Princess Eleanor

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 15 Aug 1290, Westminster Abbey, London, England; (1) Alfonso III "the Liberal", King of Aragón, the son of Pedro III, King of Aragón and Constance Hohenstaufens of Sicily. He was crowned King of Aragón in 1285. [Alfonso, married Princess Eleanor, at age 26] They were married by proxy. He died in 1291.
• Married: 20 Sep 1293, Champagne Region, Grand Est, France; (2) Henry III Comte de Bar. [Henry, married Princess Eleanor, at age 29] He died in 1302. Issue: 1. Lady Eleanor of Bar 2. Edouard I de Bar, Compte de Bar (1294-1337) 3. Joan de Bar (1295-1361)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): 1272
• Crowned: 19 Aug 1272, Westminster Abbey, London, England
• Reign: From 1274 to 1307; King of England
• Military: 1277
• Miscellaneous: 1290
• Military: 1296

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He was also the Duke of Aquitaine.

Title(s):
He became the Duke of Aquitaine.

Crowned:
He was crowned the King of England by Robert Kilwardby, Archbishop of Canterbury in Westminster Abbey.

Military:
In 1277, he began a campaign to subdue Wales and defeat Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. The campaign lasted until Llywelyn's death in 1282. Wales was divided into shires and English law was established.

Miscellaneous:
In 1290, when Alexander III, King of Scotland died without heirs, Edward intervened as feudal lord. Margaret Maid of Norway and heir to the throne of Scotland, then a child, was betrothed to the future Edward II, and sailed from Norway to England. She died in 1290 before reaching England leaving the throne empty. Edward chose John Baliol from among thirteen candidates as King of the Scots. While John Balioli did homage to Edward the Scots resisted English domination.

Military:
Edward invaded Scotland and soundly defeated the Scots under Baliol. Edward forced Balliol to abdicate The Scottish barons did homage to Edward as their king. William Wallace incited a rebellion in 1297, defeated the English army at Stirling, and harassed England's northern counties. The next year, Edward defeated Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk but encountered continued resistance until Wallace's capture and execution in 1304. Robert the Bruce revolted in 1306 against England ultimately defeating Edward II at Bannockburn.

Edward married Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England on 18 Oct 1254 in Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain. Eleanor (daughter of Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Léon and Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu) was born in 1240/41 in Kingdom of Castile; died on 29 Nov 1290 in Harby, Nottinghamshire, England; was buried after 29 Nov 1290 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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

Name:
She was the Princess of Castile and Léon and the Countess of Ponthieu.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Crowned: 1216; In 1261, he was crowned King of England.
• Reign: From 1216 to 1279; King of England

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Henry married Eleanor of Provence on 14 Jan 1237 in Canterbury, Kent, England. Eleanor (daughter of Raymond IV Berenger, Count of Provence and Forcalquier and Beatrix of Savoy, Countess of Provence) was born about 1223 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on 25 Jan 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth: Stuart (2002) gives her birth as about 1223 in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 1217 to 1252; King of Castile, Toledo, and Extremadura
• Reign: From 1230 to 1252; King of Léon, Galicia, and Cordoba
• Canonized: 1671; He was canonized by Pope Clement X.

Notes:

Birth: Weis (1982) gives his birth as 1191.

Birth: Evans (1931) gives his birth as 1199.

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Ferdinand married Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu in 1237 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. Jeanne (daughter of Simon II de Dammartin, Count of Aumale and Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil) was born between 1208 and 1220; died on 16 Mar 1279 in Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried in Valloires Abbey, Argoules, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: In English, she was Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, and in French she was Jeanne de Dammartin. She was also called Jeanne d'Aumale.
• Heir or Heiress: 1251; In 1251 she became the heiress of Ponthieu and the Countess of Montreuil and Aumale.
• Last Full Review: 1 Jun 2020

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Notes:

Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 1227.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 1199 to 1216; King of England
• Charter/Grant/Gift: 19 Jun 1215, Runnymede, Surrey, England

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Charter/Grant/Gift:
King John Signed the Magna Charta at Runnemede.

John married Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England on 24 Aug 1200 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Isabella (daughter of Aymer de Valence, Count of Angoulême and Alice de Courtenay) was born in 1188; died on 31 May 1246; was buried in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: She was the heiress of Angoulême.

Raymond married Beatrix of Savoy, Countess of Provence on 5 Jun 1219 in Dez, France (not found). Beatrix (daughter of Thomas I of Savoy, Count of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva) was born in 1198; died in Dec 1266. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage Date: Stuart (2002) gives their marriage date as December 1220, and Moriarity (1947) gives the year as 1220.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 1188 to 1229; King of Léon

Notes:

Birth: Moriarty (1963) and Weis (1982) give his birth date as 1166.

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Alfonso married Berengaria of Castile in Dec 1197 in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. Berengaria (daughter of Alfonso IX "the Noble", King of Castile and Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile) was born in 1171 in Kingdom of Castile; died on 8 Nov 1244 in Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth: Stuart (2002) states she was born in 1180.

Name:
She was the heiress of Castile.

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was also the Count of Dammartin, Ponthieu, and Montreuil.

Simon married Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil in Sep 1208. Marie (daughter of William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil and Alys of France, Countess of Vexin) was born on 17 Apr 1199 in France; died in Sep 1250 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: She was also known as Jeanne of Ponthieu.
• Heir or Heiress: 1225; She was the heiress of Ponthieu and Montreuil.