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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.
Women and Garden Design. Eleanor de Montfort. An influential woman at the centre of a civil war, Eleanor acted independently to protect her own interests and those of her family and her supporters. Lived: 1215–1275. Field: Woman at war. Key moment: Held Dover Castle against siege in 1265.
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Eleanor's brothers were Henry de Montfort, Simon de Montfort, Amaury de Montfort, Guy de Montfort and Richard de Montfort. She was the wife of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (died 1282). It is not known where Eleanor was born, but it appears that she remained with her mother throughout her childhood and adolescence.
This book is the first full-scale biography of Eleanor for more than one hundred and fifty years. It draws on a wealth of information in contemporary records, including Eleanor's household accounts for 1265, to provide an intimate portrait of Eleanor as a wife, mother, politician and lord.
- Louise J. Wilkinson
- Wilkinson, L.
- 2012
- Published
Eleanor's seal as Countess of Leicester. Seven years later, she met Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. According to Matthew Paris, Simon was attracted to Eleanor's beauty and elegance as well as her wealth and high birth. They fell in love and married secretly on 7 January 1238 at the King's chapel in Westminster Palace.
- 13 April 1275, Montargis Abbey, France
- Plantagenet
Eleanor of Montfort (1215–1275) English princess, countess of Leicester, and rebel. Name variations: Eleanor of England; Eleanor de Montfort; Eleanor Plantagenet. Born in 1215 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; died on April 13, 1275, at Montargis convent in France; buried in Montargis, France; daughter of John also known as John ...
The daughter of Simon of Montfort and Eleanor of Montfort (1215–1275), Eleanor was born into the chaos of her parents' rebellion against King Henry III of England. She was only 13 when her father died while leading the baronial army at the Battle of Evesham. Henry had sworn to imprison Eleanor and her mother to avoid any opportunities for ...
