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About Eleanor of Austria
Eleanor of Austria, also called Eleanor of Castile, was Queen of Portugal from 1518 to 1521 as the wife of King Manuel I and Queen of France from 1530 to 1547 as the wife of King Francis I. She also held the Duchy of Touraine (1547–1558) in dower. She is called "Leonor" in Spanish and Portuguese and "Éléonore" or "Aliénor" in French. She was the eldest child of Duke Philip of Burgundy and Queen Joanna of Castile, and the elder sister of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and her life was dominated by her role in the international dynastic politics of the period.
Everything about Eleanor of Austria →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Queen Consort of Portugal, Queen Consort of France
- Citizenship
- Spain, Kingdom of Portugal
- Born
- November 15, 1498
- Died
- February 18, 1558