Born to the King of Castile she was aged 13 when she married the future King of England, Edward I. It was a political, arranged marriage which seems to have been happy and successful as well, if 16 children is anything to go by.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Queen Eleanor of Castile
Commemorated ati
Charing Cross
Around the monument are 8 standing, crowned statues of Eleanor. This is a rec...
Queen Eleanor's Cross
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Other Subjects
John II of France
Brought to England as a captive by The Black Prince after the Battle of Poitiers, was entertained as a prisoner of war at the Palace of the Savoy, where he died.
1 memorial
Catherine of Braganza
Queen of King Charles II. Born at the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa, Portugal. Because of her Catholicism she was an unpopular consort, and was attacked by the inventors of the Popish Plot. She produ...
1 memorial
Diana Princess of Wales
Born Lady Diana Frances Spencer in Norfolk. Married the Prince of Wales at St Paul's Cathedral in London on 29 July 1981, divorced 28 August 1996. Died in a car crash in Paris with Dodi Fayed. Abov...
10 memorials
Princess (Helena) Christian
Born Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria. Married Prince (Frederick) Christian of Schleswig-Holstein in 1866. Their eldest child was the first member of the royal family to attend school ra...
4 memorials
Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert, Duke of Albany, K.G., K.T.,
Queen Victoria's youngest son, delivered at Buckingham Palace with the aid of chloroform. A haemophiliac he died aged 30. Married Helena and had two children: daughter Alice and son, Charles Edward...
1 memorial