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ELEANOR 'LENORA' PLANTAGENET verch HENRY II Queen of Castile
BIRTH: 13 Oct 1162 in Domfront, Orne, Basse-Normandy, France DEATH: 25 Oct 1214 in Las Huelgas, Burgos, Burgos, Spain BURIAL: Monasterio DE Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile FATHER: PLANTAGENET, HENRY II - BIRTH: 5 March 1113 in Le Mans, Anjou, France MOTHER: Eleanor verch WILLIAM of Aquitaine - BIRTH: 1122 in Château DE Belin,  Bordeaux, Aquitaine, FranceMARRIAGE: 1171 - Alfonso VIII ap SANCHO - KING of CASTILE & LEON in Burgos, Spain BIRTH: 11 Nov 1155 in Soria, Castile, SpainDEATH: 6 Oct 1214 in Gutierre Munoz, Avila, CastileBURIAL: Monasterio DE Las Huelgas, Burgos, CastileCHILDREN: 1. Berengaria verch ALFONSO VIII - Birth: Abt 1178 in Castile, Spain 2. Sancho of Castile ap ALFONSO VIII - Birth: 5 Apr 1181 in Burgos, Spain Death: 14 Jul 1181 in Burgos, Spain3. Sancha verch ALFONSO VIII - Birth: 20 Mar 1182 in Burgos, Spain 4. Enique ap ALFONSO VIII - Birth: Abt 1183 in Burgos, Spain Death: 06 Jun 12175. Uracca verch ALFONSO VIII - Birth: Abt 1185 in Toledo, Toleda County, Spain Death: Abt 11206. Blanca Alfonsa verch ALFONSO VIII - Birth: 4 Mar 1188 in Burgos, Spain 7. Ferdinand of Castile ap ALFONSO VIII - Birth: 29 Nov 1189 in Burgos, Spain Death: 14 Oct 12118. Constance of Castile verch ALFONSO VIII - Birth: Abt 1191 in Burgos, Spain Death: 1243Became a Nun at Monasterio De Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile9. Matilda of Castile verch ALFONSO VIII - Birth: Abt 1192 in Burgos, Spain Death: 120410. Eleanor Castile verch ALFONSO VIII - Birth: Abt 1195 in Burgos, Spain Death: 1244 in Burgos, Spain(She inherited her mother's political influence.)11. Henry I of Castile ap ALFONSO VIII - Birth: 1203 in Burgos, Spain Death: 1217Eleanor was born in the castle at Domfront, Normandy, and was baptised by Henry of Marcy. Her godfather was Robert of Torigny 'the Chronicler'. He took a special interest in her and recorded her life. Her first name was a namesake of her mother 'Eleanor of Alienor'. Eleanor was a half-sister of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France on her mother's side. She was a younger sister of William, Count of Poitiers, Henry the Young King, Matilda of England, Richard I of England and Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany. She was also an older sister of Joan of Sicily and John of England. Elenor was married to Alfonso VIII in 1170 when she was only 8 years old, with Gascony being offered as her dowry. This marriage arrangement was made in order to secure the Pyrennean border. Eleanor's namesake daughter, Eleanor 'Lenora' inherited her mother's political influence. Berengaria's marriage was also arranged to the King of Leon to secure the interest of peace. Eleanor reigned beside her husband, Alfonso VIII King of Castile. He specified in his will that she was to rulle alongside their son in the event that he died before her. When Alfonso died, Queen Eleanor was so overtaken with grief that she could not preside over her husband's burial. Their eldest daughter, Berengaria performed these honors. The Queen then became very ill and just 28 days later she died and was buried at Nunnery of Santa Maria de Real Huelgas in Burgos, Spain. Wikipedia.com Fraser, Antonia. The Middle Ages, A Royal History of England. Rada Jiménez, Rodrigo. Historia de los hechos de España Adrian Fletcher’s Paradoxplace – Leonora’s Tomb - Cistercian Nunnery of Santa Maria de Real Huelgas in Burgos, Spain HOME COUNTRIES ALPHABETICAL INDEX
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