Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile

1162 - 1214  (52 years)

• Name	Eleanor of England
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	13 Oct 1162	Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Death	25 Oct 1214	Burgos, Castile and León, Spain   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Aft 25 Oct 1214	Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain   [1]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. William, Prince of England,   b. 17 Aug 1153, Normandy, France d. Apr 1156, Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England  (Age 2 years)   2. Henry "the Young King", Duke of Normandy,   b. 28 Feb 1155, Bermondsey, Southwark, Greater London, England d. 11 Jun 1183, Château Martel, Touraine, France (not found)  (Age 28 years)   3. Matilda,   b. 1156, London, England d. Danwarderode Castle, Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany   4. Richard I "Coeur de Lion", King of England,   b. 8 Sep 1157, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 2 Apr 1199  (Age 41 years) > 5. Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond,   b. 23 Sep 1158   d. 19 Aug 1186, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 27 years) ▻ Constance, Duchess of Brittany,  m. Jul 1181 + 6. Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile,   b. 13 Oct 1162, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d. 25 Oct 1214, Burgos, Castile and León, Spain  (Age 52 years) ▻ Alfonso IX "the Noble", King of Castile,  m. 1170   7. Joan,   b. 1165   d. 1199  (Age 34 years) + 8. John "Lackland", King of England ,   b. 24 Dec 1167, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Oct 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England  (Age 48 years) ▻ Isabelle de Clare,  m. 29 Aug 1189 ;   Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England,  m. 24 Aug 1200 ;   Agatha de Ferrers;   daughter de Warenne
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Bodilon de Trèves ,   b. About 600, Louresse-Rochemenier, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France d. About 643, Mas d'Albon, Beaucaire, Gard, Languedoc, France Maternal Line: Dangerose ,   b. Abt 1080
  Person ID, Branch	I2955	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England,   b. 5 Mar 1132/33, Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France d. 6 Jul 1189, Château Chinon, Normandy, France (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine,   b. 1123, probably Bordeaux, France d. 31 Mar 1204, Palace of Poitiers, Poitiers, Poitou, France (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F2204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Alfonso IX "the Noble", King of Castile,   b. 11 Nov 1155, Soria, Castile and León, Spain d. 5 Oct 1214, Spain (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1170	Burgos, Castile and León, Spain   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	Eleanor was ~ 7 years and 2 months old - Alfonso was ~ 14 years and 1 month old. (Were Married ~ 44 years and 10 months).
  Children	2 daughters
  + 1. Berengaria of Castile,   b. 1171, Kingdom of Castile d. 8 Nov 1244, Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Blanche of Castile, Princess of Castile, Queen of France,   b. 4 Mar 1188, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain d. 27 Nov 1252, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F2344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Death: Some sources say she died in Domfront, Normandy, France.

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Oct 1162 - Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France Marriage - 1170 - Burgos, Castile and León, Spain Death - 25 Oct 1214 - Burgos, Castile and León, Spain Burial - Aft 25 Oct 1214 - Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975). [S1452] Moriarty, G. Andrews. "The Plantagenet Descent from the Cid" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CXVII, April 1963).