Eleanor of England, 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 serv
Eleonora Angl
The betrothal of Alfonso VIII of Castille and Eleanor of England.
Berengaria of Castile
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Berengaria, nicknamed the Great, was the queen of Castile who ascended the throne in 1217, and previously queen of León from 1197 to 1204 as the second wife of King Alfonso IX. As the eldest child and
Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile
…circumstances, to wield the kind of influence her mother had exercised. In her marriage treaty, and in the first marriage treaty for her daughter Berengaria, Eleanor was given direct control of many lands, towns, and castles throughout the kingdom, including major towns like Aguilar de Campóo, Logroño, and…
Detail of the 13th-century cartulary of the Toxos Outos Monastery
Seal of Berengaria
Berengaria's tomb in Las Huelgas