Eleanor Plantagenet Princess of England 
Eleanor was born on October 13th, 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, France. Eleanor's father was Henry II Plantagenet King of England and her mother was Eleanore of Aquitaine Queen of England. Her paternal grandmother was Matilda Empress of Germany Queen of England. She had five brothers and two sisters, named William, Henry, Richard I, Geoffrey, John I, Matilda and Joanna. She was the third youngest of the eight children. She had three half-sisters named Agnes, Marie and Alix. She died at the age of 54 on October 31st, 1216 in Bristol Castle, Bristol, Burgos, Spain. She was buried in Jue;gas. Burgos, Spain.General Notes
Eleanor (Eleanora) Plantaganet of Castile, born in 1162, died in 1214,promised initially by her father to marry French royalty, but eventuallymarried Afonso VIII. of Castile., King of Castile (1158-1214). He was theson of Sancho III., the Desired, King of Castile (1157-1158). See thislineage in the Kings of Spain Line in Volume I. Eleanor and Afonso VIII.had the following children (Note: Some differences are seen between thislist and the one in the Kings of Spain Line):
1. Sancho of Castile.
2. Bergenuela (Berengaria) of Castile, married Afonso IX, King of Leon.They had a son, Ferdinand III, who married Joanna Dammartin. See thecontinuation of this lineage in the Spanish Kings Line of Volume I.
3. Uracca of Castile, had been promised to Louis VIII., the heir ofFrance, but eventually married Afonso II. the Fat, King of Portugal,1211-1223. She was rejected by the French because of her unusual name.Her younger sister, Blanche was deemed to be more suitable for the Frenchtastes.
4. Blanche of Castile, born on March 4, 1188, in the palace of Placentia,in Castile, where she spent most of her childhood years, married on May23, 1200, Louis VIII. of France., prince and heir of France andeventually King of France. Blanche received as her dowry, the town ofEvreux with its surrounding land, always a bone of contention betweenFrance and England, but nevertheless given to her by her father-in-law,King Philip. Her uncle, King John of England, gave her the fiefs ofIssoudun and Grapay in Berry. See the continuation of this lineageelsewhere in Volume I. See Pernoud, "Blanche of Castile," for details onher life and times. Their son was King Louis IX of France.
5. Constancia of Castile
6. Matilda of Castile
7. Sancha of Castile
8. Enrique of Castile
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.25 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
- b.0999 in Normandy,France d.22 Jul 1035 in Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.09 Sep 1087 in Hermentruvilleby, Rouen, France
- b.1003 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.1050
- b.~ 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.1135 in St Denis-Ie-Fermont, Normandy
- b.1012 in Flanders, France d.01 Sep 1067 in Lille, France
- b.1031 in Flandres d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen,Normandie
- b.1010 d.1079 in Monastere De L'Ordre De St. Benoist, Messines, France
- b.05 Aug 1102 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.10 Sep 1169 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy
- b.Oct 1079 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminister Palace, London, England
- b.13 Oct 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.31 Oct 1216 in Bristol Castle, Bristol, Burgos, Spain
- b.1122 in Chateau de Belin, Gironde, Aquitaine, France d.01 Apr 1204 in Mirabell Castle, Forntevrault, Anjou, France
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Eleanor and Alfonso VIII were married in a religious ceremony in September 1177. They had two daughters named Blanche of and Berengaria Alfonsez.
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Children
Blanche of Castile
Blanche of was born in 1183 in Castile, Spain. She died at the age of 70 in 1253.
Berengaria Alfonsez Sanchez
Berengaria Alfonsez was born in Segovia, Castile, Spain. She died on November 8th, 1246 in Burgos, Spain.
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