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Eleanor of Castile

1241 - 1290

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Eleanor of Castile (1241 – 28 November 1290) was Queen of England as the first wife of Edward I. She was educated at the Castilian court and also ruled as Countess of Ponthieu in her own right (suo jure) from 1279. After diplomatic efforts to secure her marriage and affirm English sovereignty over Gascony, 13-year-old Eleanor was married to Edward at the monastery of Las Huelgas, Burgos, on 1 November 1254. She is believed to have birthed a child not long after. Fuller records of Eleanor's life with Edward start from the time of the Second Barons' War onwards, when Simon de Montfort's government imprisoned her in Westminster Palace. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eleanor of Castile is the 271st most popular companion (down from 201st in 2019), the 320th most popular biography from Spain (down from 242nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Spanish Companion.

Eleanor of Castile is most famous for being the wife of Edward I of England and the daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile. She was the first Queen of England.

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Among companions, Eleanor of Castile ranks 271 out of 784. Before her are Martha Washington, Nazli Sabri, Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Christina of Saxony, and Ruqaiya Sultan Begum. After her are Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Agnes of Antioch, Queen Inhyeon, Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, Helen of Greece and Denmark, and Dorothea of Brandenburg.

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Among people born in 1241, Eleanor of Castile ranks 2. Before her is Mechtilde. After her are Alexander III of Scotland, Leszek II the Black, Isabella of France, Queen of Navarre, Sophia of Denmark, Vasily of Kostroma, and Gregory II of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1290, Eleanor of Castile ranks 5. Before her are Margaret, Maid of Norway, Beatrice Portinari, Ladislaus IV of Hungary, and Qalawun. After her are Rudolf II, Duke of Austria, Magnus III of Sweden, Elizabeth the Cuman, Lloque Yupanqui, Guido of Siena, Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, and Henryk IV Probus.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Eleanor of Castile ranks 320 out of 3,355. Before her are Carles Puyol (1978), Alfonso II of Asturias (759), Sergio Ramos (1986), Wittiza (687), Carles Puigdemont (1962), and Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799). After her are Al-Hakam I (770), Al-Bakri (1014), Eduardo Martínez Somalo (1927), Ramiro I of Aragon (1008), Benjamin of Tudela (1130), and Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908).

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Among COMPANIONS In Spain

Among companions born in Spain, Eleanor of Castile ranks 15. Before her are Inês de Castro (1325), María Isabella of Spain (1789), Joanna la Beltraneja (1462), Brunhilda of Austrasia (543), Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (1729), and Francis, Duke of Cádiz (1822). After her are Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1402), Juana Enríquez (1425), Mercedes of Orléans (1860), Luisa de Guzmán (1613), Joan of Navarre, Queen of England (1368), and Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile (1403).

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