Eleanor (Nell) OF ENGLAND 1 2
According to a fictionalized account, "Falls the Shadow", Eleanor was betrothed to William Marshall at a very young age for political and monetary reasons. As most all royal marriages occurred in this way, it was perfectly normal. Her marriage to William ended when she was only 15 at her husbands death. She was then convinced by a very close caretaker to take the oath of fidelity from the Pope. This gave her many of the vows of a nun. She never fit well into this as she was a very beautiful blond haired women who enjoyed the company of men. Though she religiously upheld her vows, she fell hopelessly in love with Simon de Monfert after reaching the age of adulthood. They married secretly with the forced assistance of her brother, King Henry. Simon then convinced the Pope with monetary gifts to rescind his wife's vow of Abstinence. This was to say a very scandalous set of circumstances. Simon de Montfert was well below Eleanor's social status to add to boot. This is a love conquers all theme in the novel "Falls the Shadow."
Eleanor married Sunon (Simon) DE MONTFORT Earl Of Lancaster on 1/7/1238 in London, Middlesex, ENG. (Sunon (Simon) DE MONTFORT Earl Of Lancaster was born in 1209 and died in 1265.)
Married at Westminster Abbey.
Eleanor next married William, Earl Of Pembroke MARSHAL before 1230. (William, Earl Of Pembroke MARSHAL died in 1231.) |
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