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Eleanor of England

Female 1162 - 1214  (52 years)


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  • Name Eleanor of England 
    Born 13 Oct 1162  Domfront, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 31 Oct 1214  Burgos, Burgos, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I149014  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2007 

    Father Henry II Fitz-Empress King Of England,   b. 25 Mar 1133, Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Jul 1189, Chinon Castle, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Eleanor Princess Of Aquitaine,   b. 1121, Chateau de Belin, Gironde, Bordeaux, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1204, Mirabell Castle, Tarn-et-Garonne, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 15 May 1152  Bordeaux, Gironde, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F24305  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alfonso VIII Sanchez,   b. 11 Nov 1155, Castile, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Oct 1214, Gutierre Munoz, Avila, Castile Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1177  Burgos, Burgos, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Berenguela Queen Of Castile,   b. 08 Jan 1180, Burgos, Burgos, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Nov 1246, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Uracca of Castile,   b. 28 May 1187, Valencia, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Nov 1220, Alcobaça, Leiria, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     3. Blanche of Castile,   b. 04 Mar 1188,   d. 26 Nov 1252, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F59566  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • She was born in Domfront Castle, Normandy. She was the seventh child and second daughter of King Henry II of England and his wife Queen Alienor. Her godfather was the chronicler Robert of Torigny, who had a special interest in her and recorded her life as best he could. She received her first name as namesake of her mother, who apparentöy was the first Alienor (Eleanor) ever. Eleanor was a younger maternal half-sister of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France. She was a younger sister of William, Count of Poitiers, Henry the Young King, Matilda of England, Richard I of England and Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany. She was also an older sister of Joan Plantagenet and John of England. When she was eight years old, in 1170, she was married to King Alfonso VIII of Castile. The marriage was arranged to secure the Pyrennean border, with Gascony offered as her dowry. They had 12 children. Of all Eleanor of Aquitaine's daughters, her namesake Eleanor (who was called Leonor by her Spanish subjects) best inherited her mother's political influence. She reigned alongside her husband, who specified in his will that she was to rule alongside their son in the event of his death. It was she who persuaded him to marry their daughter Berenguela to the king of Leon in the interest of peace. When Alfonso died, his queen was reportedly so devastated with grief that she was unable to preside over the burial. Their daughter Berenguela instead performed these honors. Leonora then took sick and died only twenty-eight days after her husband, and was buried at Abbey de las Huelgas, in Burgos. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)