Eleanor de Castilla (Comtesse de Ponthieu)

Eleanor was born about 1244 in Castile, Spain.  She died on November 28th, 1290 in Harby, Nottinghamshire, England.  She was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.

• General Notes

  She was the daughter of Fernando III, Rey de Castilla y León and Jeanne d'Aumale, Comtesse de Ponthieu.  She married Edward I 'Longshanks', King of England, son of Henry III, King of England and Eleanor of Provence, on 18 October 1254 in Abbey of Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain.
  
  Eleanor de Castilla, Comtesse de Ponthieu was also known as Eleanor of Castile.  She gained the title of Queen Consort Eleanor of England on 19 August 1274.  She gained the title of Comtesse de Montreuil in March 1279. She gained the title of Comtesse de Ponthieu in March 1279.

Details of Eleanor's family with Edward I (Longshanks)