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Princess Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile[1]

Female 1161 - 1214  (53 years)


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  • Name Eleanor of England 
    Prefix Princess 
    Suffix Queen of Castile 
    Born 1161  England (aka Princess Eleanor) dtr of Henry II Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1214  Castile - wife of Alfonso VIII Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19342  mykindred
    Last Modified Feb 13, 2003 

    Father King Henry II of England, *,   b. Mar 05, 1132, LeMans, France - aka Henry FitzEmpress (Longsword) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 06, 1189, Chinon, France (age 57) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England*,   b. 1122, Poitou/Aquitane, France - dtr of Duke Wm 10th Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 03, 1204, Abbey of Fontevraud, Maine-et-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married May 18, 1152  Bordeau, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Shortly after her divorce from King Louis of France, Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry II of England on the first day of May 1152 at Bordeaux, France.
    Family ID F6775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family King Alfonso VIII of Castile,   b. 1155, (aka The Good) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1214, Castile Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 1169 
    Children 
     1. King Henry I. of Castile,   b. 1202, Castile - son of Alfonso VIII Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1217, Castile - King of Castile from 1214 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)
     2. Urraca of Castile,   b. Castile - dtr of Alfonso VIII the Good Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Portugal - wife of Afonso II Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Berengeria of Castile,   b. 1175, Castile, Spain (aka Berenguela) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1246  (Age 71 years)
     4. Blanche (Blanca) of Castile, Queen of France,   b. 1185, Burgos, Spain dtr of Alfonso IX of Castile Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1252, France - widow of Louis VIII Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F6916  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S580] Gedcom - Rein-Shwayder, Carol.

    2. [S365] Bloss, C.A. - Heroines of the Crusades publ. 1853, Bloss page 147.