Eleanor Plantagenet 
Eleanor was born in 1215 in Gloucester,England.1 Eleanor's father was John Lackland Plantagenet King of England and her mother was Isabella de Angoulãeme Taillefer. She had two brothers and two sisters, named Henry III Plantagenet, Richard of Cornwall, Joan of England and Isabella of England. She had nine half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Oliver, Richard , Constable of Wallingford, Richard FitzJohn of Dover, Odo (Eudo), Ivo, Geoffrey, Sir John FitzJohn, Henry, Osbert, Isabella, UNKNOWN and Matilda. She died at the age of 60 on April 13th, 1275 in Montargis Abbey,France.1 General Notes
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REF: "Falls the Shadow" Sharon Kay Penman: After Evesham, Eleanorretired to a covent at Montargis Abbey which Simon's elder sister hadfounded. The Abbey is south of Paris. While there, she won thesympathy & support of Louis & Marguerite, much to Henry & Eleanor's(Eleanor Berenger, Henry's wife, was Marguerite Berenger, Louis'swife's sister) chagrin. Louis & Marguerite requested Henry to restoreEleanor's dower rights to her Pembroke estates, but Henry remainedobdurate. Louis's welcome extended to her sons & daughter too.Llywelyn ap Gruffydd also extended the alliance he made with Simon toher & Simon's sons & offered herself & her family refuge in Wales. InMay 1266, both her sons Guy & Bran were reunited with her & herdaughter at Montargis. Guy had escaped from Dover Castle (he had beenseverely wounded at Evesham, then kept in close confinement), wheresentiment ran very strongly in favor of Earl Simon.
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Eleanor were married in a religious ceremony on April 23rd, 1224.1
Eleanor were married in a religious ceremony in King's Chapel,Westminster Palace,London,England.1
Family Notes
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REF: Sharon Kay Penman "Falls the Shadow" says she & Simon trickedKing Henry III (Eleanor's brother) into granting their marriagedespite Eleanor's vow of chastitiy (sworn before the Archbishop ofCanterbury at age 16 when her first husband died) by telling Henrythat she was already heavy with Simon's child. This was not true. ThePapal dispensation (granted in the spring/early summer of 1238,required to rescind the vow) was purchased some time after the weddingfrom Eleanor's monies. The ceremony itself was conducted at King'sChapel, Westminster Palace with only Henry present as a witness & theclergyman who married them present.
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