Eleanor Plantagenet 
Eleanor was born on October 13th, 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, France. Eleanor's father was Henry II Plantagenet and her mother was Eleanore D'Aquitaine. Her paternal grandparents were Geoffrey V Plantagenet and Matilda Empress of Germany Queen of England; her maternal grandparents were William X D'Aquitaine and Eleanor De Chatellerault. 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 a half-brother and three half-sisters, named William, Agnes, Marie and Alix. She died at the age of 52 on October 31st, 1214 in Las Huelgas, Burgos, Spain. She was buried in Monasterio De Las Huelgas, Burgos, Spain.General Notes
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Eleanor (Eleanora) Plantaganet of Castile, born in 1162, died in 1 214,
promised initially by her father to marry French royalty, but eventually
married Afonso VIII. of Castile., King of Castile (1158-1214). He was the
son of Sancho III., the Desired, King of Castile (1157-1158). See this
lineag e in the Kings of Spain Line in Volume I. Eleanor and Afonso VIII.
had the fo llowing children (Note: Some differences are seen between this
list and the o ne in the Kings of Spain Line):
1. Sancho of Castile.
2. Bergenuela (Berengar ia) of Castile, married Afonso IX, King of Leon.
They had a son, Ferdinand II I, who married Joanna Dammartin. See the
continuation of this lineage in the Spanish Kings Line of Volume I.
3. Uracca of Castile, had been promised to Lou is VIII., the heir of
France, but eventually married Afonso II. the Fat, King of Portugal,
1211-1223. She was rejected by the French because of her unusua l name.
Her younger sister, Blanche was deemed to be more suitable for the Fr ench
tastes.
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 o n May
23, 1200, Louis VIII. of France., prince and heir of France and
event ually King of France. Blanche received as her dowry, the town of
Evreux with its surrounding land, always a bone of contention between
France and England, but nevertheless given to her by her father-in-law,
King Philip. Her uncle, King John of England, gave her the fiefs of
Issoudun and Grapay in Berry. See the continuation of this lineage
elsewhere in Volume I. See Pernoud, "Blanch e of Castile," for details on
her life and times. Their son was King Louis IX of France.
5. Constancia of Castile
6. Matilda of Castile
7. Sancha of Cast ile
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.~ 1015 in Gatinais, France
- b.~ 1039 in Anjou, France d.1109
- b.1018 in Anjou, France d.18 Mar 1076 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, France
- b.1090 in Anjou, France d.1143
- b.~ 1025 in Hainaut, Montfort, France d.1087 in Eperon, France
- b.~ 1058 in France
- b.~ 1038 in Evreux, France
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France d.07 Sep 1151 in Chateau-du-Luoir, Eure-et-Loire, France
- b.~ 1010 d.11 Jun 1110
- b.~ 1080 in Maine, France d.1126
- b.~ 0942 in Aquitaine, France d.3 Feb 995
- b.~ 0996 d.1097
- b.~ 0950 in Blois, France d.>27 Dec 1003
- b.25 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
- b.~ 1008 in Normandy, France d.22 Jun 1035 in Nice, Bithynia
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandy, France d.08 Sep 1087 in Hermentrube, France
- b.1010 in Falasia, Normandy, France d.~ 1050
- b.Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1136 in St Denis-Ie-Fermont, Normandy, France
- b.< 1011 in Flanders, Holland d.01 Sep 1067
- b.1031 in Flanders, Belgium d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France
- b.1003 in France d.08 Jan 1079 in Monastaerie 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.~ 1001 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.14 Aug 1040 in Bothganowan, Elgin, Scotland
- b.~ 1031 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
- b.1016 in Northumbria d.1040
- b.Oct 1079 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminster Palace, London, England
- b.~ 1016 in Wessex d.1057 in Hungary
- b.1045 in Hungary d.16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
- b.~ 1018 in West Friesland, Barvaria, Germany d.> 1066
- b.13 Oct 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.31 Oct 1214 in Las Huelgas, Burgos, Spain
- b.~ 0995 in Poitou, France d.31 Jan 1030 in Abbey of St Cyprian
- b.~ 1026 in Aquitaine, France d.24 Sep 1086 in Chateau de Chize, France
- b.~ 0995 in Burgundy, France d.10 Nov 1068
- b.22 Oct 1071 in Aquitaine, France d.10 Feb 1126 in Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou, France
- b.~ 1010 in Bourgogne, Marne, France d.21 Mar 1076 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, France
- b.~ 1049 in Bourgogne, Marne, France d.> 1104
- b.1018 in Anjou, France d.18 Mar 1076 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, France
- b.~ 1099 in Toulouse, France d.19 Apr 1137 in Santiago De Compostela, Spain
- b.~ 0990 in Toulouse, Haute-Garrone, France d.1061
- b.~ 1040 d.1094 in Huesca, Spain
- b.~ 1000
- b.~ 1073 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees, France d.28 Nov 1118 in Fontevrault Abbey, Anjou, France
- b.1030 d.1090
- b.~ 1053
- b.1122 in Chateau De Belin, Gironde, Aquitaine, France d.01 Apr 1204 in Mirabell Castle, Forntevrault, Anjou, France
- b.~ 1070
- b.1103 in Aquitaine, France d.> 1130 in Talmont, France
- b.~ 1080
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Eleanor and Alfonso VIII Sanchez of were married in a religious ceremony in September 1177. They had two sons and six daughters, named Sancho of, Fernando of, Berengaria Alfonsez Sanchez of, Sancha of, Blanca of, Urraca of, Mafalda of and Leonor of.
Family Notes
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Children
Berengaria Alfonsez Sanchez of Castile
Berengaria Alfonsez Sanchez of was born on January 8th, 1181 in Segovia, Castile, Spain. She died at the age of 65 on November 8th, 1246 in Burgos, Spain.
Sancho of Castile
Sancho of was born on April 5th, 1181 in Burgos, Castile. He died at 3 months old on July 14th, 1181.
Sancha of Castile
Sancha of was born on March 20th, 1182 in Burgos, Castile. She died after February 3rd, 1184.
Blanca of Castile
Blanca of was born in 1183 in Valencia, Castile, Spain. She died at the age of 69 on November 27th, 1252 in Paris, France.
Urraca of Castile
Urraca of was born about 1185 in Toledo, Toledo, Spain. She died on November 3rd, 1220.
Fernando of Castile
Fernando of was born on November 29th, 1189 in Burgos, Castile. He died at the age of 15 in 1204.
Leonor of Castile
Leonor of was born in 1202 in Burgos, Castile. She died at the age of 42 in 1244 in Burgos, Castile.
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