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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.
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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.
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.
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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…
Learn about the life and legacy of Eleanor Plantagenet, the daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England, and the wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. She was a powerful and influential queen who had many children, including several kings and queens.
In October 1254 aged just 15, he married Eleanor (Leonor), daughter of Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Leon, at Las Huelgas. It was a love match and the couple were inseparable until her death. They had four sons, including Edward II, and eleven daughters.
Sep 28, 2021 · Alice Loxton traces the footsteps of Queen Eleanor of Castile's funeral cortege, uncovering what remains of the most romantic story of England’s history.
