Eleanor of Castile, Queen Eleanor of England.

Eleanor of Castile and Danmartin. Infanta of Castile, was the second of three children of the marriage between Ferdinand III, king of Castile and Joan of Danmartin, Countess ofpoithieu.

On October 18, 1254 married at the monastery of Las Huelgas with Prince Edward of England. The original intent of this marriage was to seal the peace between King Henry III of England and King Alfonso X of Castile, Eleanor's half brother. The death of Henry III, Eleanor and her husband, Edward was proclaimed king and queen of England, but the coronation took place when they returned from the Crusades. In the Holy Land, Eleanorwas a devoted and loyal companion to the point that, according to legend, she came tosave the life of her husband sucking the poison of a snake that had bitten Edward.

Eleanor accompanied her husband, not only in the Crusades, but in the conquest of Wales, giving birth to the youngest of her 15 children, Edward (later Edward I),Caernarfon Castle, in the heart of Wales.

Ethnicity:

- A daughter (born and died in the year 1255).

- Catherine (born and died in 1264).

- Jane (born and died in 1265).

- John (1266 - 1271), Prince of England.

- Eleanor (1268 - 1274) Queen of Aragon and Countess of Bar

- Jeanne Catherine (born and died in 1271).

- Jane (1272 - 1307) Countess of Gloucester and Hertford Countess consort.

- Alfonso (1273 - 1284) Prince of England and Earl of Chester.

- Margaret (1275 - 1333) Duchess of Brabant.

- Berengaria (1276-1278).

- A daughter (1277-1278).

- Mary (1279 - 1332) nun. Abbess of Amesbury.

- Elizabeth (1282 - 1316) Countess of Holland, Countess of Hereford and Countess ofGilford.

- Edward II (1284 - 1327) Prince of Wales and future King of England.

The devotion between husband and wife must be greater than that professed their children, since they ended up being raised by their grandmothers: the widowed QueenEleanor of England (Eleanor of Provence) and the widowed Queen Juana of Castile (Juana de Danmartin). The death of her second child was not not even painful for her,who did not attend his funeral.

Eleanor died in 1290, being buried in Westminster Abbey.