Eleanor of Castile

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Eleanor of Castile was a 13th-century Castilian princess who became queen consort of England as the first wife of King Edward I and is remembered for her political influence, extensive landholdings, and the commemorative Eleanor Crosses erected after her death.

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Eleanor of Castile canonical 38
Queen Eleanor of Castile 2
Queen Eleanor 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 13th-century English person
13th-century Spanish person
Castilian princess
landowner
medieval noblewoman
queen consort of England
associatedWith Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross
Eleanor Cross at Geddington
Eleanor Cross at Hardingstone
Eleanor Crosses funeral route monuments
birthDate 1241
birthPlace Castile
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath illness
child Alphonso, Earl of Chester
Edward II of England
Eleanor, Countess of Bar
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan
Joan of Acre
Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant
Mary of Woodstock
commemoratedBy series of stone crosses along her funeral route
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Castile
linked to: Castile
deathDate 1290-11-28
deathPlace Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England
father Ferdinand III of Castile
fullName Eleanor of Castile
influenced royal land policy in late 13th-century England
knownFor Eleanor Crosses erected after her death
extensive landholdings in England and Wales
participation in the Ninth Crusade journey with Edward
political influence in England
language Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Old Spanish
marriageDate 1254-10-18
marriagePlace Burgos, Castile
linked to: Burgos
monarchDuringTenure Edward I of England
mother Joan of Ponthieu
nobleFamily House of Ivrea
positionHeld Queen consort of England
reignEnd 1290
reignStart 1272
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Castile
English royal court
spouse Edward I of England
spouseTitle King Edward I of England
linked to: Edward I of England
successorAsQueenConsort Margaret of France, Queen of England
title Countess of Ponthieu
Queen of England

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Edward I of England spouse Eleanor of Castile
Edward II of England mother Eleanor of Castile
Alphonso, Earl of Chester mother Eleanor of Castile
Alphonso, Earl of Chester childOfMonarch Eleanor of Castile
Joan of Acre mother Eleanor of Castile
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan mother Eleanor of Castile
Eleanor of Castile fullName Eleanor of Castile
Margaret of France predecessorAsQueenConsort Eleanor of Castile
Longshanks spouse Eleanor of Castile
Edward of Caernarfon mother Eleanor of Castile
Elizabeth de Clare grandmother Eleanor of Castile
Eleanor of Woodstock paternalGrandmother Eleanor of Castile
Frederic Sandys notableWork Queen Eleanor
subject linked to: Sandys
linked to: Eleanor of Castile
Mary of Lancaster relative Eleanor of Castile
Queen of Castile positionHeldBy Eleanor of Castile
Eleanor, daughter of Edward I mother Eleanor of Castile
Edward I of England spouse Eleanor of Castile
subject linked to: Prince Edward
Waltham Cross namedAfter Eleanor of Castile
Edwardian court hasMember Eleanor of Castile
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan mother Eleanor of Castile
subject linked to: Countess of Hereford
King Edward I of England spouse Queen Eleanor of Castile
subject linked to: Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England
linked to: Eleanor of Castile
Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross commemorates Eleanor of Castile
Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross dedicatedTo Eleanor of Castile
Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross namedAfter Eleanor of Castile
Eleanor Cross at Geddington dedicatedTo Eleanor of Castile
Eleanor Cross at Hardingstone dedicatedTo Eleanor of Castile
Eleanor Cross at Hardingstone associatedWith Queen Eleanor of Castile
linked to: Eleanor of Castile
Edward I, Count of Bar grandmother Eleanor of Castile
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan mother Eleanor of Castile
subject linked to: Countess of Holland
Edward de Bohun maternalGrandmother Eleanor of Castile
Mary de Monthermer grandmother Eleanor of Castile
Margaret of England mother Eleanor of Castile
Edward of Caernarfon mother Eleanor of Castile