Eleanor of Castile (1162–1214)
Eleanor of Castile (1162–1214)
Queen of Castile. Name variations: Eleanor of England; Eleanor Plantagenet. Born on Oct 13, 1162 (some sources cite 1156), in Domfront, Normandy, France; died Oct 31, 1214, in Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain; interred at Abbey of Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile; dau. of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1202) and Henry II, king of England (r. 1154–1189); m. Alfonso or Alphonso VIII (1155–1214), king of Castile (r. 1158–1214, also known as Alphonso III), in Sept 1170; children: Sancho (1181–1181); Berengaria of Castile (1180–1246, who m. Alphonso IX, king of Leon); Sancha (1182–1184); Urraca of Castile (1186–1220, who m. Alphonso II of Portugal); Enrique also known as Henry I (1204–1217), king of Castile (r. 1214–1217); Blanche of Castile (1188–1252, who m. Louis VIII of France); Mafalda of Castile (c. 1190–1204); Fernando (1189–1211); Eleanor of Castile (1202–1244, 1st wife of James I, king of Aragon); Constanza of Castile (c. 1204–1243, who became abbess of Las Huelgas); Henry (died young); Constance (died young).
See also Women in World History.