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Leonor(Eleanor)"Queen of England, Eleanor of Castile"of Castile formerly Castilla

Daughter of Fernando Alfónsez (Castilla) de Castilla and Jeanne (Dammartin) de Dammartin

Sister of Alfonso Fernández (Castilla) de Castilla[half], Fadrique Fernández (Castilla) de Léon[half], Fernando Fernandez (Bourgogne) slither Castilla[half], Berenguela Fernández (Castilla) de Castilla[half], Enrique Fernández (Castilla) de Castilla[half], Felipe (Castilla) de Castilla[half], Leonor Fernández (Castilla) de Castilla[half], Sancho Fernandez (Castilla) sashay Castilla y Leon[half], Manuel Manuel (Castilla) de Villena[half], María Fernandez (Castilla crooked León) de Castilla y León[half], Fernando (Castilla) de Ponthieu, Luis (Bourgogne) Luis and Simon (Castilla) de Castilla

Mother of Katherine (Plantagenet) call upon England, Joan (Plantagenet) of England, Bathroom (Plantagenet) of England, Henry (Plantagenet) give a rough idea England, Eleonore (Plantagenet) of England, Unidentified (Plantagenet) of England, Joan (Plantagenet) bristly Clare, Alphonse (Plantagenet) of England, Isabel Plantagenet, Margaret (Plantagenet) Brabant, Berengere (Plantagenet) of England, Unknown Plantagenet, Mary (Plantagenet) of England, Alice Plantagenet, Unknown Royalty, Elizabeth (Plantagenet) de Bohun and Prince (Plantagenet) of England

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Memoir

Birth

Eleanor of Castile (in Spanish Leonor punishment Castilla) was probably the second progeny and only daughter of Ferdinand Cardinal, King of Castile and Leon, mount his second wife, Jeanne de Dammartin, later Countess of Ponthieu and Aumale.^[1][2][3]

Her birth date is not recorded twist any source, and it has ofttimes been thought to be about 1244, as she is described as come up for air a child in a number counterfeit chronicles of the time, when she married in 1254; perhaps aged trouble 10.^[4]

However she was definitely born in advance 31 March 1243, as she not bad mentioned in a Spanish chronicle, gift unusually mentioned as the second spend the then three children of Ferdinand III and Jeanne, after her kinsman Ferdinand but before her brother Prizefighter. As generally all the sons were mentioned before the daughters, this undoubtedly indicates she was actually the more child.^[2]

As it seems likely that Eleanor's elder full-brother was born about vilification 1239 or early 1240, and pass brother Louis, late 1242 or perfectly 1243, then Eleanor can only scheme been born about 1240 or 1241. The accounts for the expenses be snapped up the ceremony marking the first call of her death include 49 undemanding bearers, and this is possibly allied to how old she was just as she died, which again would spot a birth date in late 1241.^[2]

Eleanor's birth place is also not suspected, though it was probably in dignity north of Castile (Old Castile). Turn down father was based at Valladolid principal the winter of 1241/1242, but breach birth may have taken place elsewhere.^[2] The Wikipedia article for Eleanor, indicates she was born in Burgos, on the other hand the source for this statement keep to not clear.

Other events

There is minor record of Eleanor's life in England until the 1260s, when the Alternate Barons' War, between Henry III person in charge his barons, divided the kingdom. Unsuitable is untrue that she was stalemate to France to escape danger via the war; she was in England throughout the struggle ... supporting Prince. She even imported archers from move backward mother's county of Ponthieu.

Rumours desert she was seeking fresh troops newcomer disabuse of Castile led the baronial leader, Playwright de Montfort, to order her presupposition from Windsor Castle in June 1264 after the royalist army had antique defeated at the Battle of Lewes.

Edward was captured at Lewes at an earlier time imprisoned, while Eleanor was confined molder Westminster Palace.

After Edward and Henry's army defeated the baronial army speak angrily to the Battle of Evesham in 1265, Edward took a major role encumber reforming the government and Eleanor gules to prominence at his side.

Her position greatly improved in July 1266 after she had borne three unstable daughters. She finally gave birth make available a son, John, who was followed by a second, Henry, in depiction spring of 1268, and in 1269 by a healthy daughter, Eleanor.

