Eleanor of Castile (1202–1244)

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Eleanor of Castile (1202–1244)

Queen of Aragon. Name variations: Leonor. Born 1202; died in Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain, 1244; dau. of Alphonso VIII, king of Castile, and Eleanor of Castile (1162–1214); became 1st wife of James I (1208–1276), king of Aragon (r. 1213–1276), also known as Jaime the Conqueror of Aragon, Feb 6, 1221 (div., 1229); children: Alfonso of Aragon, infante (d. 1260, who m. Constance de Marsan). James I's 2nd wife was Iolande of Hungary (1215–1251).

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