Eleanor, Princess of Asturias
| Eleanor | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Asturias | |
| |
| Born | 10 September 1423 Burgos |
| Died | 22 August 1425 (aged 1 year 11 months) La Espina |
| Burial | La Espina |
| House | Trastámara |
| Father | John II of Castile |
| Mother | Maria of Aragon |
Eleanor of Castile (Castilian: Leonor de Castilla; 10 September 1423 – 22 August 1425) was heir presumptive to the throne of the Crown of Castile and Princess of Asturias from 1424 until a few months before her death.
Eleanor was born an infanta of Castile. She was the second child of King John II of Castile and his first wife, Maria of Aragon. She was named after her maternal grandmother. Eleanor's elder sister, Catherine, Princess of Asturias, died seven days after Eleanor's first birthday. Thus, the one-year-old infanta became heir presumptive to the throne. Her father had her recognised as successor to the kingdom and as Princess of Asturias by the Cortes of Valladolid shortly after her sister's funeral. The new Princess of Asturias received homage in the presence of her father, the King, in City of Burgos.[1]
Princess Eleanor held this title and status for two months only. On 5 January 1425, she was displaced by the birth of a brother, the future King Henry IV of Castile. Now merely infanta and second-in-line to the throne again, Eleanor died the same year near the Cistercian monastery in La Espina.
Ancestry
- Ancestors of Eleanor, Princess of Asturias
- 16. Henry II of Castile
- 8. John I of Castile
- 17. Juana Manuel of Castile
- 4. Henry III of Castile
- 18. Peter IV of Aragon
- 9. Eleanor of Aragon
- 19. Eleanor of Sicily
- 2. John II of Castile
- 20. Edward III of England
- 10. John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
- 21. Philippa of Hainault
- 5. Catherine of Lancaster
- 22. Peter of Castile
- 11. Constance of Castile
- 23. Maria de Padilla
- 1. Eleanor, Princess of Asturias
- 24. Henry II of Castile
- 12. John I of Castile
- 25. Juana Manuel of Castile
- 6. Ferdinand I of Aragon
- 26. Peter IV of Aragon
- 13. Eleanor of Aragon
- 27. Eleanor of Sicily
- 3. Maria of Aragon
- 28. Alfonso XI of Castile
- 14. Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque
- 29. Eleanor of Guzman
- 7. Eleanor of Alburquerque
- 30. Peter I of Portugal
- 15. Infanta Beatrice of Portugal
- 31. Inês de Castro
References
- Back to citation Enrique Flórez, Manuel Risco: España sagrada: De la Iglesia Exenta de Oviedo desde el medio del siglo XIV hasta fines del siglo XVIII; En la Oficina de la Viuda e Hijo de Marín, 1795