Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameEleanore Of Castile Queen of England, 22G Grandmother
Birthabt 1244, Burgos, Castile, Spain
Death28 Nov 1290, Harby, Near Grantham, Lincolnshire
BurialWestminster Abbey, London, England
Spouses
Birth17 Jun 1239, Westminster Palace, London, England
Death7 Jul 1307, Burgh-On-The-Sands, Near Carlisle
BurialWestminster Abbey, London, England
FatherHenry III King Of England (1207-1272)
Marriage18 Oct 1254, Abbey Of Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile
ChildrenEleanor (1269-1298)
 Joan Of Acre (1272-1307)
 Margaret (1275->1333)
 Mary (1278-~1332)
 Elizabeth (Isabel) (1282-1316)
 Edward II (1284-1327)
Notes for Eleanore Of Castile Queen of England
Queen consort of England 1272 to 1290
Countess de Ponthieu
Accompanied her husband on the Ninth Crusade thus her daughter Joan was born in Acre.

When she died her husband ordered a stone cross to erected at each stopping-place on her journey to London. Charing Cross was the last on the route.

Internet Sources

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Castile
Notes for Edward I (Longshanks) (Spouse 1)
Known as Longshanks and Hammer of the Scots
Hostage after the Battle of Lewes May 14 1264, fighting on the side of his father King Henry III. He later escaped.
Led the Ninth Crusade 1271 to 1272
Reigned 1272-1307 In the Barons war 1264-67 he defeated the Barons at Evesham (1265) as King he is noted for encouraging Parliamentary institutions at the expense of feudalism and for subduing Wales on which he imposed the English system of administration. He later tried to assert his authority over Scotland and died while on his way to fight Robert Bruce.


Internet Sources

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
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