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  1. Mother. Eleanor of England. 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 .

  2. Laura York , Riverside, California. 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 ...

  3. 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.

  4. By 1263 Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, had emerged as the baronial party’s leader. In 1264, following the capture of Henry III and his heir (the future Edward I) at the Battle of Lewes, Simon became the de facto ruler of England. The remains of Odiham Castle in Hampshire, where Eleanor de Montfort co-ordinated communications ...

  5. J. R. Maddicott, Simon de Montfort (Cambridge 1994, 2001) J. B. Smith, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales (Cardiff 1998) L. Wilkinson, Eleanor de Montfort: A Rebel Countess in Medieval England (London 2012) Further Reading; Wikipedia Article: Eleanor de Montfort; Additional Links; VIAF: 48724085; Wikidata: Q2998293; Published date: 2017-06-07

  6. Mar 8, 2012 · Louise J. Wilkinson. A&C Black, Mar 8, 2012 - History - 232 pages. As sister of Henry III and aunt of the future Edward I, Eleanor de Montfort was at the heart of the bloody conflict between the Crown and the English barons. At Lewes in 1264 Simon de Montfort captured the king and secured control of royal government.

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  8. Apr 24, 2024 · The household roll of Eleanor, countess of Leicester and Pembroke, offers a fascinating insight into one of the most important domestic establishments in England during the Second Barons' War of 1263-7. As the wife of Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, the leading figure within the baronial regime, and the sister and aunt of King Henry III and the Lord Edward, respectively, Countess Eleanor ...

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