Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
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Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany was a high-born Anglo-Norman noblewoman and long-imprisoned Plantagenet princess whose claim to the English throne made her a significant, though politically sidelined, figure in early 13th-century dynastic struggles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Norman noble
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Plantagenet princess ⓘ claimant to the English throne ⓘ human ⓘ medieval noblewoman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eleanor of Brittany
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Fair Maid of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Norman realm
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Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aunt |
Joan of England, Queen of Sicily
NERFINISHED
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Matilda, Duchess of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1184 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Amesbury Priory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDetention | dynastic claim to the English throne ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 10 August 1241 ⓘ |
| detainedBy |
Henry III of England
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John, King of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grandfather | Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother | Eleanor of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadChildren | no ⓘ |
| imprisonmentEnd | 1241 ⓘ |
| imprisonmentStart | c. 1202 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Anglo-Norman
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Latin ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | never married ⓘ |
| mother | Constance, Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Plantagenet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Plantagenet princess
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Princess of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a prominent but sidelined claimant in early 13th-century English succession disputes
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spending most of her adult life in royal captivity ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
Bristol Castle
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Corfe Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
potential heir of Richard I of England
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rival dynastic claimant to King John of England ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | long-term royal prisoner ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sibling | Arthur I, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncle |
Geoffrey, Archbishop of York
NERFINISHED
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John, King of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.