Eleanor Plantagenêt Princess of England, Queen de Castila
- Born: 13 Oct 1162, Domfront, Falaise, Calvados, France 1078
- Marriage: Alfonso VIII Sánchez Rey de Castilla in 1197 in Valladolid, España 1078
- Died: 25 Oct 1214, Burgos, España Iberia at age 52 1078
- Buried: Cistercian Monasterio de Santa María le Real, Burgos, Castilla, Iberia
 Another name for Eleanor was Eleanor of England.
Noted events in her life were:
• Background Information: 1078
Eleanor of England married Alfonso VIII, King of Castile, the only surviving son of King Sancho III, King of Castile. Eleanor and Alfonso had four sons and eight daughters.
~ Blood Royal: Issue of the Kings and Queens of Medieval England 1066-1399, p.47
• Web Reference:
Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands, Eleanor of England, the daughter of King Henry II of England and Eléonore d'Aquitaine, married Alfonso VIII King of Castile. "Her birth is recorded by Matthew Paris "apud Rothomagum" [Matthew Paris, Vol. II, 1162, p. 218]. Her betrothal to "Aldefonso regi Castellæ" is recorded by Matthew of Paris in 1168 [Matthew Paris, Vol. II, 1168, p. 246]. Robert of Torigny records the marriage in 1170 of "Alienor filia Henrici regis Anglorum" and "Amfurso imperatore", commenting that he was not yet fifteen years old [Robert de Torigny, Vol. II, p. 22]."
Eleanor married Alfonso VIII Sánchez Rey de Castilla, son of Sancho III Alfonsez Rey de Castilla and Blanca de Navarre, in 1197 in Valladolid, España.1078 (Alfonso VIII Sánchez Rey de Castilla was born on 11 Nov 1155 in Soria, Castilla, Iberia, died on 6 Oct 1214 in Arévalo, Castilla, Iberia and was buried in Cistercian monastère de Santa María le Real, Burgos, Castilla, Iberia.)
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