Eleanor of England

Eleanor of England may refer to:

Consorts of English kings
  • Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204), wife of Henry II, mother of Richard I and King John
  • Eleanor of Provence (c.1223–1291), wife of Henry III, mother of Edward I
  • Eleanor of Castile (1241–1290), wife of Edward I, mother of Edward II
Daughters of English kings
  • Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (1161–1214), daughter of Henry II, wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile
  • Eleanor of Leicester (1215–1275), daughter of King John of England, wife of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
  • Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (1269–1298), daughter of Edward I, betrothed to Alfonso III of Aragon, and wife of Henry III of Bar
  • Eleanor of Woodstock (1318–1355), daughter of Edward II, wife of Reynold II, Count of Gelderland
Others
  • Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (1184–1241), daughter of Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany

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