Eleanor of England
- Born: 18 Jun 1269
- Marriage (1): Henry III Count of Bar on 20 Sep 1283 in Bristol, England
- Died: 29 Aug 1298 at age 29
- Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, Midlesex, England
Another name for Eleanor was Eleanor Plantagenet.
Research Notes:
From Wikipedia - Eleanor of England (1269-1298) :
Eleanor of England (18 June 1269 - 29 August 1298 ), was the eldest surviving daughter of Edward I of England and his first wife, Eleanor of Castile .
For a long period she was betrothed to King Alphonso III of Aragon (d. 18 June 1291 ). However, Alphonso's death occurred before the marriage could take place.
Eleanor subsequently married the French nobleman, Henry III, Count of Bar in 1293, as a means of allying Bar and England against the Kings of France. Eleanor and Henry had three surviving children:
Edward I of Bar (1284-1336), comte de Bar
Eleanor (b. 1285), who married Llewelyn ap Owain
Jeanne (1295-1361), who married John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey . The marriage was annulled 1315. Jeanne became regent of Bar from 1354
Eleanor pre-deceased her husband and was buried 12 October 1298 in Westminster Abbey .
Eleanor married Henry III Count of Bar on 20 Sep 1283 in Bristol, England. (Henry III Count of Bar was born in 1259 in Naples, Italy and died in Sep 1302.)
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