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Eleanor of England 1161 – 1214 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 October 1161

Birth Location: Domfront Castle, Normandy, France

Death Date: 31 October 1214

Death Location: Burgos, Castile, Spain

Father: Henry England

Mother: Eleanor Aquitaine

Spouse(s): Alfonso Castile

Children(s): Urraca Castile

In 1161, Eleanor of England entered the world in Domfront Castle, Normandy, France, born to Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Eleanor of England married Alfonso VIII of Castile, and had children including Urraca of Castile. Eleanor of England passed away in 1214 in Burgos, Castile, Spain.

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Biography

  • In 1161, Eleanor of England entered the world in Domfront Castle, Normandy, France, born to Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
  • Eleanor of England married Alfonso VIII of Castile, and had children including Urraca of Castile.
  • Eleanor of England passed away in 1214 in Burgos, Castile, Spain.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry England
1133 – 1189
Birth Location: Le Mans, France
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Eleanor Aquitaine
1122 – 1204
Birth Location: Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
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Spouses(s)

Alfonso Castile
1155 – 1214
Birth Location: Soria, Castilla-Leon, Spain
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Children(s)

Urraca Castile
1186 – 1220
Birth Location: Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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Eleanor England's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor England
1161 – 1214
Birth Place: Domfront Castle, Normandy, France
Parents
Henry II of England
1133 – 1189
Le Mans, France
Eleanor (of) Aquitaine
1122 – 1204
Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor England's Descendants

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Eleanor (of) England (13 October 1161 – 31 October 1214) m. Alfonso (VIII of) Castile (11 November 1155 – 5 October 1214)
  1. 1. Urraca (of) Castile (1186/28 May – 3 November 1220) m. Afonso (II of) Portugal (23 April 1185 – 25 March 1223)
    1. 1. Afonso (III of) Portugal (5 May 1210 – 16 Feb 1279) m. Beatrice (of) Castile (1242 – 27 October 1303)
      1. 1. Denis (of) Portugal (9 October 1261 – 7 January 1325) m. Elizabeth (of) Aragon (1271 – 4 July 1336)
        1. 1. Constance (of) Portugal (3 Jan 1290 – 18 Nov 1313) m. Ferdinand (IV of) Castile (6 Dec 1285 – 7 Sep 1312)

Eleanor England's Timeline

2 Records

1161
13 October 1161
Birth of Eleanor of England in Domfront Castle, Normandy, France
Domfront Castle, Normandy, France
1214
31 October 1214
Age 53
Death of Eleanor of England in Burgos, Castile, Spain
Burgos, Castile, Spain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 October 1161
    Event Place: Domfront Castle, Normandy, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1214
    Event Place: Burgos, Castile, Spain
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