Eleanor of Castile, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Eleanor of Castile

Queen of England

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Date of Death: 28-Nov-1290

Profession: queen regnant

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Eleanor of Castile (1241 – 28 November 1290) was an English queen consort, the first wife of Edward I, whom she married as part of a political deal to affirm English sovereignty over Gascony. The marriage was known to be particularly close, and Eleanor travelled extensively with her husband.
She was with him on the Ninth Crusade, when he was wounded at Acre, but the popular story of her saving his life by sucking out the poison has long been discredited.
When she died, at Harby near Lincoln, her grieving husband famously ordered a stone cross to be erected at each stopping-place on the journey to London, ending at Charing Cross. Eleanor was better educated than most medieval queens and exerted a strong cultural influence on the nation.
She was a keen patron of literature, and encouraged the use of tapestries, carpets and tableware in the Spanish style, as well as innovative garden designs.
She was also a successful businesswoman, endowed with her own fortune as Countess of Ponthieu.