Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England

1241 - 1290  (49 years)

• Name	Eleanor of Castile
  	She was the Princess of Castile and Léon and the Countess of Ponthieu. [2]
  Birth	1240/41	Kingdom of Castile   [2, 3, 5]
  Death	29 Nov 1290	Harby, Nottinghamshire, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Burial	After 29 Nov 1290	Westminster Abbey, London, England Westminster Abbey, London, England   [2, 7]
  	Tomb Effigy of Eleanor of Castile
  Siblings	4 brothers
  1. Ferando de Castilla, Count of Ponthieu,   b. 1239   d. Abt 1265  (Age 26 years) + 2. Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England,   b. 1240/41, Kingdom of Castile d. 29 Nov 1290, Harby, Nottinghamshire, England  (Age 49 years) ▻ Edward I, King of England,  m. 18 Oct 1254   3. Louis,   b. 1243   d. Abt 1275  (Age 32 years)   4. Simon,   b. 1244   bur. Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain   5. John   d. young
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Ferdinand III and Ethisa von Hohenstauffen)
  1. Alphonso X, King of Castile and Léon ,   b. 23 Nov 1221   d. 21 Apr 1284  (Age 62 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Berenger   (13 x Great Grandfather)  Stephanie of Marseilles   d. 11 Sep 1095  (6 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2812	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Death: Weis (1982) states she died in Grantham, England. [4]

  
  

Father	Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Léon,   b. Jul or Aug 1201, Kingdom of Castile d. 30 May 1253, Seville, Andalusia, Spain (Age 51 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu,   b. Between 1208 and 1220   d. 16 Mar 1279, Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France (Age 71 years)
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F2199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Edward I, King of England ,   b. 17 Jun 1239, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England d. 7 Jul 1307, Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England (Age 68 years)  [1, 2, 3, 4]  Other Partners: Marguerite of France  m. 10 Sep 1299;   mistress
Marriage	18 Oct 1254	Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain   [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
	Edward I and Eleanor of Castile
Age at Marriage	She : ~ 13 years and 10 months - He : 15 years and 4 months.
Children	4 sons and 12 daughters
1. Princess Eleanor,   b. 17 Jun 1264, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 12 Oct 1297, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Joan,   b. 1265   d. 1265 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. John,   b. 10 Jul 1266, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 3 Aug 1271, Westminster, London, England (Age 5 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Henry,   b. 13 Jul 1267, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 14 Oct 1274, Merton, London, England (Age 7 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Julian,   b. 1271, Acre, Holy Land d. 1271, Holy Land (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   6. Joan Plantagenent, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford,   b. 1272, Acre, Holy Land d. 23 Apr 1307, Clare, Suffolk, England (Age 35 years) ▻ Sir Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Clare  m. 30 Apr 1290;   Ralph de Monthermer  m. Jan 1296     7. Alfonso, Earl of Chester,   b. 24 Nov 1273, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France d. 19 Aug 1284, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England (Age 10 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Margaret, Princess of England,   b. 11 Sep 1275, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 1318, Brussels, Belgium (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Berengaria,   b. 1279, Kennington Place, Kennington, London, England d. Abt 1279 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. Mary, a nun,   b. 11 Mar 1278, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. Before 08 Jul 1332, Amesbury Abbey, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 54 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   11. Isabella,   b. 12 Mar 1279, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. Abt Apr 1279 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   12. Alice,   b. 12 Mar 1279, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 1291 (Age 11 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 13. Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Countess of Hereford,   b. 7 Aug 1282, Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales d. 5 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ John I, Count of Holland, Earl of Holland, Zealand and Lord of Friezeland   m. 8 Jan 1297;   Humphrey de Bohun VIII, Earl of Hereford and Essex  m. 14 Nov 1302 + 14. Edward II, King of England,   b. 25 Apr 1284, Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales d. 21 Sep 1327, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England (Age 43 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Isabella "the Fair" of France  m. 25 Jan 1308/09   15. Beatrice  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   16. Blanche  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
Family ID	F2193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	9 Oct 2020




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England(1240/41 – 1290) 2Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Léon(1201 – 1253) 4Alfonso IX, King of Léon(1171 – 1230) 8Fernando II, King of Léon(1137 – 1188) 16Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon(1105 – 1157) 17Richilde of Poland, Queen of Castile and Léon(1140 – 1166) 9Urraca, Princess of Portugal(Abt 1150 – 1188) 18Alfonso I, King of Portugal(1110 – 1185) 19Matilda of Savoy( – 1157) 5Berengaria of Castile(1171 – 1244) 10Alfonso IX, King of Castile(1155 – 1214) 20Sancho III, King of Castile(1134 – 1158) 21Blanca of Navarre, Princess of Navarre(Abt 1134 – 1156) 11Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile(1162 – 1214) 22Henry II, King of England(5 Mar 1132/33 – 1189) 23Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine(1123 – 1204) 3Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu(1220 – 1279) 6Simon II de Dammartin, Count of Aumale(1180 – 1239) 12Alberic III de Dammartin, Count of Dammartin and Île-de-France(Abt 1138 – 1200) 24Alberic I, Count of Dammartin(1110 – 1183) 25Joan Bassett 13Mathilda of Ponthieu(1138 – 1200) 26Renaud II, Count of Claremont( – Abt 1162) 27Clemence of Bar-le-Duc( – 1183) 7Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil(1199 – 1250) 14William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil(1179 – 1221) 28Jean I, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil(1140 – 1191) 29Beatrice of Saint Pol(1160 – ) 15Alys of France, Countess of Vexin(1160 – 1220) 30Louis VII, King of France(1120 – 1180) 31Constance of Castile( – 1160)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1240/41 - Kingdom of Castile Marriage - 18 Oct 1254 - Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain Death - 29 Nov 1290 - Harby, Nottinghamshire, England Burial - After 29 Nov 1290 - Westminster Abbey, London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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