Eleanor of Alburquerque

Eleanor of Alburquerque

Eleanor of Alburquerque (1374 - 1435) became Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to Ferdinand I of Aragon. In Spanish she is known as "Leonor Urraca de Castilla, Condesa de Alburquerque".

Her father was Sancho of Alburquerque, who was an illegitimate son of King Alfonso XI of Castile and his mistress Eleanor of Guzman, and a brother of King Henry II of Castile. Her mother was Infanta Beatriz, Countess of Alburquerque, who was daughter of Peter I of Portugal and Ines de Castro.

In 1394 she married her husband. They had eight children:
* Alfonso V of Aragon (1394-1458), also king of Sicily and Naples
* Maria of Aragon, first wife of John II of Castile, (1396-1445)
* John II of Aragon (1397-1479)
* Henry of Aragon, Duke of Alburquerque, Count of Villena, Count of Empuries and Grand Master of the Order of Santiago (1400-1445)
* Eleanor of Aragon (Queen of Portugal), who married Edward I of Portugal (1402-1445)
* Pedro of Aragon, Count of Alburquerque and Duke of Noto (1406-1438)
* Sancho of Aragon (1410-1416)


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