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Elisenda's portrait is part of the Gallery of Illustrious Catalans at the Barcelona City Council. Passeig de Reina Elisenda de Montcada is a street named after her in the Sarrià neighborhood of Barcelona, as is the associated Reina Elisenda station of line L12 of the Barcelona Metro. The station is 0.7 km northeast of the monastery. Notes
- Pere II Ramon of Montcada, Lord of Aitona and Soses
- House of Montcada
- Elisenda de Pinos
- James II of Aragon
The sepulchre of Queen. Elisenda de Montcada (c. 1292-1364), daughter of the Lord Steward, Peter II of Montcada, and Elisenda de Pinós, was a member of one of the most powerful and influential medieval Catalan families in the kingdom. Following her marriage to James II the Just (1267-1327) she became Queen of the Catalan-Aragonese Crown.
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The Monastery of Pedralbes was founded by Queen Elisenda de Montcada in 1327 with the support of her husband, King James II, who wanted to dedicate the church to the Virgin Mary. With the foundation of the monastery, Elisenda, who was deeply religious, hoped to redeem her sins and those of her family. The Pedralbes estate, in the old district ...
Elisenda de Montcada (1292-1364) became the fourth wife of Jaume II (el Justo 1285-1327) in 1322. Just four years later she lay the foundations for a convent of poor Clares outside the city walls of Barcelona. She ordered built at its side a palace for her own use, one that she moved into the following year upon Jaume’s death.
May 7, 2018 · Elisenda of Montcada Elisenda of Montcada. Agnes of Aquitaine Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Aragon Monday, 27 August 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0.
Elisenda de Montcada (c. 1292 – 19 June 1364) was queen consort of Aragon as the fourth and last spouse of James II of Aragon. She served as Regent or "Queen-Lieutenant" of Aragon during the absence of her spouse from 1324 until 1327. She was a daughter of Pere II Ramon de Montcada and Elisenda de Pinos.
Queen Elisenda's tomb is the paradigmatic example of the intimate co existence between the spirit and profane death but there are many other tombs in Barcelona's Gothic buildings. The remains of kings and queens and other eminent figures from the former county of Barcelona and the Crown of Aragón lie in the cathedral.
