Eleanor Plantagenet (1162 - 1214)

Born 13 Oct 1162 in Domfront, Normandy, France

Ancestors

Wife of Alfonso Sánchez (Castilla) de Castilla — married 22 Sep 1177 in Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1214 at age 52 in Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain

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Eleanor Plantagenet is a member of the House of Plantagenet.

Biography

Eleanor or Alienor of England (Sp: Leonor De Castilla; 13 Oct 1162 – 31 Oct 1214) was Queen of Castile and Toledo as consort to Alfonso VIII of Castile. Her parents were Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.^[1]

Vitals

n. Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile ^[1]

b. 13 Oct 1161 Domfront, Normandy^[1]

m. Alfonso VIII, King of Castile before 17 Sep 1177^[1]

d. 31 Oct 1214 (aged 52) Burgos, Castile^[1]

burial: Las Huelgas Abbey or Monasterio de las Huelgas,^[2] Burgos^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Wikipedia:Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile
2. ↑ The Abbey was founded in 1187 by Alfonso VIII. For more info in English, see Wikipedia:Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas

• "Royal Ancestry" 2013 by Douglas Richardson Vol. I page 536
• "Royal Ancestry" 2013 by Douglas Richardson Vol. II. p. 114