Eleanor of Austria

Eleanor of Austria
Portrait by Joos van Cleve, c. 1530
Queen consort of Portugal
Tenure16 July 1518 – 13 December 1521
Queen consort of France
Tenure4 July 1530 – 31 March 1547
Coronation31 May 1531
Born15 November 1498
Leuven, Duchy of Brabant, Holy Roman Empire
Died25 February 1558(1558-02-25) (aged 59)
Talavera la Real, Crown of Castile
Burial
Spouses
(m. 1518; died 1521)
(m. 1530; died 1547)
Issue
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Maria, Duchess of Viseu
HouseHabsburg
FatherPhilip I of Castile
MotherJoanna of Castile

Eleanor of Austria (15 November 1498 – 25 February 1558), also called Eleanor of Castile, was born an Archduchess of Austria and Infanta of Castile from the House of Habsburg, and 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 called "Leonor" in Spanish and Portuguese and "Eléonore" or "Aliénor" in French.


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