Eleanor of Aragon
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Eleanor of Aragon was a daughter of King Peter IV of Aragon
and his wife Eleanor of Sicily
. She was a member of the House of Aragon
and Queen consort of Castile by her marriage.
and Martin of Aragon. She was a half-sister of Constance, Queen of Sicily, Joanna, Countess of Ampurias
and Isabella, Countess of Urgell
.
On the death of Eleanor's mother in 1375, her father married Sibila of Fortia
, who had been Eleanor of Sicily's lady-in-waiting. This caused disagreements between King Peter and his children especially John.
Eleanor's maternal grandparents were Peter II of Sicily
and his wife Elisabeth of Carinthia
, granddaughter of Henry V, Duke of Legnica
and Elisabeth of Kalisz. Eleanor's paternal grandparents were Alfonso IV of Aragon
and his first wife Teresa d'Entença
.
on the 18 June 1375, Eleanor married John I of Castile
. Her marriage was arranged as part of the arrangements for peace between Aragon
and Castile
agreed at Almazán
on the 12 April 1374 and at Lérida on the 10 May 1375.
Eleanor and John were married for seven years, in which time they had three children:
After seven years of marriage on 13 August 1382, Eleanor died whilst giving-birth to her daughter and namesake Eleanor, who died young. Eleanor's son Ferdinand later claimed his mother's rights on the Kingdom of Aragon when both of Eleanor's brothers died without surviving sons.
Peter IV of Aragon
Peter IV, , called el Cerimoniós or el del punyalet , was the King of Aragon, King of Sardinia and Corsica , King of Valencia , and Count of Barcelona Peter IV, (Balaguer, September 5, 1319 – Barcelona, January 6, 1387), called el Cerimoniós ("the Ceremonious") or el del punyalet ("the one...
and his wife Eleanor of Sicily
Eleanor of Sicily
Eleanor of Sicily was Queen Consort of Aragon . She was the daughter of Peter II of Sicily and Elisabeth of Carinthia. She was the third wife of Peter IV of Aragon.- Early life and family :...
. She was a member of the House of Aragon
House of Aragon
The House of Aragon is the name given several royal houses that ruled the County, the Kingdom or the Crown of Aragon.Some historiansGuillermo Fatás y Guillermo Redondo, Alberto Montaner Frutos, Faustino Menéndez Pidal de Navascués...
and Queen consort of Castile by her marriage.
Family
Eleanor was the youngest child and only daughter of her father by his third marriage. Eleanor was a sister of John I of AragonJohn I of Aragon
John I , called by posterity the Hunter or the Lover of Elegance , but the Abandoned in his lifetime, was the King of...
and Martin of Aragon. She was a half-sister of Constance, Queen of Sicily, Joanna, Countess of Ampurias
Joanna of Aragon, Countess of Ampurias
Joanna of Aragon was the second child of Peter IV of Aragon and his first wife Maria of Navarre. She was an Infanta of Aragon by birth and Countess of Ampurias by her marriage. She was a member of the House of Aragon.- Family :Joanna was the second-born child of her parents. Her elder sister was...
and Isabella, Countess of Urgell
Isabella of Aragon (1380–1424)
Isabella of Aragon was a daughter of Peter IV of Aragon and his fourth wife, Sibila of Fortia. She was infanta of Aragon and Countess of Urgel.- Family :...
.
On the death of Eleanor's mother in 1375, her father married Sibila of Fortia
Sibila of Fortia
Sibila of Fortià , Queen of Aragon, was daughter of Berenguer de Fortià and his wife, Francesca of Palau. Sibila belonged to the lineage of Fortià, the lower nobility, with possessions in the rural Empordà, in the county of Ampurias. She was Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to Peter IV of...
, who had been Eleanor of Sicily's lady-in-waiting. This caused disagreements between King Peter and his children especially John.
Eleanor's maternal grandparents were Peter II of Sicily
Peter II of Sicily
Peter II was crowned King of Sicily in 1321 and gained full sovereignty when his father died in 1337....
and his wife Elisabeth of Carinthia
Elisabeth of Carinthia
Elisabeth or Elizabeth was the daughter of Otto III of Carinthia by his wife Euphemia of Silesia-Liegnitz. She was born in Gorizia.-Family:...
, granddaughter of Henry V, Duke of Legnica
Henry V, Duke of Legnica
Henry V the Fat was a Duke of Jawor from 1273, of Legnica from 1278 and also Duke of Wroclaw from 1290....
and Elisabeth of Kalisz. Eleanor's paternal grandparents were Alfonso IV of Aragon
Alfonso IV of Aragon
Alfonso IV, called the Kind was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1327 to his death. He was the second son of James II and Blanche of Anjou...
and his first wife Teresa d'Entença
Teresa d'Entença
Teresa d'Entença was the eldest daughter of Gombald d'Entença and his wife Constance of Antillón. She was Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to King Alfonso IV of Aragon and was Countess of Urgell in her own right; however control over her estate passed to her husband.- Life :Before dying at...
.
Marriage
At SoriaSoria
Soria is a city in north-central Spain, the capital of the province of Soria in the autonomous community of Castile and León. , the municipality has a population of c. 39,500 inhabitants, nearly 40% of the population of the province...
on the 18 June 1375, Eleanor married John I of Castile
John I of Castile
John I was the king of Crown of Castile, was the son of Henry II and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile, daughter of Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, head of a younger branch of the royal house of Castile...
. Her marriage was arranged as part of the arrangements for peace between Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
and Castile
Crown of Castile
The Crown of Castile was a medieval and modern state in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then King Ferdinand III of Castile to the vacant Leonese throne...
agreed at Almazán
Almazán
Almazán is a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 5,755 inhabitants.- External links :*...
on the 12 April 1374 and at Lérida on the 10 May 1375.
Eleanor and John were married for seven years, in which time they had three children:
- HenryHenry III of CastileHenry III KG , sometimes known as Henry the Sufferer or Henry the Infirm , was the son of John I and Eleanor of Aragon, and succeeded him as King of the Castilian Crown in 1390....
(October 4, 1379 – December 25, 1406), succeeded his father as King of Castile. - FerdinandFerdinand I of AragonFerdinand I called of Antequera and also the Just or the Honest) was king of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica and king of Sicily, duke of Athens and Neopatria, and count of Barcelona, Roussillon and Cerdanya...
(27 November 1380 – 2 April 1416), became King of Aragon in 1412. - Eleanor (b. 13 August 1382), died young
After seven years of marriage on 13 August 1382, Eleanor died whilst giving-birth to her daughter and namesake Eleanor, who died young. Eleanor's son Ferdinand later claimed his mother's rights on the Kingdom of Aragon when both of Eleanor's brothers died without surviving sons.