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Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile

1162 - 1214

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Eleanor of England (Spanish: Leonor; c. 1161 – 31 October 1214), was Queen of Castile and Toledo as the wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. She was the sixth child and second daughter of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine. She served as Regent of Castile during the minority of her son Henry I for 26 days between the death of her spouse and her own death in 1214. Her great-granddaughter and namesake, Eleanor of Castile, married the future Edward I of England in 1254. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile is the 158th most popular companion (up from 166th in 2019), the 724th most popular biography from France (up from 794th in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Companion.

Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile was most famous for being the wife of King Edward I of England and the mother of King Edward II of England. She was also the mother of Joan, Queen of Sicily.

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Among companions, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile ranks 158 out of 784. Before her are Cunigunde of Luxembourg, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, Anne of Denmark, Helena Dragaš, and Sophia of Nassau. After her are Berengaria of Navarre, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Mordred, Queen Rania of Jordan, Louise of Sweden, and Adela of Champagne.

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Among people born in 1162, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile ranks 2. Before her is Genghis Khan. After her are Jamukha, Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen, Fujiwara no Teika, Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine, and Eudokia Komnene, Lady of Montpellier. Among people deceased in 1214, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile ranks 2. Before her is Alfonso VIII of Castile. After her are Qasar, William the Lion, Michael IV of Constantinople, Rurik Rostislavich, Theobald I, Count of Bar, and Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine.

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In France

Among people born in France, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile ranks 724 out of 6,770. Before her are Ausonius (310), Eugène Edine Pottier (1816), Léonin (1135), Vincent Auriol (1884), Émile Picard (1856), and Sebastian Brant (1458). After her are Raymond Aron (1905), Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284), René Coty (1882), Édouard Stephan (1837), Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741), and Michèle Mercier (1939).

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Among COMPANIONS In France

Among companions born in France, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile ranks 17. Before her are Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635), Hortense de Beauharnais (1783), Isabella of France (1295), Emma of Normandy (985), Queen Anne of Romania (1923), and Anne of Foix-Candale (1484). After her are Adela of Champagne (1140), Marie of Anjou (1404), Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France (1290), Joanna of Bourbon (1338), Julie Clary (1771), and Margaret of Provence (1221).

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