Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England

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

Eleanor married Edward I "Longshanks", King of England on 18 Oct 1254 in Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain. Edward (son of Henry III, King of England and Eleanor of Provence) was born on 17 Jun 1239 in Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England; died on 7 Jul 1307 in Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England; was buried after 7 Jul 1307 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Princess Eleanor was born on 17 Jun 1264 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; died on 12 Oct 1297 in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
2. Joan was born in 1265; died in 1265; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
3. John was born on 10 Jul 1266 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; died on 3 Aug 1271 in Westminster, London, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
4. Henry was born on 13 Jul 1267 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; died on 14 Oct 1274 in Merton, London, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
5. Julian was born in 1271 in Acre, Holy Land; died in 1271 in Holy Land; was buried in Church of the Friars Preachers, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine,France.
6. Joan Plantagenent, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford was born in 1272 in Acre, Holy Land; died on 23 Apr 1307 in Clare, Suffolk, England; was buried on 26 Apr 1307 in Priory Church of the Austin Friars, Clare, Suffolk, England.
7. Alfonso, Earl of Chester was born on 24 Nov 1273 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; died on 19 Aug 1284 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
8. Margaret, Princess of England was born on 11 Sep 1275 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; died in 1318 in Brussels, Belgium; was buried in Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Brussels, Belgium.
9. Berengaria was born in 1279 in Kennington Place, Kennington, London, England; died about 1279; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
10. Mary, a nun was born on 11 Mar 1278 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; died before 08 Jul 1332 in Amesbury Abbey, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.
11. Isabella was born on 12 Mar 1279 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England; died about Apr 1279; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
12. Alice was born on 12 Mar 1279 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England; died in 1291.
13. Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Countess of Hereford was born on 7 Aug 1282 in Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales; died on 5 May 1316 in Quendon, Essex, England; was buried on 23 May 1316 in Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England.
14. Edward II, King of England was born on 25 Apr 1284 in Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales; died on 21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; was buried after 21 Sep 1327 in Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
15. Beatrice
16. Blanche

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• 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.

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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]

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• 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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Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 1227.

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• Reign: From 1188 to 1229; King of Léon

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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]

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

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She was the heiress of Castile.

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• 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]

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

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• Reign: From 1157 to 1188; King of Léon, Galicia, and Extremandura

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Fernando II was the first king to use the royal symbol of the lion in a truly heraldic form.

Fernando married Urraca, Princess of Portugal in 1164, and was divorced in Jun 1175. Urraca (daughter of Alfonso I "Henriques", King of Portugal and Matilda of Savoy) was born about 1150; died on 16 Oct 1188 in Wamba, Valladolid, Spain; was buried in Santa María de Wamba, Wamba, Valladolid, Spain . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: Abt Jul 1175; After her divorce, Urraca became a nun.

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Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as 1178.

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• General Information: He was also known as Alfonso VIII. He was also the King of Toledo and Extramadura. He was the victor of Los Navas de Tolosa.
• Reign: From 1158 to 1214; King of Castile

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Alfonso married Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile in 1170 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. Eleanor (daughter of Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine) was born on 13 Oct 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 25 Oct 1214 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain; was buried in Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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• General Information: He was also known as Aubry de Dammartin.
• Last Full Review: 15 Mar 2021

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Mother: Weis (1982) states his mother was Clemence of Bar-le-Duc, while Stuart (2002) states she was Joan Basset. I have chosen to follow Stuart.

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Alberic married Mathilda of Ponthieu on Yes, date unknown. Mathilda (daughter of Renaud II, Count of Claremont and Clemence of Bar-le-Duc) was born about 1138; died after Oct 1200. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was the heiress of the County of Clermont. She was also called Maud.
• Last Full Review: 15 Mar 2021

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• General Information: He was William III, Count of Ponthieu, ruler of a small province in northern France that fell under the suzerainty of the dukes of Normandy (later also kings of England) since at least the mid 11th century.
• Military: From 1202 to 1214; William was an important army commander in the Anglo-French War which lasted from 1202 to 1214.
• Military: 27 Jul 1214; As part of the Albigensian Crusade, he commanded the right wing for the French at the Battle of Bouvines on 27 July 1214.
• Last Full Review: 16 Mar 2021

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William married Alys of France, Countess of Vexin on 20 Aug 1195 in Meudon, Île-de-France, France. Alys (daughter of Louis VII "the Young", King of France and Constance of Castile) was born on 4 Oct 1160 in France; died about 1220. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Contract of Marriage: Jan 1169; Louis and King Henry II of England signed a contract for the marriage between Alys and Henry's son Richard the Lionheart in January 1169. The 8-year-old Alys was then sent to England as Henry's ward. She was said by some to have been seduced by King Henry II. Richard sent her back to her brother, King Philip II of France, refusing to marry his father's mistress. In 1177, Cardinal Peter of Saint Chrysogonus, on behalf of Pope Alexander III, threatened to place England's continental possessions under an interdict if Henry did not proceed with the marriage. There were widespread rumors that Henry had not only made Alys his mistress,[5] but that she had a child with him. Henry died in 1189. King Richard married Berengaria of Navarre on 12 May 1191, while still officially engaged to Alys. Philip had offered Alys to Prince John, but Eleanor prevented the match.
• Contract of Marriage: Mar 1190; Richard I voided his marriage contract with Alice of France in March 1190. She was then 30 years old.
• Last Full Review: 16 Mar 2021

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