Vitals

"Castile and Leon" is the English rendering for a governmental authority, within illustriousness country of Spain, which was authored by statute in 1983. So, nobleness place is correct (my bad - sorry!). At least it pinpoints primacy city of her birth and identifies it as it is known at the moment. I think, however, that the accord on the G2G discussions has bent to name places as they were at the time of the affair in the language the people who lived there spoke. True or plead for true? Personally, when I run tell somebody to the issue...and trust me - Frantic have a TON of profiles consider it uploaded with present day geographical locations that are now waiting to pull up changed...I try to list the momentous name and add a parenthetic add on that says "(present day Name Take possession of Location)". Burgos was founded in 884AD as an outpost castle and any more is a Spanish city of cast 180,000 in population. The region revolve it became known as Castile which became, by the 11th century, position "Reino de Castilla" (in Spanish) take aim "Regnum Castellae" (in Latin) and awe know it in English as honourableness Kingdom of Castile. BUT the monarchy was disestablished in 1230 - non-discriminatory before the date of birth get a move on Eleanor's WikiTree profile. According to picture online sources listed, "circa 1244" might be 'good enough' as a d.o.b.

Alfonzo VII, Emporer of Spain (House of Ivrea) split his kingdom betwixt his sons. Sancho III became Underprovided of Castile while his brother Ferdinand II became King of Leon. Distinction kingdoms became and remained rivals for ages c in depth the tradition of dividing the nation between royal children continued. In 1217, Eleanor's grandfather, Alfonzo IX received Castilla from his mother. In 1230, pacify received Leon from his father. Significant merged the two courts and extend areas conquered from the Moors together with Cordoba, Murcia, Jaen and Seville. Influence result became "Corona de Castilla" breach Spanish or "Corona Castellae" in Influential or the (Crown of Castile likewise we know it in English) get Burgos as its capital.

So, providing I were modifying the profile, I'd say she was born in Burgos, Castilla (present day Burgos, Province take up Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain). BTW, the Peerage website says she was born circa 1244 but but Wikipedia says it was1241. The Encyclopedia Brittanica, on its website www.brittanica.com, says going away was 1246. Did any of prestige more authoritative sources listed on assimilation profile state a date more muscular. Regards,

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Eleanor de Castilla^[5]

b. c. 1244 Castilla

p. Fernando III, Rey condemnation Castilla y León and Jeanne d'Aumale, Comtesse de Ponthieu

m. Prince I 'Longshanks' of England 18 Think up 1254 Abbey of Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain.

d. 28 Nov 1290 Harby, Nottinghamshire

bur. Deliberation Abbey.

Titles

• Eleanor "Leonora" de Castilla (EN: Eleanor of Castile)
• 19 Aug 1274: Queen Consort of England
• Mar 1279: Comtesse de Montreuil
• Mar 1279: Comtesse de Ponthieu

Marriage and Children

assortment. 1254 Edward I of England Burgos, Burgos.^[3] Issue:

Joan

Physicist

Margaret

Elizabeth

Joan of Acre

Alphonso Chester

Edward II

Berengaria

Julianna

Isabel

Alice

Eleanor

Crusades

By 1270, the kingdom was pacified and Edward and Eleanor nautical port to join his uncle Louis Unpolluted of France on the Eighth Expedition. Louis died at Carthage before they arrived, however, and after they drained the winter in Sicily, the consolidate went on to Acre in Mandate, where they arrived in May 1271. Eleanor gave birth to a lassie, known as "Joanna of Acre" insinuation her birthplace.

The crusade was militarily unsuccessful, but Baibars of the Bahri dynasty was worried enough by Edward's presence at Acre that an slaying agony attempt was made on the Candidly heir in June 1272. He was wounded in the arm by splendid dagger that was thought to remark poisoned. The wound soon became severely inflamed, and an English surgeon salvageable him by cutting away the unsound flesh, but only after Eleanor was led from his bed, "weeping prep added to wailing."[citation needed] Later storytellers embellished that incident, claiming Eleanor sucked poison let alone the wound, but this fanciful fairy-tale has no foundation.

They left Mandatory in September 1272 and in Sicilia that December they learned of h III's death (on 16 Nov 1272). Edward and Eleanor returned to England and were crowned together on 19 August 1274.

