Eleanor of Navarre (Basque: Leonor and Spanish: Leonor) (2 February 1426 – 12 February 1479),[1] was a Navarrese princess and monarch. She served as the regent of Navarre from 1455 to 1479, during the absence of her father, and then briefly as the queen regnant of Navarre in 1479. She was crowned on 28 January 1479 in Tudela.[1]
She was born in Olite, Navarre (now Spain), the third and youngest child of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre.[2] She was the younger sister of Blanche II of Navarre.[3] She was born 2 February 1426, and was acclaimed by the Cortes in Pamplona, 9 August 1427, as the legitimate heir of Charles of Viana (Charles "IV") and Blanche II of Navarre in succession to their mother. After their mother's death, however, their father occupied Navarre.
She married Gaston IV, Count of Foix, in 1441.[4] In 1442, Eleanor moved with her spouse to Bearn. In 1455, her father deposed her brother and her sister as heirs of Navarre and proclaimed Eleanor as the heir and the regent and general governor of Navarre. In her new capacities, she moved to Sangüesa. She continued as regent after the death of her brother in 1461. In 1462, she signed the Treaty of Olite, in which she recognized her father as the monarch of Navarre and accepted to have her sister Blanche imprisoned under her care.
In 1464, Blanche died in her care, suspected to have been poisoned. By the treaty, she was recognized by her father as the heir of Navarre and his regent (governor) in Navarre. In 1468, her father killed her advisor Nicolas de Etchabarri, and deposed her as governor. In 1471, however, her father recognized her as the governor of Navarre until his death. At her father's death in 1479, she gave her oath as the monarch of Navarre and died two weeks later at Tudela, Navarre, aged 53.
Eleanor of Foix (1457–1480); engaged firstly to Charles, duke de Guyenne (who died in 1472), and secondly to the Duke of Medinacelli, but died before the wedding.
Anthony, R. (1931). Identification et Étude des Ossements des Rois de Navarre inhumés dans la Cathédrale de Lescar [Identification and Study of the Bones of the Kings of Navarre buried in the Cathedral of Lescar] (PDF). Archives du Muséum, 6e series (in French). Vol. VII. Masson et Cie.
Krochalis, Jeanne E. (1996). "1494: Hieronymous Munzer, Compostela, and the Codex Calixtinus". In Dunn, Maryjane; Davidson, Linda Kay (eds.). The Pilgrimage to Compostela in the Middle Ages. Routledge.
Ward, A.W.; Prothero, G.W.; Leathes, Stanley, eds. (1911). The Cambridge Modern History. Macmillan Company.
Woodacre, Elena (2013). The Queens Regnant of Navarre: Succession, Politics, and Partnership, 1274-1512. Palgrave Macmillan.
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Eleanor of Navarre Basque Leonor and Spanish Leonor 2 February 1426 12 February 1479 1 was a Navarrese princess and monarch She served as the regent of Navarre from 1455 to 1479 during the absence of her father and then briefly as the queen regnant of Navarre in 1479 She was crowned on 28 January 1479 in Tudela 1 EleanorQueen of NavarreReign28 January 1479 12 February 1479Coronation28 January 1479PredecessorJohn IISuccessorFrancisBorn2 February 1426Olite NavarreDied12 February 1479 1479 02 12 aged 53 Tudela NavarreSpouseGaston IV Count of Foix m 1441 died 1472 wbr Issueamong others Gaston Prince of Viana Peter Bishop of Vannes John Viscount of Narbonne Margaret Duchess of Brittany Catherine Countess of Candale Jacques Count of MontfortHouseTrastamaraFatherJohn II of AragonMotherBlanche I of NavarreSignature Contents 1 Life 2 Marriage and children 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksLife edit nbsp Coat of arms of Queen Eleanor She was born in Olite Navarre now Spain the third and youngest child of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre 2 She was the younger sister of Blanche II of Navarre 3 She was born 2 February 1426 and was acclaimed by the Cortes in Pamplona 9 August 1427 as the legitimate heir of Charles of Viana Charles IV and Blanche II of Navarre in succession to their mother After their mother s death