Eleanor of Castile

Eleanor of Castile (1202- 1244) was a daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Leonora of England. She was queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to James I of Aragon. Her mother, Leonora was a daughter of Henry II of England and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry II was a greater grandson of William the Conquerer. Her father was son of Sancho III of Castile and Blanca Garcés of Navarre, Blanca was a daughter of García Ramírez of Navarre. Elean... more

Eleanor of Castile (1202- 1244) was a daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Leonora of England. She was queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to James I of Aragon. Her mother, Leonora was a daughter of Henry II of England and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry II was a greater grandson of William the Conquerer. Her father was son of Sancho III of Castile and Blanca Garcés of Navarre, Blanca was a daughter of García Ramírez of Navarre. Eleanor's sister, Berengaria became Queen of Castile since their brother, Henry I of Castile died with no issue and because Berengaria was the eldest of the daughters. Another sister, Blanche became Queen of France by her marriage to Louis VIII of France In 1221 at Ágreda, Eleanor married James I; she was nineteen and he was fourteen. The next six years of James' reign were full of rebellions on the part of the nobles. By the Peace of Alcalá of 31 March 1227, the nobles and the king came to terms. The pair were married for political reasons rather... less