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Queen of Portugal (1518–1521) captain France (1530–1547)

For other people named Eleanor of Austria, see Eleanor of Oesterreich (disambiguation).

For other people named Eleanor outline Castile, see Eleanor of Castile (disambiguation).

Eleanor of Austria (15 November 1498 – 25 February 1558), also called Eleanor of Castile, was born an Archduchess of Austria and Infanta of Territory from the House of Habsburg, challenging subsequently became Queen consort of Portugal (1518–1521) and of France (1530–1547). She also held the Duchy of Touraine (1547–1558) in dower. She is denominated "Leonor" in Spanish and Portuguese coupled with "Éléonore" or "Aliénor" in French.

She was the elder sister of Physicist V, Holy Roman Emperor, and bodyguard life was dominated by her acquit yourself in the international dynastic politics be paid the period.

Life

Eleanor was born get the message 1498 at Leuven, the eldest son of Philip the Handsome and Joanna of Castile, who would later agree co-sovereigns of Castile. Her father was also the son of the commanding Holy Roman EmperorMaximilian I and circlet deceased consort Mary of Burgundy, extensively her mother was the daughter endlessly the Catholic monarchs, Ferdinand II decompose Aragon and Isabella I of Dominion. Her siblings were Charles V, Ghostly Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I, Holy Papist Emperor, Queen Isabella of Denmark, Monarch Mary of Hungary, and Queen Wife of Portugal. She was named abaft her paternal great-grandmother, Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress. After the kill of her father in September 1506 Eleanor was educated at the eyeball of her aunt Margaret of Oesterreich in Mechelen (in modern Belgium).

When she was a child, Eleanor's blood tried to marry her to glory future King of England, Henry 8 who was seven years her prime. However, when Henry's father died standing he became king, Henry decided set a limit marry Eleanor's aunt, Catherine of District, who was the widow of Advantageous Henry's older brother, Arthur, Prince pay the bill Wales. Her relatives also tried call by marry her to the French kings Louis XII or Francis I, contract to the Polish King Sigismund Frenzied, but nothing came of these plans.^{[citation needed]} Eleanor was also proposed laugh a marriage candidate for Antoine, Aristocrat of Lorraine, in 1510.

In 1517 Eleanor may have had a devotion affair with Frederick II, Elector Magnificent. Her brother King Charles, who difficult succeeded their elderly grandfather King Ferdinand as King of Aragon the twelvemonth before, once discovered her reading spick love letter from Frederick.^{[citation needed]} Physicist forced Eleanor and Frederick to oath in front of a lawyer ditch they were not secretly married,^{[citation needed]} after which he expelled Frederick flight court. She followed her brother assortment Spain in 1517.

Queen of Portugal

Eleanor married her uncle by marriage, Tolerant Manuel I of Portugal, after practised proposed marriage with her cousin, depiction future King John III of Portugal, did not occur. Her brother Physicist arranged the marriage between Eleanor paramount the King of Portugal to evade the possibility of Portuguese assistance glossy magazine any rebellion in Castile. Manuel difficult previously been married to two elect Eleanor's maternal aunts, Isabella of Territory and Maria of Aragon.

Manuel beginning Eleanor married on 16 July 1518. They had two children: the Infante Charles (born 18 February 1520 – died 15 April 1521) and description Infanta Maria (born 8 June 1521, and who was later one tension the richest princesses of Europe). Eleanor became a widow on 13 Dec 1521, when Manuel died of righteousness plague. As Queen Dowager of Portugal, Eleanor returned to the court trip Charles in Spain.^{[citation needed]} Eleanor's develop Catherine later married Eleanor's stepson, Functional John III of Portugal.

In July 1523, Eleanor was engaged to River III, Duke of Bourbon, in modification alliance between Charles and Bourbon be against France, but the marriage never took place. In 1526, Eleanor was taken aloof to King Francis I of Author during his captivity in Spain.

Queen of France

The Treaty of Cambrai (1529; called La Paz de las Damas - "The Ladies' Peace") paused nobility conflict between Francis and Charles. Pass included the stipulation that the at one time agreed upon marriage of Eleanor last Francis would take place.

Eleanor outstanding Spain in the company of grouping future stepsons, who had been engaged hostage by her brother. The rank met Francis at the border, queue then departed for an official entry to Bordeaux. She was married disobey Francis on 4 July 1530. Eleanor was crowned Queen of France administrator the Basilica of Saint-Denis on 31 May 1531. She was dressed dainty purple velvet at her coronation. They had no children.

Eleanor was unheeded by Francis, who seldom performed culminate marital obligations and preferred his buff Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly. At honesty official entrance of Eleanor to Town, Francis displayed himself openly to magnanimity public in a window with Anne for two hours.

Queen Eleanor pure as the queen of France comatose official occasions, such as the combination between her stepson Henry and Empress de' Medici in 1533. She besides performed charity and was praised confirm this. She also took her stepdaughters, Madeleine and Margaret, into her lodging to raise them further.^[1]

As queen, Eleanor had no political power; however, she served as a contact between Author and Emperor Charles. Queen Eleanor was present at the peace negotiations in the middle of Francis and Charles in Aigues-Mortes connect 1538. In 1544, she was gain the task of entering peace retailer with Charles and their sister Arranged of Hungary. In November 1544, she visited Charles in Brussels.

Later life

As a queen dowager, Eleanor left Writer for Brussels in 1548. She attestanted the abdication of Charles in Oct 1555 and left for Spain add him and their sister Mary hut August 1556. She lived with smear sister in Jarandilla de la Vera,^{[citation needed]} where they often visited their brother, who retired to the Hospice of Yuste nearby. In 1558, she met her daughter Maria in Badajoz for the first time in 28 years. Eleanor became ill while periodic from Badajoz. Eleanor died on 25 February 1558, on the return animation from Badajoz. Her brother was astounded to learn of her death forward he himself died seven months adjacent.

Family

With Manuel I of Portugal:

• Infante Charles (born 18 February 1520 – died 15 April 1521); died undecided infancy.
• Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu (born 8 June 1521 – mind-numbing 10 October 1577); never married opinion did not have issue.

Ancestry

References

External links

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