Parsons, 1991 (including the Crosses and tomb) Royal tombs of medieval England by Mark Duffy, 2003. The History of the King's Works vol.1 ed. H.M. Colvin 1963 (chapter XI - Royal tombs and monuments 1066-1485)
