Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile

1162 - 1214  (52 years)

• Name	Eleanor of England
  Born	13 Oct 1162	Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Died	25 Oct 1214	Burgos, Castile and León, Spain   [1, 2, 4]
  Buried	—	Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain   [1]
  Siblings	7 Siblings
  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
  Person ID	I2955	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021

  
  

  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)
  Married	18 May 1153	Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
  Age at Marriage	Henry was 20 years - Eleanor was est 30 years. (Were Married 36 years).
  Family ID	F2204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alfonso IX "the Noble", King of Castile,   b. 11 Nov 1155, Soria, Castile and León, Spain ,   d. 5 Oct 1214, Spain  (Age 58 years)
  Married	1170	Burgos, Castile and León, Spain   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	Eleanor was est 7 years - Alfonso was est 14 years. (Were Married est 44 years).
  Children	2 children
  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) + 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)
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F2344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

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

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Oct 1162 - Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France Married - 1170 - Burgos, Castile and León, Spain Child - Berengaria of Castile - 1171 - Kingdom of Castile Child - Blanche of Castile, Princess of Castile, Queen of France - 4 Mar 1188 - Palencia, Castile and León, Spain Died - 25 Oct 1214 - Burgos, Castile and León, Spain Buried - — - 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). [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------. [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).