Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany

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Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany was a high-born Anglo-Norman noblewoman and long-imprisoned Plantagenet princess whose claim to the English throne made her a significant, though politically sidelined, figure in early 13th-century dynastic struggles.

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Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman noble
Plantagenet princess
claimant to the English throne
human
medieval noblewoman
alsoKnownAs Eleanor of Brittany
Fair Maid of Brittany
associatedWith Anglo-Norman realm
linked to: Anglo-Normans

Duchy of Brittany
aunt Joan of England, Queen of Sicily
Matilda, Duchess of Saxony
birthDate c. 1184
birthPlace Kingdom of England
burialPlace Amesbury Priory
causeOfDetention dynastic claim to the English throne
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 10 August 1241
detainedBy Henry III of England
John, King of England
linked to: John of England
era High Middle Ages
father Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
gender female
grandfather Henry II of England
grandmother Eleanor of Aquitaine
hadChildren no
imprisonmentEnd 1241
imprisonmentStart c. 1202
languageSpoken Anglo-Norman
Latin
maritalStatus never married
mother Constance, Duchess of Brittany
name Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
nobleFamily House of Plantagenet
nobleTitle Plantagenet princess
Princess of Brittany
linked to: Duchess of Brittany
notableFor being a prominent but sidelined claimant in early 13th-century English succession disputes
spending most of her adult life in royal captivity
placeOfDetention Bristol Castle
Corfe Castle
Gloucester
Marlborough
politicalRole potential heir of Richard I of England
rival dynastic claimant to King John of England
politicalStatus long-term royal prisoner
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
uncle Geoffrey, Archbishop of York
John, King of England
linked to: John of England

Richard I of England

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Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany sibling Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany child Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany name Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
Arthur I of Brittany sibling Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
Constance, Duchess of Brittany child Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
Matilda of Brittany sibling Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
Matilda of Brittany notableRelative Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany