Countess of Leicester

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The Countess of Leicester was a noble title in medieval England, notably held by Eleanor of England, who played a significant role in the political and dynastic alliances of the 13th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf countess title ⓘ
medieval English princess ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Second Barons' War ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Leicester ⓘ
associatedWithTitle Earl of Leicester ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of England ⓘ
burialPlace Montargis Abbey ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathPlace Montargis Abbey ⓘ
era 13th century ⓘ
father John, King of England ⓘ
givenName Eleanor ⓘ
heldBy Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester ⓘ
house House of Plantagenet ⓘ
languageSpoken Anglo-Norman ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
mother Isabella of Angoulême ⓘ
nobleRank countess ⓘ
nobleTitle Countess of Leicester ⓘ
Countess of Pembroke ⓘ
notableHolder Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester ⓘ
notableRole participant in dynastic alliances of 13th-century England ⓘ
political actor in 13th-century English baronial conflicts ⓘ
periodOfUse Middle Ages ⓘ
positionHeld Countess consort of Leicester ⓘ
Countess consort of Pembroke ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Henry III of England ⓘ
Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress ⓘ
Joan of England, Queen of Scotland ⓘ
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
spousalTitleTypicallyLinkedTo Earl of Leicester ⓘ
spouse Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
usedIn peerage of England ⓘ

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Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester → spouse → Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Leicester
Alice of Lusignan → halfSibling → Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Leicester
Eleanor de Montfort → title → Countess of Leicester ⓘ
Eleanor de Montfort → positionHeld → Countess of Leicester ⓘ
Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola → mother → Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Leicester
Amaury de Montfort → mother → Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Leicester
Countess of Leicester → heldBy → Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Leicester
Countess of Leicester → notableHolder → Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Leicester
Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester → nobleTitle → Countess of Leicester ⓘ
subject linked to: Countess of Leicester
Blanche of Lancaster → title → Countess of Leicester ⓘ
Henry de Montfort → mother → Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Leicester
Alix de Montmorency → title → Countess of Leicester ⓘ
Lettice Knollys → title → Countess of Leicester ⓘ
Eleanor of England → positionHeld → Countess of Leicester ⓘ
Dorothy Percy → nobleTitle → Countess of Leicester ⓘ
Dorothy Percy → positionHeld → Countess of Leicester ⓘ
Blanche of Artois → nobleTitle → Countess of Leicester ⓘ
subject linked to: Countess of Lancaster