Person

Eleanor of Castile

1241–1290 · 13th century

Eleanor of Castile was Queen of England as the first wife of Edward I, whom she married in 1254. A daughter of Ferdinand III of Castile, she inherited the county of Ponthieu from her mother in 1279. After her death in 1290 Edward raised the Eleanor crosses to mark the stages of her funeral procession to Westminster Abbey.

Eleanor of Castile
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County of Ponthieu

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Eleanor of Castile. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eleanor-of-castile
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