Eleanor Urraca of Castile

Eleanor Urraca of Castile

Eleonore Urraca of Castile, 2nd Countess of Alburquerque , (* 1374 in Aldeadávila de la Ribera , Salamanca , Spain ; † December 16, 1435 in Medina del Campo , Valladolid , Spain), was the wife of Ferdinand I, the Just and thus titular queen of Aragón , Sicily and Sardinia . She came from the Trastámara house .

family

Her father was Sancho Alfonso , 1st Count of Alburquerque , illegitimate son of King Alfonso XI. of Castile and León and his lover Leonor Núñez de Guzmán . He was also a brother of Henry II of Castile . Her mother was Infanta Beatrice of Portugal , Countess of Alburquerque, who was a daughter of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro . Eleanor's brother was Ferdinand, 2nd Earl of Alburquerque.

wedding

Eleanor's husband Ferdinand I the Just , King of Aragon

King Peter I of Castile was murdered by his half-brother Heinrich in March 1369 . The Roman Catholic Church , the nobility, the merchants and merchants, and also some representatives of Castilian cities demanded that Henry II's grandson, Infante Heinrich , the granddaughter of the murdered Peter I, Catherine of Lancaster , daughter of John of Ghent should marry. As the older brother, Heinrich fulfilled this requirement on September 17, 1388 at the age of only 9 years. His younger brother, Infante Ferdinand, was now to move with a wife who was honorable and rich.

After the death of the sick King John I of Castile on October 9, 1390, the Regency Council appointed his eldest son, Infante Heinrich , who was 11 years old at the time, to be King of Castile and León. Now it was heard that Eleonore Urraca was 16 years old enough to get married. Eleanor was previously engaged to Frederick, an illegitimate son of Henry II of Castile . However, this engagement was broken off. She agreed to the connection with Ferdinand, but had to wait with the wedding, because Heinrich was only to come of age. At the age of 14 Heinrich took over the affairs of government, so that his younger brother Infante Ferdinand , now 13 years old, was allowed to get married.

Eleonore was subordinate to the areas of Haro , Briones, Vilforado, Ledesma , Albuquerque, la Codesera, Azagala, Alconchel, Medellin, Alconétar and Villalon, a gift from John I of Castile . This made the marriage with Eleonore a very attractive connection for Ferdinand.

Marriage and offspring

In 1394, Eleanor and Ferdinand married . They had 7 children together:

• Maria (1396–1445) ⚭ 1420 King John II of Castile
• Alfonso V (1396–1458), King of Aragon
• John II (1397 / 1398–1479), King of Aragón
• Heinrich (1400–1445), Duke of Villena
• Peter (1406–1438), Duke of Noto
• Sancho (1410–1416), Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava and Alcantara
• Eleonore (1400 / 2–1445) ⚭ 1420 King Edward I of Portugal

Next life

tomb

In 1410, Ferdinand and Eleanor became king and queen of Sardinia , and in 1412, after the compromise of Caspe, also of Aragon and Sicily . They ruled for only four years, as Ferdinand died on April 2, 1416 at the age of only 36. Eleanor, now 42 years old, moved to Medina del Campo as a widow .

The royal palace of Medina del Campo, birthplace of her husband and children, became the monastery of Poblet .

Eleanor died on December 16, 1435 in Medina del Campo. Her grave is in the monastery of Poblet next to her husband.

ancestors

Sancho IV, the brave of Castile (1257 / 58–1295)

Ferdinand IV, the recalled from Castile (1285–1312)

María de Molina (around 1265–1321)

Alfonso XI, the avenger of Castile (1311-1350)

Dionysius, the peasant king of Portugal (1261-1325)

Constance of Portugal (1290-1313)

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (1271–1336)

Sancho Alfonso , 1st Count of Alburquerque (1342-1375)

Álvaro Perez de Guzman

Pedro Núñez de Guzmán

Maria Giron

Leonor Núñez de Guzmán (1310-1351)

Fernán Pérez Ponce de León, Lord Cangas and la Puebla

Beatrice Ponce de León

Urraca Gutiérrez de Meneses

Eleanor Urraca of Castile

Dionysius, the peasant king of Portugal (1261-1325)

Alfonso IV, the Bold of Portugal (1291–1357)

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (1271–1336)

Peter I, the Cruel of Portugal (1320-1367)

Sancho IV, the brave of Castile (1257 / 58–1295)

Beatrix of Castile (1293-1359)

María de Molina (around 1265–1321)

Beatrice of Portugal (1347 / 51–1381)

Fernando Rodriguez de Castro († 1304)

Pedro Fernández de Castro (around 1290–1342)

Violante Sanchez, Lady of Uzero († around 1327)

Inês de Castro (1330-1355)

Lourenço Soares de Valadares

Aldonça Suárez de Valadares

Sancha Nunes de Chacim

Individual evidence

1. ↑ This article has been translated and improved from the English version of Wikipedia .
2. ↑ engl. : Eleanor Urraca of Castile | French : Éléonore Urraca de Castille | Spanish : Leonor Urraca de Castilla | Italian : Eleonora Urraca di Castiglia | nl. : Eleonora Urraca van Castilië | port .: Leonor Urraca de Castela | catalan. : Elionor Urraca de Castella
3. ↑ Eleonore's place of birth "Aldeadávila de la Ribera" is in today's natural park "Los Arribes del Duero", Salamanca , Spain .
4. ↑ CASTILE, Medieval Lands

literature

• "La Historia de Leonor de Alburquerque y Ledesma"
• Aragonese encyclopedia

Web links

Commons : Eleonore Urraca of Castile  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about the natural park "Los Arribes del Duero" (German)

predecessor	Office	successor
Margarita of Prades	Titular Queen of Aragon 1412–1416	Mary of Castile
Margarita of Prades	Countess of Barcelona 1412-1416	Mary of Castile
Ferdinand, 2nd Earl of Alburquerque	Countess of Alburquerque 1385-1435	Heinrich, Duke of Villena