Ferdinand III of Castile
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Ferdinand III, called the Saint, was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berengaria of Castile. Through
Ferdinand III in a 13th-century miniature
Painting of St. Ferdinand III by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (17th century)
Statue of Ferdinand III (Patio of Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando in the Philippines)
King Ferdinand and his wife, Beatrice, depicted in the Burgos Cathedral
Eleanor of Castile
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Eleanor of Castile 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 from 1279. After diplomatic effor
Ferdinand III of Castile
…Ferdinand (1238–1264/1269), Count of Aumale Eleanor (c. 1241–1290), married Edward I of England. Louis (1243–1269…
Tomb effigy of Eleanor at Westminster Abbey
A statue of Eleanor, at the church at Harby, where she died in 1290.
Queen Eleanor sucking the poison from King Edward's arm (19th century engraving by Brown after W.M. Craig)
Leeds Castle, Kent, was acquired at vast discount by Eleanor through the forced sale of debt bonds from Jews.