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Eleanor of England (Spanish: Leonor; c. 1161 – 31 October 1214), was Queen of Castile and Toledo as wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. She was the sixth child and second daughter of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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.
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.
Here lies Eleanor, sometime Queen of England, wife of King Edward son of King Henry, and daughter of the King of Spain and Countess of Ponthieu, on whose soul God in His pity have mercy. Amen. Tomb dimensions in metres: length 3.02. width 1.10. height 1.65.
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…
Dec 3, 2017 · 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.
Apr 18, 2024 · Eleanor of Castile. From Medlands: King Edward I & his first wife had sixteen children: 1. KATHERINE ( [1261/64]-5 Sep 1264). The Liberate Rolls record the order of cloths of gold “for the use of Katherine the deceased daughter of Edward the king´s firstborn” dated Oct 1264 [743].
Eleanor of Castile (1241–1290)Paragon of medieval queenship, who was an active partner of her husband Edward I, accompanying him to the Holy Land on Crusade, to Gascony and Wales, while also bearing 15 children. Name variations: Eleanora of Castile; Eleanor the Faithful.
When Eleanor of Castile suddenly perished of a fever near Lincoln in 1290, Edward wrote of his queen: “whom in life we dearly cherished, and whom in death we cannot cease to love” Eleanor’s body was taken back to Westminster Abbey, stopping for twelve nights at Lincoln, Grantham, Stamford, Geddington, Northampton, Stony Stratford, Woburn ...
Jan 17, 2022 · Eleanor’s early life. Eleanor of Castile was born the daughter of Ferdinand King of Castile and his second wife, Jeanne. She was their second child, and was born in 1241. Eleanor married Edward I, future King of England, in Burgos on 1st November 1254; Burgos is in the north of Spain.
