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Female Eleanor PLANTAGENET Click to view Eleanor PLANTAGENET in the family tree

Eleanor was born on October 13th, 1162 in DOMFORT CASTLE, NORMANDY.  Eleanor's father was Henry II Curtmantle FITZEMPRESS and her mother was DUCHESS Eleanor OF AQUITAINE.  Her paternal grandparents were Geoffrey V The Fair PLANTAGENET COUNT OF ANJOU AND MAINE and The Empress Matilda DUNKELD Queen of England; her maternal grandparents were William X AQUITAINE DUKE OF AQUITAINE and de Rochefoucauld Eleanor CHASTELLERAULT. She had two brothers named John I and John I.  She was the oldest of the three children.  She died at the age of 52 on October 31st, 1214 in BURGOS, CASTILE.


Eleanor's family with King of Castille Alphonso VIII of Castille

‌Eleanor and Alphonso VIII were married in a religious ceremony in September 1170 in BURGOS CATHEDRAL, CASTILE.1   They had a daughter named Berengaria of CASTILE.

1 Bjarne Anker Kofoed Website
Further sources/citations:
GEDCOM file imported on 5 Mar 2000., GEDCOM file imported on 20 Aug 2003.

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