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Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile

1162 - 1214

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Eleanor of England (Spanish: Leonor; c. 1161 – 31 October 1214), was Queen of Castile and Toledo as the wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. She was the sixth child and second daughter of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine. She served as Regent of Castile during the minority of her son Henry I for 26 days between the death of her spouse and her own death in 1214. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile has received more than 698,390 page views. Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile is the 166th most popular companion (up from 207th in 2019), the 794th most popular biography from France (up from 932nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular French Companion.

Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile was most famous for being the wife of King Edward I of England and the mother of King Edward II of England. She was also the mother of Joan, Queen of Sicily.

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  • 69.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile ranks 166 out of 784. Before her are Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland, Agnes of Courtenay, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Joanna of Bourbon, and Agnès Sorel. After her are Matilda of Flanders, Elizabeth Alexeievna, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Rosalynn Carter, Brunhilda of Austrasia, and Julia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1162, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile ranks 3. Before her are Genghis Khan, and Jamukha. After her are Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen, Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, Fujiwara no Teika, Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine, and Eudokia Komnene, Lady of Montpellier. Among people deceased in 1214, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile ranks 2. Before her is Alfonso VIII of Castile. After her are Qasar, William the Lion, Rurik Rostislavich, Theobald I, Count of Bar, Michael IV of Constantinople, and Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine.

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In France

Among people born in France, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile ranks 794 out of 6,770. Before her are Jules Grévy (1807), Joanna of Bourbon (1338), Georges Rouault (1871), Robert Curthose (1054), Gaston Doumergue (1863), and Agnès Sorel (1422). After her are Marie de France (1101), Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741), Henri Lefebvre (1901), Marcel Carné (1906), Vincent Cassel (1966), and Jean-Pierre Melville (1917).

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Among COMPANIONS In France

Among companions born in France, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile ranks 20. Before her are Anne of Foix-Candale (1484), Charlotte of Savoy (1441), Claude of France (1499), Margaret of Provence (1221), Joanna of Bourbon (1338), and Agnès Sorel (1422). After her are Isabella of Angoulême (1188), Eleanor of Provence (1223), Joan the Lame (1293), Adela of Champagne (1140), Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1709), and Sophie of France (1734).

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