Woodstock, Eleanor Of b. June 18, 1318 d. April 22, 1355 English Royalty. Born at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, the eldest daughter of Edward II, King of England and Isabelle de France. She was briefly betrothed to Alfonso XI of Castile in 1325, but negotiations fell through and she married the widower count Reynold II the Black Graf von Geldern at Nijmegen, Gueldres in May 1332. They had two sons. In 1339, as a result of Reynold's rule, Gueldres was declared a duchy. When Reynold died in 1343, Eleanor served as regent for her nine year old son...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Deventer Abbey, Nijmegen, Nijmegen Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
b. November 18, 1922 d. September 20, 1944