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Eleanor of Castile

1241 - 1290

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Eleanor of Castile (1241 – 28 November 1290) was Queen of England as the first wife of Edward I. She was educated at the Castilian court and also ruled as Countess of Ponthieu in her own right (suo jure) from 1279. After diplomatic efforts to secure her marriage and affirm English sovereignty over Gascony, 13-year-old Eleanor was married to Edward at the monastery of Las Huelgas, Burgos, on 1 November 1254. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eleanor of Castile has received more than 1,214,469 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Eleanor of Castile is the 201st most popular companion (up from 227th in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 263rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Spanish Companion.

Eleanor of Castile is most famous for being the wife of Edward I of England and the daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile. She was the first Queen of England.

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  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Eleanor of Castile ranks 201 out of 784. Before her are Constance of Austria, Philippa of Lancaster, Joanna la Beltraneja, Jabir ibn Abd Allah, Amélie of Orléans, and Maria Barbara Bach. After her are Adela of Champagne, Berenice II of Egypt, María Isabella of Spain, Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Matilda of Ringelheim, and Bertha of Holland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1241, Eleanor of Castile ranks 1. After her are Alexander III of Scotland, Mechtilde, Leszek II the Black, Isabella of France, Queen of Navarre, Sophia of Denmark, Vasily of Kostroma, and Gregory II of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1290, Eleanor of Castile ranks 4. Before her are Beatrice Portinari, Ladislaus IV of Hungary, and Qalawun. After her are Magnus III of Sweden, Rudolf II, Duke of Austria, Elizabeth the Cuman, Henryk IV Probus, Guido of Siena, Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, Margaret, Maid of Norway, and Lloque Yupanqui.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Eleanor of Castile ranks 242 out of 3,355. Before her are Antonio Machado (1875), Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (1114), Huneric (450), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1910), and Joanna la Beltraneja (1462). After her are Manuel Godoy (1767), Xavi (1980), Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567), Hernando de Soto (1500), Xabi Alonso (1981), and Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650).

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Among COMPANIONS In Spain

Among companions born in Spain, Eleanor of Castile ranks 13. Before her are Inês de Castro (1325), Berengaria of Navarre (1165), Francis, Duke of Cádiz (1822), Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1482), Brunhilda of Austrasia (543), and Joanna la Beltraneja (1462). After her are María Isabella of Spain (1789), Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1402), Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851), Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (1729), Juana Enríquez (1425), and Joan of Navarre, Queen of England (1368).

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