Eleanor of Castile, Queen Consort Profile
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- Eleanor of Castile, Queen Consort
- ID: I592
Female Name Eleanor of Castile [S163:p 75] Father Ferdinand III of Castile, King of Castile & Leon (1199-1252) Mother Joan de Ponthieu (~1220-1279) Married Edward I Plantagenet, King of England (1239-1307) Child + Joan Plantagenet (1272-1307) Child + Princess Elizabeth Plantagenet (1282-1316) Birth Castille, Spain 1241 Marriage Edward I Plantagenet, King of England (1239-1307), Burgos Oct 18, 1254 Death Harby, Nottinghamshire, England [S187] Nov 28, 1290 49y When Eleanor died, her husband King Edward I was so grief-stricken that he ordered a cross to be erected wherever her coffin stopped on the funeral procession. There were 11 Eleanor Crosses, the last of which gave Charing Cross its name. The total cost of the crosses was about 50,000 pounds, a fortune at the time.Burial Westminster Abbey [S187] Dec 17, 1290
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- Eleanor of Castile, Queen Consort
- ID: I592
Source References
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Joan Plantagenet (1272-1307)Princess Elizabeth Plantagenet (1282-1316)Eleanor of Castile, Queen Consort (1241-1290)Ferdinand III of Castile, King of Castile & Leon (1199-1252)Joan de Ponthieu (~1220-1279)
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2 Total Ancestors
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- Generation 1
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[1] Eleanor of Castile, Queen Consort (1241-1290)ESP--NTT-
- Generation 2
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[2] Ferdinand III of Castile, King of Castile & Leon (1199-1252)ESP---E
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[3] Joan de Ponthieu (~1220-1279)ESP-FRA
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