however their father occupied Navarre She married Gaston IV Count of Foix in 1441 4 In 1442 Eleanor moved with her spouse to Bearn In 1455 her father deposed her brother and her sister as heirs of Navarre and proclaimed Eleanor as the heir and the regent and general governor of Navarre In her new capacities she moved to Sanguesa She continued as regent after the death of her brother in 1461 In 1462 she signed the Treaty of Olite in which she recognized her father as the monarch of Navarre and accepted to have her sister Blanche imprisoned under her care In 1464 Blanche died in her care suspected to have been poisoned By the treaty she was recognized by her father as the heir of Navarre and his regent governor in Navarre In 1468 her father killed her advisor Nicolas de Etchabarri and deposed her as governor In 1471 however her father recognized her as the governor of Navarre until his death At her father s death in 1479 she gave her oath as the monarch of Navarre and died two weeks later at Tudela Navarre aged 53 Marriage and children editIn 1441 she married Gaston IV Count of Foix and had the following children with him 1 Marie of Foix 1443 1467 married William VIII of Montferrat 5 Gaston Prince of Viana 1445 1470 married Magdalena of France in 1462 Their children Francis and Catherine both succeeded to Navarre in turn upon the death of their grandmother Eleanor 6 Pierre de Foix le jeune 1449 1490 cardinal and Bishop of Arles John of Foix Viscount of Narbonne 1450 1500 5 his daughter Germaine of Foix was the second wife of Ferdinand II of Aragon Jeanne of Foix 1454 1476 married Jean V of Armagnac 5 Eleanor of Foix 1457 1480 engaged firstly to Charles duke de Guyenne who died in 1472 and secondly to the Duke of Medinacelli but died before the wedding Margaret of Foix 1458 1487 married Francis II Duke of Brittany 5 their daughter Anne of Brittany was the wife of Charles VIII of France and later the second wife of Louis XII of France Catherine of Foix 1460 1494 married Gaston II de Foix Count of Candale and Benauges 5 their daughter Anne of Foix Candale was the third wife of Vladislaus II of Hungary Isabella of Foix 1462 married Guy de Pons Viscount of Turenne Anne of Foix born and died 1464 5 Jacques de Foix Count of Montfort 1463 1508 Count of Cortes married Catherine of Beaumont 5 Ancestry editAncestors of Eleanor of Navarre8 John I of Castile 8 4 Ferdinand I of Aragon 7 9 Eleanor of Aragon 8 2 John II of Aragon10 Sancho of Castile5 Eleanor of Alburquerque 7 11 Beatrice of Portugal1 Eleanor of Navarre12 Charles II of Navarre6 Charles III of Navarre13 Joan of Valois3 Blanche I of Navarre14 Henry II of Castile7 Eleanor of Castile15 Juana ManuelReferences edit a b c Anthony 1931 p 10 Ward Prothero amp Leathes 1911 p 80 84 Ward Prothero amp Leathes 1911 p 80 Ward Prothero amp Leathes 1911 p 84 a b c d e f g Woodacre 2013 p Chart 4 Krochalis 1996 p 96 a b Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 John II of Aragon Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 15 11th ed Cambridge University Press a b Ferdinand I King of Aragon at the Encyclopaedia BritannicaBibliography editAnthony R 1931 Identification et Etude des Ossements des Rois de Navarre inhumes dans la Cathedrale de Lescar Identification and Study of the Bones of the Kings of Navarre buried in the Cathedral of Lescar PDF Archives du Museum 6e series in French Vol VII Masson et Cie Krochalis Jeanne E 1996 1494 Hieronymous Munzer Compostela and the Codex Calixtinus In Dunn Maryjane Davidson Linda Kay eds The Pilgrimage to Compostela in the Middle Ages Routledge Ward A W Prothero G W Leathes Stanley eds 1911 The Cambridge Modern History Macmillan Company Woodacre Elena 2013 The Queens Regnant of Navarre Succession Politics and Partnership 1274 1512 Palgrave Macmillan External links editEleanor of NavarreHouse of TrastamaraBorn 2 February 1426 Died 12 February 1479 Regnal titles Preceded byJohn II Queen of Navarre1479 Succeeded byFrancis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eleanor of Navarre amp oldid 1218783660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
