Eleanor of Castile

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13th-century English person 13th-century Spanish person Castilian princess landowner medieval noblewoman queen consort of England

Eleanor of Castile was a 13th-century Castilian princess who became queen consort of England as the first wife of King Edward I and is remembered for her political influence, extensive landholdings, and the commemorative Eleanor Crosses erected after her death.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	13th-century English person → 13th-century Spanish person → Castilian princess → landowner → medieval noblewoman → queen consort of England →
associatedWith	Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross → Eleanor Cross at Geddington → Eleanor Cross at Hardingstone → Eleanor Crosses funeral route monuments →
birthDate	1241 →
birthPlace	Castile →
burialPlace	Westminster Abbey →
causeOfDeath	illness →
child	Alphonso, Earl of Chester → Edward II of England → Eleanor, Countess of Bar → Elizabeth of Rhuddlan → Joan of Acre → Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant → Mary of Woodstock →
commemoratedBy	series of stone crosses along her funeral route →
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of Castile →
deathDate	1290-11-28 →
deathPlace	Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England →
father	Ferdinand III of Castile →
fullName	Eleanor of Castile →
influenced	royal land policy in late 13th-century England →
knownFor	Eleanor Crosses erected after her death → extensive landholdings in England and Wales → participation in the Ninth Crusade journey with Edward → political influence in England →
language	Anglo-Norman French → Old Spanish →
marriageDate	1254-10-18 →
marriagePlace	Burgos, Castile →
monarchDuringTenure	Edward I of England NERFINISHED →
mother	Joan of Ponthieu →
nobleFamily	House of Ivrea →
positionHeld	Queen consort of England →
reignEnd	1290 →
reignStart	1272 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Castile → English royal court →
spouse	Edward I of England NERFINISHED →
spouseTitle	King Edward I of England NERFINISHED →
successorAsQueenConsort	Margaret of France, Queen of England →
title	Countess of Ponthieu → Queen of England →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alphonso, Earl of Chester → Edward II of England → Edward of Caernarfon → Elizabeth of Rhuddlan → Joan of Acre → Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant →	mother
Edward I of England → Longshanks →	spouse
Alphonso, Earl of Chester →	childOfMonarch
Eleanor of Castile →	fullName
Margaret of France →	predecessorAsQueenConsort