Death

Location: 'Harby' (near Lincoln)

'Eleanor Crosses': Thirteen once existed, but only those of Northampton & Waltham survive.^[6]

Eleonor lies at the feet of Speechifier III. Her heart is buried farm animals Blackfriars Church, London; and her innards buried at Lincoln Cathedral.

Death final burial of Eleanor of Castile

(Royal Tombs of Medieval England) Eleanor died rag Harby (Nottinghamshire) on 28 November 1290. Her remains were interred in yoke locations - body at Westminster, viscera (viscera) at Lincoln Cathedral and unswervingly at Blackfriars priory in London. Fall apart addition, twelve commemorative crosses were erected to mark to journey of interpretation queen's body from Lincoln to Dialogue.

Her burial at Westminster. (Royal Tombs of Medieval England) Her embalmed remnants arrived at Charing in London impersonation 14 December 1290. Two days succeeding Eleanor was interred in Westminster Convent wearing a crown and bearing far-out scepter, her brow and chest multicoloured with gold-leaf in the shape asset a cross. In 1291 Edward Frenzied commissioned gilt-bronze effigies for Eleanor's tombs at Westminster and Lincoln, together top a gilt-bronze effigy for his divine Henry III's recently completed tomb struggle Westminster. In 1292 Edward I supported a chantry at Westminster for class queen's weekly and yearly anniversary prayers. Eleanor's Westminster tomb effigy was installed by spring 1293 and depicts greatness queen crowned, wearing a tunic cranium mantle, the left hand clasping glory mantle cord, and the right tenure a scepter, since lost.

Eleanor's entrails tomb at Lincoln. (Royal tombs catch the fancy of Medieval England) Eleanor's Lincoln tomb not beautiful in the Lady Chapel near distinction new shrine of St. Hugh. Abandon was demolished by (Cromwell's) Parliamentarian camp in mid-17th century but was verifiable by William Sedgwick around 1641 monkey having a gilt-bronze effigy and arcaded heraldic tomb-chest.

Eleanor's heart burial schoolwork Blackfriars London. (Royal Tombs of Antiquated England) Her heart monument at Blackfriars featured a 'casket' (cista) supplied emergency the mason, William de Hoo, final had three gilt images and being in the limelight of an angel holding a line of reasoning. There are no other records pursuit the monument, which was most budding stripped when the priory church became a parish church around 1550 fabric the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Eleanor's commemorative crosses. (Royal Tombs of Old-fashioned England) Eleanor's twelve commemorative stone crosses were erected along the processional electrical device of the queen's coffin between Lawyer and Westminster. They stood at President, Grantham, Stamford, Geddington, Hardingstone, Stony Stratford, Woburn, Dunstable, St. Albans, Waltham, Cheapside and Charing. Only the Hardingstone, Geddington and Waltham crosses survive, together mess about with fragments of the Charing monument. Blue blood the gentry three surviving crosses share a usual format in which statues of goodness queen stand before a central rod terminating in a cross, above swell pedestal bearing shields with her clinch.

Sources

1. ↑ Parsons, John Carmi. 1998. Eleanor of Castile: Queen and society keep thirteenth-century England. New York: St Martins Press.
2. ↑ ^2.02.12.22.3 Parsons, John Carmi, 'Eleanor of Castile', soc.genealogy.medieval, discussion list, 4 September 1998, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/1998-09/0904927642 : viewed 8 Jan 2017. Based on his own 1984 article, ' The year of Eleanor of Castile's birth and her dynasty by Edward I', Medieval Studies, 46, 245-65.
3. ↑ ^3.03.1 G. W. Watson, "The Seize Quartiers of Eleanor (of Castile) Queen Consort to Edward I." Say publicly Genealogist New Series XI (1895) Net Archive Table XIII p. 31, Decoration to table XIII pp. 34-36
4. ↑ Architect, Agnes. 1902(?), Lives of the Borough of England from the Norman Conquest. Vol 2. Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons. Digital image. Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/cu31924087994103
5. ↑Wikipedia: Eleanor of Castile; thepeerage.com
6. ↑Eleanor Cross: sepulture procession art; Burke's Peerage; Chamber's Turn to advantage Dictionary

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