| Eleanor of England | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Queen consort of Castile and Toledo | |
| Tenure | September 1170 – 5 October 1214 |
| Born | c. 1161 Domfront Castle, Normandy |
| Died | 31 October 1214 (aged 53) Burgos, Castile |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Issue more... | Berengaria, Queen of Castile Urraca, Queen of Portugal Blanche, Queen of France Eleanor, Queen of Aragon Henry I, King of Castile |
| House | Plantagenet / Angevin[a] |
| Father | Henry II, King of England |
| Mother | Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine |
Eleanor of England (Spanish: Leonor; c. 1161[1] – 31 October 1214[2][3]), was Queen of Castile and Toledo[4] as the wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile.[5][6] She was the sixth child and second daughter of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine.[7][8] 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.[9] Her great-granddaughter and namesake, Eleanor of Castile, married the future Edward I of England in 1254.[10]
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- ^ David Williamson (1986). Debrett's Kings and Queens of Britain. Salem House. p. 53. ISBN 9780881622133.
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- ^ José Manuel Cerda, The marriage of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Leonor Plantagenet: the first bond between Spain and England in the Middle Ages
- ^ Gillingham 2005.
- ^ "Leonor Plantagenet | Real Academia de la Historia".
- ^ Grant, Lindy (8 July 2021). "Eleanor [Leonor, Alienor] of England (1161–1214), queen of Castile". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.111296. Retrieved 16 November 2024.