Eleanor of Castile Castile

1241 - 1290  (49 years)

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• Name	Eleanor of Castile Castile
  Born	1241	Castile, Spain
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	8071
  Died	28 Nov 1290	Harby, Nottinghamshire, England
  Person ID	I8071	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family	Edward I King of England Plantagenet,   b. 17 Jun 1239, Westminster, Middlesex, England ,   d. 7 Jul 1307, Burgh by Sands, Cumberland, England  (Age 68 years)
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth de Bohun Plantagenet,   b. 7 Aug 1282, Rhuddlan Castle, Flintshire, Wales ,   d. 5 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England  (Age 33 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024
  Family ID	F2392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Died - 28 Nov 1290 - Harby, Nottinghamshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Castilla-85 From Wikipedia: Eleanor of Castile (1241 - 28 November 1290) was an English queen consort, the first wife of Edward I, whom she married as part of a political deal to affirm English sovereignty over Gascony. The marriage was known to be particularly close, and Eleanor travelled extensively with her husband. She was with him on the Ninth Crusade, when he was wounded at Acre, but the popular story of her saving his life by sucking out the poison has long been discredited. When she died, at Harby near Lincoln, her grieving husband famously ordered a stone cross to be erected at each stopping-place on the journey to London, ending at Charing Cross. Eleanor was better educated than most medieval queens and exerted a strong cultural influence on the nation. She was a keen patron of literature, and encouraged the use of tapestries, carpets and tableware in the Spanish style, as well as innovative garden designs. She was also a successful businesswoman, endowed with her own fortune as Countess of Ponthieu.